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Mark of Covenant Grace And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul that thou mayest live. (Deuteronomy 30:6) Here we read of the true circumcision. Note the author of it: “The Lord thy […] Free to Travel And I will strengthen them in the Lord: and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord. (Zechariah 10:12) A solace for sick saints. They have grown faint, and they fear that they shall never rise from the bed of doubt and fear; but the Great Physician can […] Open Door of Communion I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it. (Revelation 3:8) Saints who remain faithful to the truth of God have an open door before them. My soul, thou hast resolved to live and die by that which the Lord has revealed in His Word, and […] What Sanctifies Our Offerings? And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord. (Leviticus 4:7) The altar of incense is the place where saints present their prayers and praises; and it is delightful to think of it as sprinkled with the blood of […] Never Alone Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken. (Isaiah 62:4) “Forsaken” is a dreary word. It sounds like a knell. It is the record of sharpest sorrows and the prophecy of direst ills. An abyss of misery yawns in that word forsaken. Forsaken by one who pledges his honor! Forsaken by a friend so […] |
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