April 27: God Finished His Work Psalm 138:8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. He who has begun will carry on the work which is being wrought within my soul. The Lord is concerned about everything that concerns me. All that is now good, but not perfect, the Lord will watch over, preserve,…
April 26: Gracious Dealing Deuteronomy 15:18 And the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou does. An Israelitish master was to give his bondservant liberty in due time, and when he left his service he was to start him in life with a liberal portion, This was to be done heartily and…
April 25: What to Leave Children The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Proverbs 20:7 Anxiety about our family is natural, but we shall be wise if we turn it into care about our own character. If we walk before the Lord in integrity, we shall do more to…
April 24: Condition of Blessing Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all of the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be…
April 23: No Fear of Death Revelation 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; he that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. The first death we must endure unless the Lord should suddenly come to His temple. For this let us abide in…
April 22: Power to Raise Psalm l46:8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind: the Lord raises them that are bowed down. Am I bowed down? Then let me urge this word of grace before the Lord. It is His way, His custom, His promise, His delight, to raise up them that are bowed down….
April 21: God Repays Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. We are to give to the poor out of pity. Not to be seen and applauded, much less to get influence over them; but out of pure…
April 20: By Faith Not Feeling Romans 1:17 The just shall live by faith. I shall not die, I can, I do, believe in the Lord my God, and this faith will keep me alive. I would be numbered among those who in their lives are just; but even if I were perfect I would…
April 19: An Expert Searcher Ezekiel 34:11 For thus says the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. This He does at the first when His elect are like wandering sheep that know not the Shepherd or the fold. How wonderfully doth the Lord find out His…
April 18: He Never Fails Joshua 1:5 I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. This word to Joshua is often quoted; it is the basis of that New Testament word “He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Beloved, a life of warfare is before us,…