I.King 3:5,15 The Lord said unto Solomon “Ask what I shall give thee.” (v.5) He had all that earth could give, youth, wealth, prosperity, honor and greatness.  Solomon stood on the uppermost peak of human joy. Now heaven offers him his choice of blessing, now the treasure-house of the infinite God opened, and he is…

Lamentations 5:19,22 Each of us must acknowledge the eternal sovereignty of the Lord. Note what the preacher stated, “Thou, O lord, remainest for ever; Thy throne from generation to generation” (v.19). The throne of Judah is fallen, but not so with the throne of God. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son…

  Job 11:13,20                                                                                                         …

Matthew 6:19,35 God asks for our whole heart,” My son, give me thine heart,” ( Prov.23:26). know that the heart will be where the treasure is. “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (v.21) Where is our treasure, our chief good, the object of our strongest desires? If it is on…

  Psalms 23:1 This is a real confession. It is the office of the shepherd to provide good pasture for his sheep. What blessing has our Lord given us since the Holy Ghost came into our life under grace “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy…

Mark 14:39,43 When a dear friend is in trouble our foot fall is quiet and our voice hushed “ he saith unto Peter, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one hour? (v.37). Children are brought to silence when they see the face they loved stained with tears and pal with anguish. How much does stillness…

Matthew 25:1,13 The ten go forth. The kingdom of heaven is the visible church. All true Christians are a part of God’s church. All took their lamps, all went forth to meet the Bridegroom. We all must have the Holy Spirit in our life “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto…

Matthew 11 :1,6 John had a question, “Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,  And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?”  (v.2,3). John had been in prison for months. Yet he had heard of the…

Job 10:12) Life and favor comes from God. Job appeals to God as his Creator “Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together” (v.8). Job recognizes the Lord as the source of all he is and all he has “So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:” (Job 42:12).…

Proverbs 18,14 A sound spirit is what will keep us in times of outward infirmities and troubles “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” (Titus1:9) Let me ask the question, When may the spirit of a…