What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. Psalm 56:3. Only the sense of God’s presence can banish the fear that, for the timid child, would make life a burden. Let him fix in his memory the promise,
Linked with Heaven
The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Psalm 34:7. The experience of Philip, directed by an angel from heaven to go to the place where he met one seeking for truth; of
Mishandling God’s Goods
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee. Deuteronomy 23:21. The brief but terrible history of Ananias and Sapphira
Secret Friends No Longer
Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Remember Me
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Luke 23:42. To Jesus in His agony on the cross there came one gleam of comfort. It was the prayer of the penitent thief…. This man
Table in the Wilderness
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Psalm 33:18, 19. Like the Saviour of mankind,
Rudeness Rebuked
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:32. Elisha was a man of mild and kindly spirit; but that he could also