If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 1 Corinthians 15:19, 20. Christ arose from
Walking in His Steps
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1. All who enter upon the new life should understand, prior to their baptism, that the Lord
Union With Christ
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4. Every individual, by his own act, either puts
Who is the Lord?
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7. Pharaoh sowed obstinacy, and he reaped obstinacy. He himself put this seed into the soil. There was no more need for
All in God’s Plan
The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Job 28:28. Joseph’s checkered life was not an accident; it was ordered of Providence. But how was he enabled to make such a record of
A Home in Trouble
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him. Genesis 37:4. The sin of Jacob, and the train of events to which it led, had not failed to exert an influence
Two Ways to Go
And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Genesis 4:4, 5. Cain came before God with murmuring