Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29. From the dungeon Joseph was exalted to be ruler over all the land of Egypt. It was a
A Life and Death Matter
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Genesis 32:26. Jacob, in the great crisis of his life, turned aside to pray. He was filled
Hope for a Fugitive
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Genesis 28:12. Threatened with death by the wrath of
Keeping the Peace
Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou will
One Day at a Time
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8. What a privilege that we sinful mortals have the privilege of speaking with God. In the closet, when
Christ will be Our Teacher
My people shall know my name: … they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. Isaiah 52:6. Restored to His presence, man will again, as at the beginning, be taught of
At Home in the New Jerusalem
Be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. Isaiah 65:18. There is the New Jerusalem, the metropolis of the glorified new earth, “a crown