Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth. Ephesians 6:14. God permitted Satan to carry forward his work until the spirit of disaffection ripened into active revolt. It was necessary for his plans to be fully developed, that their
I Cannot Come Down
I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? Nehemiah 6:3. Nehemiah was chosen by God because he was willing to cooperate with
Jeremiah, God’s Mouthpiece
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:26. Among those who had hoped for a permanent spiritual revival as the result of the reformation under Josiah was Jeremiah,
A Voice in the Wilderness
And Elijah the Tishbite, … said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 17:1. Among the mountains of
Always the Same
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
Getting in Step
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and
God’s Character Vindicated
Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Revelation 15:3. Every question of truth and error in the long-standing controversy has now been made plain. The results of rebellion,