Tag: God

The safe side

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(James Smith, “The Safe Side!“)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio There are usually two sides: one dangerous, the other safe; the one is uncertain, and the other is sure. It is always wisest to be found on the safe side! … Continued

Wherever the Lord leads

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(James Smith) “For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you: Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I myself … Continued

My Father sees

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(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Evening Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Your Father who sees in secret.” Matthew 6:6 Can anyone hide himself from the Lord in secret places? Can I, under any circumstances, escape His notice? Impossible! The eye … Continued

God’s free grace

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(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Their righteousness is from Me!” Isaiah 54:17 The longer the Christian lives, the more he learns. And the more the Spirit teaches him, the more he loathes himself and … Continued

Your Father’s hand

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(Octavius Winslow) “My times are in Your hand!” Psalm 31:15 Our times of adversity are also in God’s hand. As every sunbeam that brightens, so every cloud that darkens, is allowed by God. We are subject to great and sudden … Continued

Our heart’s refuge in God

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(J. R. Miller, “Living Without Worry”) If we have God—no other loss is irreparable! There is surely enough in God’s love, to compensate a thousand times for every earthly deprivation! Our lives may be stripped bare—home, friends, riches, comforts, every … Continued

He keeps the feet of His saints

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(John MacDuff, “The Words of Jesus”) “The very hairs of your head are all numbered!” Matthew 10:30 What a promise is this! All that befalls you, to the very numbering of your hairs—is known to God! Nothing can happen by … Continued

God’s gracious presence

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(Thomas Brooks, “A Word in Season to Suffering Saints”) Then Moses said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here!” Exodus 33:15 God’s gracious presence is infinitely better than all outward … Continued

Look unto Me

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(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”) “Look unto Me!” Isaiah 45:22 A new morning opens upon us—and we are still exposed . . . to sorrow, Satan, and to disappointment! — a thousand things are ready to distress us! But … Continued

Everyone who asks receives

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(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:3 The Lord’s people are all poor; they see and feel that sin has stripped … Continued