Ministry of Comfort
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4. The Lord works through human instrumentalities and has commissioned to His followers the duty of ministering to those who are desponding and distressed. There are hearts all around us that need to be uplifted, that need the bright beams of the Sun of […]
Remedy for Soul Poverty
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3. These comforting words of Christ are addressed not to the proud, not to the boastful and self-conceited, but to those who realize their own weakness and sinfulness. Those who mourn, the meek who feel themselves unworthy of the favor of […]
Will a Man Rob God?
But you say, “In what way have we robbed You?” In tithes and offerings. Malachi 3:8. Would you do it? The Bible speaks of this as if it were an impossibility that anyone should venture to do such a thing. “Yet ye have robbed me.” … The Lord saw just how it would be when […]
True Riches
Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head. Matthew 8:20. Christ came to this world to live a life of perfect obedience to the laws of God’s kingdom. He came to uplift and ennoble human beings, to work out an enduring righteousness […]
As a Root Out of Dry Ground
For He shall grow up … as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. Isaiah 53:2. The people of Jesus’ day could not see, beneath the disguise of humility, the glory of the Son of God. […]
Jesus’ Convincing Power
And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. Luke 4:32. The mission of Jesus was demonstrated by convincing miracles. His doctrine astonished the people. It was not the contradictory jargon of the scribes, full of mysticism, burdened with absurd forms and meaningless exactions, but it was a system of truth […]
