Choose Him as Our Trusted Friend
Henceforth I call you not servants; … but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. John 15:15. Wickedness prevails at the present day. The perils of the last days thicken around us, and because iniquity abounds the love of many waxes […]
Our Elder Brother Brings Us Rest
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29. Jesus looked upon the distressed and heart-burdened, those whose hopes were blighted, and who with earthly joys were seeking to quiet the longing of the soul, and He […]
Reaching Forward to Perfection
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48. God intends that improvement shall be the lifework of all His followers and that it shall be guided and controlled by correct experience. The true man is one who is willing to sacrifice his own interest for the good […]
Christ’s Matchless Tenderness
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary. Isaiah 50:4. As the dew and the still showers fall upon the withering plants, so let words fall gently when seeking to win men from error. God’s plan […]
Jesus the Prince of Peace
Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. Matthew 7:12. Wherever the power of intellect, of authority, or of force is employed, and love is not manifestly present, the affections and will of those whom we seek to reach assume a defensive, repelling position, and their strength of […]
Seek Help From Jesus, Not Sinful Humans
Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matthew 28:20. Christ took humanity upon Himself. He laid aside His royal robe and kingly crown, and stepped down from His high command in the heavenly courts. Clothing His divinity with humanity, Christ encircled the race with His long human arm. He […]
