He Is the Sun of Righteousness
Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings. Malachi 4:2. In the fisherman’s home at Capernaum the mother of Peter’s wife is lying sick of “a great fever,” and “they tell him of her.” Jesus “touched her hand, and the fever left her,” and she arose […]
We Must Believe in Him
Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. Luke 8:48. On the way to the ruler’s house, Jesus had met, in the crowd, a poor woman who for 12 years had suffered from a disease that made her life a burden. She had spent all her means upon physicians […]
Mercy Toward the Demoniacs
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce. Matthew 8:28. In the early morning the Saviour and His companions came to shore…. But no sooner had they stepped upon the beach than their eyes […]
An Example of Obedience
Being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death. Philippians 2:8. Since Jesus came to dwell with us, we know that God is acquainted with our trials, and sympathizes with our griefs. Every son and daughter of Adam may understand that our Creator is the friend of sinners. For […]
Brothers to Sinners and Saints
Every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 John 4:7. In all who suffer for My name, said Jesus, you are to recognize Me. As you would minister to Me, so you are to minister to them. This is the evidence that you are My disciples. All who have been born into […]
We Have Found the Messias
We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write. John 1:45. Philip called Nathanael. The latter had been among the throng when the Baptist pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God. As Nathanael looked upon Jesus, he was disappointed. Could this man, who bore the marks of toil and […]