Fountain of Happiness
The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction.—Proverbs 19:23 The opinion which prevails in some classes of society, that religion is not conducive to health or to happiness in this life, is one of the most mischievous of errors. The Scripture says: “The fear of the […]
Teacher and Saviour of Humanity
“Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.” —Deuteronomy 32:2 To His children today the Lord declares, “Be strong … and work: for I am with you.” The Christian always has a strong helper in the Lord. The […]
Uniting Stone
Is Christ divided?—1 Corinthians 1:13 If thy brother trespass against thee, He says, rebuke him: and if he repent, forgive him. Do not hold him off as unworthy of your confidence. Consider thyself lest thou also be tempted. Bear in mind that none but Christ can read the heart. By Him actions are weighed. The […]
Crucified Nazarene
But we preach Christ crucified.—1 Corinthians 1:23 Jesus, whom Paul was about to present before the Greeks in Corinth as the Christ, was a Jew of lowly origin, reared in a town proverbial for its wickedness. He had been rejected by His own nation and at last crucified as a malefactor. The Greeks believed that […]
Lamb of God
“And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.”—Exodus 12:7 While the angel of death was passing through Egypt, each family of the Hebrews was to eat the lamb, that they were commanded to roast whole. This lamb […]
Heavenly Sower
“Behold, a sower went out to sow.”—Matthew 13:3 In the East the state of affairs was so unsettled, and there was so great danger from violence that the people dwelt chiefly in walled towns, and the husbandmen went forth daily to their labor outside the walls. So Christ, the heavenly Sower, went forth to sow. […]
