Forget Not My Law
Lovingly He Counsels Us My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Proverbs 3:1, 2. No man can rightly present the law of God without the gospel, or the gospel without the law. The law is […]
Worship God
Lovingly He Counsels Us Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy. Psalm 99:9. Not by seeking a holy mountain or a sacred temple are men brought into communion with heaven. Religion is not to be confined to external forms and ceremonies. The religion that […]
Abide in Me
Come—the Invitation of a Loving God Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4. We need constantly a fresh revelation of Christ, a daily experience that harmonizes with His teachings. High […]
Be Still, and Know
Come—the Invitation of a Loving God Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10. In a life wholly devoted to the good of others, the Saviour found it necessary to turn aside from ceaseless activity and contact with human […]
Trust in the Lord
Come—the Invitation of a Loving God Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Psalm 37:3. We must have less trust in what we ourselves can do, and more trust in what the Lord can do for and through us. You are not […]
Come, I Will Teach You
Come—the Invitation of a Loving God Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psalm 34:11. The Holy Spirit illumines our darkness, informs our ignorance, and understands and helps us in our manifold necessities. But the mind must be constantly going out after God. If coldness and worldliness […]
