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March 23A Sure GuideI will bring the blind in a way that they knew not. (Isaiah 42:16)Think of the infinitely glorious Jehovah acting as a Guide to the blind! What boundless condescensiondoes this imply! A blind man cannot find a way that he does… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 22Grace for the HumbleHe giveth grace unto the humble. (James 4:6)Humble hearts seek grace, and therefore they get it. Humble hearts yield to the sweet influences ofgrace, and so it is bestowed on them more and more largely. Humble hearts lie in the… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 21Avoid That SlipThen shalt thou walk in thy way of safety, and thy foot shall not stumble. (Proverbs 3:23)That is to say if we follow the ways of wisdom and holiness we shall be preserved in them. He whotravels by daylight along the… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 20Divine ProvisionWherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven,shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? (Matthew 6:30)Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be anxious about… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 19Becoming Fit for GloryThe Lord will give grace and glory. (Psalm 84:11)Grace is what we need just now, and it is to be had freely. What can be freer than a gift? Today weshall receive sustaining, strengthening, sanctifying, satisfying grace. He has given… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 15God is a SanctuaryTherefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, andalthough I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in thecountries where they shall… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 14Tender ComfortAs one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you. (Isaiah 66:13)A mother’s comfort! Ah, this is tenderness itself. How she enters into her child’s grief! How shepresses him to her bosom and tries to take all his sorrow into her… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 13Despise Not Thy YouthThen said I, Ah, Lord God! behold I cannot speak; for I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Saynot, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 12Going Out with JoyAnd of Zebulun, he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out. (Deuteronomy 33:18)The blessings of the tribes are ours; for we are the true Israel who worships God in the spirit and hasno confidence in the flesh. Zebulun is to… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”
March 11Whose Battle?And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saith not with sword and spear: for the battle is theLord’s, and he will give you into our hands. (1 Samuel 17:47)Let this point be settled, that the battle is the Lord’s, and… Continue Reading “Faith’s Checkbook”