December 21 From Anger to Love He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. (Micah 7:19) God never turns from His love, but He soon turns from His wrath. His love to His chosen is…
December 20 Men as Men; God as God I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; and forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and…
December 19 Afflictions, But No Broken Bones He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. (Psalm 34:20) This promise by the context is referred to the much afflicted righteous man: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” He may suffer skin wounds and…
December 18 Defended and Covered As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem. (Isaiah 31:5) With hurrying wing the mother bird hastens up to the protection of her young. She wastes no time upon the road when coming to supply them with food or guard them from danger. Thus as on eagle’s…
December 17 Nearest and Dearest Fellowship So shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17) While we are here the Lord is with us, and when we are called away we are with Him. There is no dividing the saint from His Savior. They are one, and they always must be one: Jesus…
December 16 Divine Expulsion Thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong. (Joshua 17:18) It is a great encouragement to valor to be assured of victory, for then a man goes forth to war in confidence and ventures where else he had been afraid to go. Our…
December 15 World Concord And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (Isaiah 2:4) Oh, that these happy times were come! At present the nations are heavily armed and are inventing weapons more and more…
December 14 Nothing Old And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. (Revelation 21:5) Glory be to His name! All things need making new, for they are sadly battered and worn by sin. It is time that the old vesture was rolled up and laid aside, and that creation…
December 13 Evening Brightens into Day It shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. (Zechariah 14:7) It is a surprise that it should be so; for all things threaten that at evening time it shall be dark. God is wont to work in a way so much above our fears…
December 12 A Quiet Heart In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. (Isaiah 30:15) It is always weakness to be fretting and worrying, questioning and mis-trusting. What can we do if we wear ourselves to skin and bone? Can we gain anything by fearing and fuming? Do we not unfit ourselves for action…