2 CORINTHIANS, 4:18.—“The things which are not seen are eternal.” THERE is a difference between things that are not seen, and things that are invisible. An object may not be seen at this particular moment, or under the present circumstances, and yet it may come …
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THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD
LUKE 16:25.—“But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things, but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.” AT first sight, it appears singular that the unbelieving and impenitent Dives, in the very place …
THE SUPREME EXCELLENCE OF GOD
MATTHEW 19:16, 17.—“And behold, one came, and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God.” THE eternal …
CHRISTIAN MODERATION
PROVERBS 16:32.—“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” THE book of Proverbs is the best of all manuals for the formation of a well-balanced mind. The object of Solomon …
RELIGIOUS MEDITATION
PSALM 104:34.—“My meditation of Him shall be sweet.” THERE is no being with whom man stands in such close and important relations as with the invisible God, and yet there is no being with whom he finds it so difficult to have communication. The earth …