“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night.” — Psalm 91:5
What is this terror? It may be the cry of fire, or the noise of thieves, or fancied appearances, or the shriek of sudden sickness or death. We live in the world of death and sorrow, we may
“Him hath God exalted.” — Acts 5:31
Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead and buried, now sits upon the throne of glory. The highest place that heaven affords is His by undisputed right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation. He is exalted at the Father’s right hand, and though as Jehovah He had eminent glories, in which finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the
“Who is even at the right hand of God.” — Romans 8:34
He who was once despised and rejected of
“I know that my Redeemer liveth.” — Job 19:25
The marrow of Job’s comfort lies in that little word “My” — ”My Redeemer,” and in the fact that the Redeemer lives. Oh! to get hold of a living Christ. We must get a property in Him before we can enjoy Him. What is gold in the mine to me? Men are beggars in
“Fight the Lord’s battles.” — 1 Samuel 18:17
The sacramental host of God’s elect is warring still on earth, Jesus Christ
“That through death He might destroy him that had the power of death.” — Hebrews 2:14
O child of God, death hath lost its sting, because the devil’s power over it is destroyed. Then cease to fear