I wilt give you the sure mercies of David. (Acts 13:34)   Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure mercies, even as David said “an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure.”   We are sure that the Loci meant His mercy. He did not […]

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so practice and observe whatever they tell you—but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves […]

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. (Hebrews 10:17)   According to this gracious covenant the Lord treats His people as if they had never sinned. Practically, He forgets all their trespasses. Sins of all kinds He treats as if they had never been, as if they were quite erased from His […]

And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the Lord. (Hosea 2:19-20)   Betrothment unto the Lord! What an honor and a […]

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6) Faith is brought to the test when things that are beyond human comprehension are brought forward.  It is not difficult for man to believe […]

The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2) In verse one of Genesis we find that God created.  In verse two we find that it was the Spirit that hovered over the […]

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)   By the valley of weeping we come to Zion. One would have thought mourning and being blessed were in opposition, but the infinitely wise Savior puts them together in this Beatitude. What He has joined together let no man put asunder. Mourning […]

“For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.” (Jeremiah 39:18)   Behold the protecting power of trust in God. The great men of Jerusalem fell by the sword, […]

No one knew the human heart like the Lord Jesus Christ. When he peered into the human soul, He diagnosed depravity that penetrated and plagued every portion of man. The Lord’s diagnosis was perfectly accurate, revealing the true nature of man’s heart. The entire inner being of man is corrupted and controlled by the principle […]

“Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.” (Isaiah 49:13) So sweet are the comforts of the Lord, that not only the saints themselves may sing of them, but even the heavens and the […]