“And it came to pass, when the days were well nigh come that He should be received up, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem." -Luke 9:51 Every contemplation of the last month, and weeks, and days in the life of our Lord fills the soul with a sense of solemn and almost overwhelming
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the proving of things not seen." -Hebrews 11:1 The history of the world's progress is the history of the triumphs of faith. Faith, to all human seeming, does the most unwarranted things. It sings in prison. It fights while still in chains. It works without tools. You may
"In all thy ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct thy paths." -Proverbs 3:6 This text has a peculiar place in my heart. It has been with me day by day for three-and-thirty years. It was on the morning when I was first leaving home for school that my father said to me as his last
“As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young, He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions: The Lord alone did lead him." -Deut. 32:11-12 These words are taken from the swan song of Moses. In that song there is a remarkable alternation between praise and
“Thou shalt call His name Jesus; for it is He that shall save His people from their sins." -Matt. 1:21 Even today the naming of a newborn child is an event full of interest. The principles of choice are varied in these complex and somewhat superficial days. Children are given names because the names have been
"Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven." -Matthew 9:2 "Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole." -Matthew 9:22 "Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid." -Matthew 14:27 "Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." -John 16:33 "Be of good cheer; for as thou hast testified concerning Me at