Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. – Eccl 11:1 We must not expect to see an immediate reward for all the good we do; nor must we always confine our efforts to places and persons which seem likely to yield us a recompense for our labors. The…

“Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump.” Last week in Chapter 5 of Corinthian’s Paul the apostle wrote of a real problem in the church there at Corinth. As we discussed, this problem was not exclusive to simply the church in Corinth but is a…

And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten. – Joel 2:25 Yes, those wasted years over which we sigh shall be restored to us. God can give us such plentiful grace that we shall crowd into the remainder of our days as much of service as will be some recompense…

“I am with you alway.” Matthew 28:20 It is well there is One who is ever the same, and who is ever with us. It is well there is one stable rock amidst the billows of the sea of life. O my soul, set not thine affections upon rusting, moth-eaten, decaying treasures, but set thine…

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. – Micah 7:8 This may express the feelings of a man or woman downtrodden and oppressed. Our enemy may put out our light for a season. There is sure…