_Let Jerusalem come into your mind._ SACRED MEMORIES The captives in Babylon are charged to remember Jerusalem, because the temple of their God was there; to keep them from settling down in Babylon. I. There is a Jerusalem here below which should come into our mind. The Church of the living God i... [ Continue Reading ]
_For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God._ ISRAEL AND JUDAH NOT FORSAKEN You would think, according to the teaching of some, that Christ s members kept lopping off something like the limbs of lobsters, and that new ones were constantly growing. There is nothing in Scripture to warra... [ Continue Reading ]
_Flee out of the midst of Babylon._ FLEEING FROM THE CITY OF DESTRUCTION And now the trembling pilgrim, with fixed resolution, having a glimpse of the light and a definite direction, begins to run; it is unutterable relief to his perplexities to run towards Christ, though as yet he sees Him not. B... [ Continue Reading ]
_He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom._ THE BEING OF GOD PROVED FROM THE FRAME OF THE WORLD The attentive observation of this world, or visible frame, is not only a worthy employment of our thoughts, but even a considerable duty not to be neglected by us... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thus saith the Lord: Set ye up a standard in the land._ THE STANDARD OF THE CROSS, A RALLYING-POINT FOR THE PEOPLE “Set ye up a standard,” plain, obvious to be seen; a standard, high, on a mountain top, so as to be a rallying-point for the people in the battle of the Lord. A message, this, to fire... [ Continue Reading ]