CONTENTS This Psalm contains a pious and devout acknowledgment, that all blessings are from the Lord. Neither the builder, nor the soldier, nor the master of a family, can be successful in their several callings, but from the divine mercy. A Song of Degrees for Solomon. Psalms 127:1 Under two st... [ Continue Reading ]
Anxiety and care will never improve either by exertion, for the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Ecclesiastes 9:11; Zechariah 4:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
How truly blessed is it to a gracious parent, when the Lord giveth gracious children! What a blessed meeting will that be in glory, when such shall surround the throne! The Lord Jesus is introduced by the Prophet, as presenting his seed, his people, which the Father hath given to him, in that day, s... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS MY soul! art thou building for eternity? See that Jesus be the foundation-stone. Art thou warring a good warfare? See that thou prove thyself a good soldier of Jesus Christ, by taking to thee the whole armour of God. Hast thou a family of children rising up about thee? Oh! dedicate them... [ Continue Reading ]