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Waiting for Rain
In Job 5 we read that Eliphaz the Temanite admonished his friend to seek unto God and unto God to commit his cause. Why unto God? He “doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number.” Also, He “giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields.” What i ...
Two Kinds of Offerings on Thanksgiving Day
Cain and Abel both observed a Thanksgiving Day. After completing a period of toilsome labor, both sons of Adam and Eve had reasons for thankfulness. God’s faithful care was yet stretched out over them. The Lord had blessed the work of Cain, and he was permitted to enjoy the fruits of t ...
At the Close of 1949
Beloved Friends:At the end of this year, we together may well declare: “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not” (Lamentations 3:22). May deep humility fill our hearts. In the course of this year, several members from amo ...
Glad Tidings
Oh, may the Lord guide my pen and grant a little light to write something about the right and true meaning of the illustrious event which we now commemorate. We read in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with wh ...
Prayer Day
May the Lord give us and our children, with the congregations, a deep impression not only of our dependency upon the Lord but also of our unworthiness due to the fall in Paradise and the knowledge that day after day we have no right to any outward or inward blessings. They have all bee ...
Christ Ministers unto His Disciples
It is the Lord’s Passover supper, and Jesus is gathered with His disciples. Usually when guests had traveled, their feet had to be washed by a servant. In the upper room there was no servant; therefore, one of the disciples should have performed this task. Everything was ready. There w ...
Ascension
The third degree of Christ’s exaltation is the sitting at the right hand of God. It points to the habitation (Dutch: firmness—Ed.) of His throne. No power of hell is able to overthrow this throne. Christ is Zion’s eternal, triumphing King.It is ...
For Our Graduates
First of all, congratulations on the conclusion of your last school year—a very special school year in many ways with quite a few additional uncertainties for you. Therefore, a heartfelt congratulation is in order.There are crossroads in your young life. Crossroads— a ...
Life Choices in the Final School Year
High school graduation and diploma exams! How many times these words may have been mentioned in the past few months at school, at home, and in peer groups. The final year is a special year in many ways. The atmosphere at school was different f ...
At the Beginning of a New School Year…
Isaiah 29:10-14As we are at the beginning of a new school year, it is good to reflect on the work that awaits. As a starting point I refer to Isaiah 29:10-14, a worrisome chapter. The prophet foretold the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, and what do ...
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