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“All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.”-Numbers 6:4 Nazarites had taken, among other vows, one which debarred them from the use of wine. In order that they might not violate the obligation, they were forbidden to drink the […]

Molly White is a former Texas State Representative in House District 55. Prior to running for office she was a Pro-life, grassroots activist, public speaker, and published author. From 2001 to present day, Molly serves as the Texas Leader of Operation Outcry, a project of the Justice Foundation. She was the founder and director of […]

“Wait on the Lord.”-Psalm 27:14 It may seem an easy thing to wait, but it is one of the postures which a Christian soldier learns not without years of teaching. Marching and quick-marching are much easier to God’s warriors than standing still. There are hours of perplexity when the most willing spirit, anxiously desirous to […]

“Sing, O barren.”-Isaiah 54:1 Though we have brought forth some fruit unto Christ, and have a joyful hope that we are “plants of his own right hand planting,” yet there are times when we feel very barren. Prayer is lifeless, love is cold, faith is weak, each grace in the garden of our heart languishes […]

“Have mercy upon me, O God.”-Psalm 51:1 When Dr. Carey was suffering from a dangerous illness, the enquiry was made, “If this sickness should prove fatal, what passage would you select as the text for your funeral sermon?” He replied, “Oh, I feel that such a poor sinful creature is unworthy to have anything said […]

“Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.”-Psalm 31:5 These words have been frequently used by holy men in their hour of departure. We may profitably consider them this evening. The object of the faithful man’s solicitude in life and death is not his body or his […]

“Oil for the light.”-Exodus 25:6 My soul, how much thou needest this, for thy lamp will not long continue to burn without it. Thy snuff will smoke and become an offence if light be gone, and gone it will be if oil be absent. Thou hast no oil well springing up in thy human nature, […]

“The people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.” -Mark 9:15 How great the difference between Moses and Jesus! When the prophet of Horeb had been forty days upon the mountain, he underwent a kind of transfiguration, so that his countenance shone with exceeding brightness, and he put a […]

“He hath commanded his covenant forever.”-Psalms 119:11 The Lord’s people delight in the covenant itself. It is an unfailing source of consolation to them so often as the Holy Spirit leads them into its banqueting house and waves its banner of love. They delight to contemplate the antiquity of that covenant, remembering that before the […]

“If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.”-Acts 8:37 These words may answer your scruples, devout reader, concerning the ordinances. Perhaps you say, “I should be afraid to be baptized; it is such a solemn thing to avow myself to be dead with Christ, and buried with him. I should not feel at liberty […]