Bible Gems

November 20 “Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father . . .   Then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put  all things under Him, that God may be all in all.” (1 Corinthians 15:24, 28) Yes,  God, by the Son, made the worlds or the ages. And when the worlds or the ages have run their course, and discharged their trust; when dispensations have manifested the counsels and the works and the glories appointed them; the Son, as the One in whom they were laid, and by whom they were ordered, may well be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. It is the subjection of office, the subjection of Him who had all things put  under Him to Him who did put all things under Him.  That is the character of this subjection. As to the Person, unlike the office, it is eternal. The Son is of the glory of the Godhead, as is the Father, and as is th...

“I have surely seen the affliction of My people which are in Egypt, and have  heard their cry by reason of their task-masters; for I know  their sorrows, and I am come down to deliver them.” (Exodus 3:7-8) Which particular form of trial is yours at the present moment? Is it one which everybody can see?  Is it some serious illness? Has death come to your household, and are the blinds drawn? Or is it some commercial disaster? Well remember this, God sees it: “ He that formed the eye, shall He not see ?” “ I have surely seen the affliction of My people .” And is He not the same as ever? Will He not do for you what He did for His people long ago? " I am come down to deliver them .” As surely as Christ of old touched the hand of Peter’s wife’s mother and the fever left her; as certainly as He brought comfort to the bereaved home at Bethany;  as effectually as He fed the hungry multitude by multiplying the  loaves and fishes, ...

October 30 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.” (Psalm 37:23) We have the fullest assurance that our God can and does guide His children in all things.   He can signify His mind to us as to this or that particular act or movement.   If not, where are we? How are we to get on?   How are we to regulate our movements? Are we to drift hither and thither by the tide of circumstances? Are we left to blind chance, or to the mere impulse of our own will?   We thank God it is not so.  He can, in His own perfect way, give us the certainty of His mind in any given case; and, without that certainty, we should never move.   Our Lord Jesus Christ (all homage to His peerless name!) can intimate His mind to His servant as to where He would have him go, and what He would have him to do; and no true  servant will ever think of moving or acting without such intimation. We should never move in uncertainty.  If we are ...