The Gadarenes having desired Christ to leave their country, he did not stay to trouble them long, but presently went by water, as he came, back to the other side (v. 21), and there much people gathered to him. Note, If there be some that reject Chris
Kings 4- A widow of one of the prophets, oppressed by a merciless creditor, applies to Elisha, who multiplies her oil; by a part of which she pays her debt, abut subsists on the rest, vv. 1-7. His entertainment at the house of a respectable woman in
Job 16 - Job replies to Eliphaz, and through him to all his friends, who, instead of comforting him, had added to his misfortunes; and shows that, had they been in his circumstances, he would have treated them in a different manner, vv. 1-5. Enters i
Psalm 16- The contents of this Psalm are usually given in the following manner: David, sojourning among idolaters, and being obliged to leave his own country through Saul’s persecution, cries to God for help; expresses his abhorrence of idolatry, and
Chapter 16 - Man prepares, but God governs. God has made all things for himself; he hates pride. The judgments of God. The administration of kings; their justice, anger, and clemency. God has made all in weight, measure, and due proportion. Necessity
The Wonderful Effect of Divine Love
The Disciple- I BLESS You, O heavenly Father, Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, for having condescended to remember me, a poor creature. Thanks to You, O Father of mercies, God of all consolation, Who with Your comfo
Promises for when you Feel Angry
Jame 1:19 (KJS) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Ephe 4:26 (KJS) Be ye angry, and sin not: le
Question 1 Q. What is your only comfort in life and death? A. That I, with body and soul, both in life and death (Rom. 14:8), am not my own (1 Cor. 6:19), but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 3:23; Tit. 2:14), who with His precious
Eliphaz charges Job with impiety in attempting to justify himself, vv. 1-13; asserts the utter corruption and abominable state of man, vv. 14-16; and, from his own knowledge and the observations of the ancients, shows the desolation to which the wick
Psalm 15 The important question answered, Who is a proper member of the Church militant? and who shall finally join the Church triumphant? Verse v. 1 contains the question; vv. 2-5, the answer. Notes on Psalm 15 The title, מזמור לדוד mizmor ledavid,
We Must Walk Before God in Humility and Truth The Voice of Christ MY CHILD-walk before Me in truth, and seek Me always in the simplicity of your heart. He who walks before Me in truth shall be defended from the attacks of evil, and the truth shall fre
Promises for when You Are Deserted By loved Ones
Psal 9:10 (KJS) And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psal 94:14 (KJS) For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither wil
Proverbs 14 Various moral sentiments. The antithesis between wisdom and folly, and the different effects of each. Notes on Chapter 14
Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman buildeth her house—By her prudent and industrious management she increases property i
Psalm 14 The sentiments of atheists and deists, who deny the doctrine of a Divine providence. Their character: they are corrupt, foolish, abominable, and cruel, vv. 1-4. God fills them with terror, v. 5; reproaches them for their oppression of the po
14 The shortness, misery, and sinfulness of man’s life, vv. 1-4. The unavoidable necessity of death; and the hope of a general resurrection, vv. 5-15. Job deplores his own state, and the general wretchedness of man, vv. 16-22. Notes on Chapter 14
Job
Listen Humbly to the Words of God. Many Do Not Listen to Them!!! The Voice of Christ MY CHILD, hear My words, words of greatest sweetness surpassing all the knowledge of the philosophers and wise men of earth. My words are spirit and life, and they ar
Truth Speaks Inwardly Without the Sound of Words
The Disciple SPEAK, Lord, for Thy servant heareth.” (1 Sam. 3:9-10.) “I am Thy servant. Give me understanding that I may know Thine ordinances (Ps. 119:125.) . . . Incline my heart to Thine ordinances
Promises When You Do Not Understand God's Ways
Isai 55:8 (KJS) For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my th
