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Psalms 110:1 NKJV The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ——————— Part of this prophecy has already been fulfilled. Christ is now sitting at the right hand of God; but He has not yet come to put His enemies under His feet. They who once rejected Him, O with what dismay shall they behold the Son of God when He appears in His glory! “See, He is coming in the clouds and every eye shall see Him, even those who pierced Him, and his coming will mean bitter sorrow to every tribe upon the earth. So let it be!” ( Revelation 1:7 ) Bitter sorrow to everyone who rejected Him! It was not only the Jews who said, “We do not want this man to reign over us;” it was not only the Romans who pierced Him with a spear; there are many in Christian lands who have crucified Him all over again and have trampled Him underfoot. ( Hebrews 6:6 ; 10:29 ) All who do not love Him are His enemies, and shall be put under His feet. It is a dreadful thing to fall into th...

Those who labor for your souls, whether they be ministers or friends — don't let them look in vain for fruit in your life. Be warned, God can say to a person, as He once did to a tree, “No one will ever eat fruit from you again!” Could anyone bear the prospect of never being a blessing throughout all the ages of eternity? Many who are now useless and hurting, hope that they shall one day be different. But opportunities are quickly passing away. The trees, that are now bearing the lovely fruits of praise and holiness in heaven above, began to produce such fruits for God when on earth. Even that criminal whose Christian course lasted only an hour or two, produced good fruit in his trustful request to Jesus, and in his faithful reproof of his fellow sufferer; while the aged apostle Paul was like a tree whose boughs are bent to the ground under the weight of a fragrant and delicious load. Have you begun to bear heavenly fruit? If not, when will you begin? Delay no more; you do not know...

He who is generous to the poor lends to the LORD; He will repay him in full measure. ( Proverbs 19:17 ) ——————— It is not wrong to invite our friends and relatives to a banquet. In many parts of Scripture the celebrations of brothers and neighbors are spoken of without being condemned as wrong. But no banquets are as pleasant as those given to the poor. Rich guests often come unwillingly, and go away without giving thanks. But the poor gather with delight around the wellspread table, and depart thanking the generous hand that prepared it. They enjoy just few pleasures, and they encounter only little kindness. The rich have the means to illuminate their dark path, and to make them forget their sorrows even just for a short while. To invite the poor pleases the Lord. Among those gathered from streets and hedges, there may be a Lazarus whom we shall meet again at the heavenly feast; it will be pleasant then to feel that we ministered to him here as one of God's saints. Yes, there are ...