_WEAKNESS AND STRENGTH_
‘By whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.’
Amos 7:5
As uttered by the prophet, this may be regarded as the language of
complaint, of sorrow, of despondency; and yet also of inquiry, of
hope, and of prayer.
I. JACOB SYMBOLISES THE CHURCH; AND THERE MAY BE IN THE CHURCH... [ Continue Reading ]
_TAKEN INTO FELLOWSHIP_
‘The Lord took me as I followed the flock.’
Amos 7:15
It was so with the shepherd-king. ‘He chose David also His servant,
and took him from the sheepfolds: from following the ewes that gave
suck He brought him to feed Jacob His people, and Israel His
inheritance.’ It is a... [ Continue Reading ]