_THE PATENT OF NOBILITY_ ‘The princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem.’ Jeremiah 24:1 (R.V.) Let us see wherein the honour of labour lies. I. LABOUR IS NOBLE WHEN REGARDED AS THE SERVICE OF GOD. II. Labour is noble as it becomes a social service. III. Labour is noble a... [ Continue Reading ]
_A BLESSING IN DISGUISE_ ‘Whom I have sent out … for their good.’ Jeremiah 24:5 I. THESE WORDS REFER, OF COURSE, TO THE DEPORTATION TO BABYLON OF KING JEHOIACHIN, HIS HOUSEHOLD AND COURT, HIS PRINCES AND MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR.—It must have seemed a very deserted Jerusalem in which the remnant liv... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE_ SUMMUM BONUM ‘An heart to know Me.’ Jeremiah 24:7 That is all we need. For we live by nature, that warped and distorted nature of ours, under the strangest delusions about God. I. FOR EXAMPLE, WE CONCEIVE OF HIM AS INDIFFERENT TO OUR WELFARE; A GOD FAR-OFF AND NOT NIGH AT HAND.—Or, again,... [ Continue Reading ]