“This suggests the very useful reflection, that while men are cut off by death, and fail in the middle of their career, the faithfulness of God never fails. On the death of Moses a sad change seemed impending; the people were left like a body with its head lopped off. While thus in danger of dispersion, not only did the truth of God prove itself to be immortal, but it was shewn in the person of Joshua as in a bright mirror, that when God takes away those whom he has adorned with special gifts, he has others in readiness to supply their place, and that though he is pleased for a time to give excellent gifts to some, his mighty power is not tied down to them, but he is able as often as seemeth good to him, to find fit successors, nay, to raise them up from the very stones persons qualified to perform illustrious deeds.”

“Basically, God has nothing else or more to offer you. You can go through a lot with that promise. It does not answer your questions about details. It only provides the essential. Nothing about when or how or why. Only the what, or, better, the Who. ‘But I will be with you.’ And that is enough.”

“Next to praying there is nothing so important in practical religion as Bible reading. God has mercifully given us a book which is able to make us wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. By reading that book we may learn what to believe, what to be, and what to do, how to live with comfort, and how to die in peace. Happy is the man who possesses a Bible! Happier still is the one who reads it! Happiest of all is he who not only reads it, but obeys it, and makes is the rule of his faith and practice.”