In
Solomon's song we find this gladsome announcement of spring: "Lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.
There
are so many temptations offered to men which justify divergencies from strict honesty, so many excuses and provocations, that men need to be encouraged in their adherence to honesty.
In
the book of Nehemiah we read of a great work done by the people who had returned to Jerusalem from their former captivity, under the leadership of Nehemiah.
When
a certain mental state has shown its fruit in sorrow, despair, or other ill conditions, there should be comfort in knowing that one can change the mental attitude and by this repentance, or change of mind, gain healthier and happier consequences as the outcome of right thinking.
There
are deeds of kindness strewn along the path of right living; there is the joy of seeing God's laws fulfilled and of partaking in the beneficent effect of God's healing.
When
Moses was arranging the orderly encampment and the marching of the children of Israel, his rule was, "Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard.
