“”Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” Matthew 11:6 What is the feeling of your heart toward Jesus? What is the solemn desire of your soul? that he would come and make your heart his abode? that he would visit your soul with the light of his countenance? that he would sprinkle … Read more
“”Yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name.” Jeremiah 14:9 If the Lord has ever been in our soul to manifest there a sense of his goodness and mercy, we can then make use of this as our plea, “Yet thou, O Lord, art in the … Read more
“This is the true God, and eternal life.” 1 John 5:20 O the blessedness, which eternity itself can never exhaust, of possessing eternal life! There is something to my mind so singularly blessed in the expression “eternal life,” that I cannot help dwelling upon it. How the thought, the feeling of it expands the breast! … Read more
“He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.” Psalm 107:9 We find the living family of God sometimes set forth under the character of the hungry. Let us see what they are hungering after. Is it pleasure, honour, promotion, respectability? O no; these toys and baubles cannot satisfy the spiritual hunger … Read more
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.” – Deuteronomy 8:2 When you look back upon the way the Lord has … Read more
“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” Colossians 2:13 Christ’s resurrection was the sure pledge and meritorious cause of the Church’s regeneration. The whole body of the elect was “quickened together with Christ,” as well as raised up … Read more
“Thou hast delivered my soul from death.” Psalm 56:13 You may have been delivered from death, as much as David was, but not so fully in the assurance of the deliverance. God may have quickened your soul into life divine; he may have communicated his grace to your heart, and yet you have many doubts … Read more
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Revelation 2:29 These words extend the message beyond the church to which they were spoken, and address themselves to every one to whom the word comes, and to whom an ear is given to hear and receive it. Thus each … Read more
“In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2 O That we could lift our eyes to those blest abodes, those mansions of heavenly bliss, where no sorrow intrudes, where sin is unknown, where tears are wiped … Read more
“Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.” Malachi 4:2 Just as the sun rises in the east and gradually mounts up into the meridian sky, dispersing with every ray light, warmth, and gladness; so this blessed Lord Jesus, as the Sun of righteousness, is ever … Read more
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3 O, could our faith but embrace a little, were it only a little, and O, could we daily come and drink but a few drops of this pure fountain … Read more