"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job." Job 1:1 The contents of the book of Job portray in vivid and at times poetic language the fierce conflict between the Lord and Satan concerning the faith and integrity of His servant Job. The devil was permitted to wreak havoc in [...]
"Give us this day our daily bread." Matthew 6:11 If you want daily bread and would pray for it aright, you must ask as a child; and you must put first, before your own satisfaction, the Hallowing of God's Name and the doing of His Will. Implicitly you suggest that if He gives you [...]
"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." 2 Corinthians 5:21 Mourning Christian! why weepest thou? Art thou mourning over thine own corruptions? Look to thy perfect Lord, and remember, thou art complete in him; thou art in [...]
"Bring ye all of the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it" Malachi 3:10 [...]
"I trust in thy word." - Psalm 119:42 Just in proportion in which we believe that God will do just what He has said, is our faith strong or weak. Faith has nothing to do with feelings, or with impressions, with improbabilities, or with outward appearances. If we desire to couple them with faith, [...]
"Show me wherefore thou contendest with me" - Job 10:2 Perhaps, O tried soul, the Lord is doing this to develop thy graces. There are some of thy graces which would never have been discovered if it were not for the trials. Dost thou not know that thy faith never looks so grand in [...]
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” John 19:30 "It is finished." The ancient Greeks boasted of being able to say much in little - "to give a sea of matter in a drop of language" was regarded as the [...]
Let us plant ourselves on the hill of Zion and invite the world to come over to us, but never under any circumstances will we go over to them. The cross is the symbol of Christianity, and the cross speaks of death and separation, never of compromise. No one ever compromised with a cross. [...]
Saturday, March 20, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Session has reconsidered opening the church for in-person services this Lord’s Day, March 21, 2021. With the rising numbers of Covid-19 in Toronto and the potential return to full lockdown, it was thought better to continue with “online” services ONLY, out of an [...]
"And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." – Mark 1:35 To whom can this impressive picture of high devotion properly apply but to Him whose life was one continuous act of prayer; whose vital and all-pervading atmosphere was communion [...]
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.” (Psalm 139:16) This is an amazing verse, testifying as it does to the omniscient fore-planning of our Creator for each human being. Each [...]
“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.” (Acts 4:18) Every Christian knows that he or she should witness for Christ, but most are very reluctant to speak in His name very often. The most obvious reason for this hesitancy is fear. Sometimes [...]
