Devotional "Ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3 The apostle John had actually seen Christ in the flesh. With his own hands, he had touched Him who is "the Word of life." Now the apostle declares [...]
Devotional "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." Mark 12:30 In worship, several elements may be distinguished, among them love, admiration, wonder and adoration. Though they may not be [...]
Devotional "But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?" Luke 10:29 The man who asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbour?" was a Jewish lawyer, one of those responsible for the interpretation of the word of God. The Jews commonly interpreted the word neighbour either as one related [...]
Devotional "The Lord trieth the righteous." — Psalm 11:5 All events are under the control of Providence; consequently all the trials of our outward life are traceable at once to the great First Cause. Out of the golden gate of God's ordinance the armies of trial march forth in array, clad in their [...]
Devotional "Oil for the light." Exodus 25:6 My soul, how much thou needest this, for thy lamp will not long continue to burn without it. Thy snuff will smoke and become an offence if light be gone, and gone it will be if oil be absent. Thou hast no oil well springing up in [...]
Devotional “Your lamb shall be without blemish.” Exodus 12:5 In preparation for the night the Death Angel would pass through Egypt, the Israelites were to select a lamb. That lamb was then to be scrutinized for some days to make certain it had no spot or blemish. A blemish is an outward flaw, [...]
Devotional "For Thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness." 2 Samuel 22:29 Am I in the light? Then Thou, O LORD, art my lamp. Take Thee away and my joy would be gone; but as long as Thou art with me, I can do without the torches [...]
Devotional "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1 Covenant blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. Even our Lord Jesus is given to us for our present use. Believer, thou dost not make use of Christ as thou oughtest to [...]
Devotional "Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out." John 6:7 No limit is set to the duration of this promise. It does not merely say, "I will not cast out a sinner at his first coming," but, "I will in no wise cast out." The original reads, "I [...]
Devotional “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7 "Cleanseth," says the text-not "shall cleanse." There are multitudes who think that as a dying hope they [...]
Devotional "Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof." Psalm 102:13,14 A selfish man in trouble is exceedingly hard to comfort, because the springs of his comfort entirely [...]
Devotional "And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need [...]
