An old saint of God prayed the following at a prayer meeting, ‘Oh, Lord, we will praise thee with an instrument of ten strings.” [Psalm 144:9]. Those present in the meeting wondered what the ten strings were. but they soon discovered them as the brother continued in prayer. “We shall praise Thee with [...]
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;" Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do" refers to works that are possible. There are many things which our heart findeth to do which we never shall do. It is well it is in our heart; but if we would be eminently [...]
He who is the Bread of Life began His ministry hungering. He who is the Water of Life ended His ministry thirsting. Christ hungered as a man yet fed the hungry as God. He was weary, yet He is our rest. He paid tribute yet He is the King. He was called a devil [...]
"Behold, all is vanity." — Ecclesiastes 1:14 Nothing can satisfy the entire man but the Lord's love and the Lord's own self. Saints have tried to anchor in other roadsteads, but they have been driven out of such fatal refuges. Solomon, the wisest of men, was permitted to make experiments for us all, and to [...]
“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number” [Job 5:8,9]. You may try, of course, to search out God’s marvellous things. Scientists have spent their lives (and budgets) trying to find the limits of the physical world. They have plumbed [...]
"Underneath are the everlasting arms." Deuteronomy 33:27 God-the eternal God-is Himself our support at all times, and especially when we are sinking in deep trouble. There are seasons when the Christian sinks very low in humiliation. Under a deep sense of his great sinfulness, he is humbled before God till he scarcely knows how [...]
“As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king” [Judges 8:18]. Gideon and his brothers bore a clear likeness to one another, something that may be remarked in many families. What is true in earthly families is certainly true of the spiritual family of Christ. Between Christ and those [...]
"The Lord mighty in battle." Psalm 24:8 Well, may our God be glorious in the eyes of His people, seeing that He has wrought such wonders for them, in them, and by them. For them, the Lord Jesus upon Calvary routed every foe, breaking all the weapons of the enemy in pieces by His [...]
“A man is justified by faith” [Romans 3:28] This is Reformation Day, commemorating the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. It is appropriate that today we should consider the foundational truth for which he contended, justification by faith alone or sola fide. In its [...]
"For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever”. 2 John 1:2 Once let the truth of God obtain an entrance into the human heart and subdue the whole man unto itself—no human or infernal power can dislodge it! We do not entertain it as a guest but as [...]
“That we might receive the adoption of sons.” Galatians 4:5 Adoption is a word that carries positive and negative connotations. On the one hand, there is the good news that a child has been legally brought into what is hopefully a caring family. On the other hand, there is the sad reality of the reason [...]
"Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." — Luke 22:46 When is the Christian most liable to sleep? Is it not when his temporal circumstances are prosperous? Have you not found it so? When you had daily troubles to take to the throne of grace, were you not more wakeful than [...]
