You will have a much lower opinion of yourself! (John Newton) Depend upon it—if you walk closely with God for forty years, at the end of that time you will have a much lower opinion of yourself than you have now! You will understand something of . . .  Abraham’s feeling when he says, “I am dust and […]

OUR LORD’S PRAYER FOR US “I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou has given me;  for they are Thine” – John 17:9 The prayer of the believer’s High Priest is like all His redeeming work, effectual, particular and satisfying to God.  The intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ […]

A golden master-key! (Charles Spurgeon) “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.” Acts 16:14 God’s saving grace will not be baffled. He frequently begins with the silver key of a mother’s […]

Religion Without Love “Beloved, let us love, for love is of God. In God alone love has its true abode. Beloved, let us love, for those who love are truly His sons born from above. Beloved, let us love, for love is rest, and he who loveth not remains unblessed!” Religion without love is like […]

When all of the redeemed of the Lord are assembled in glory with their great Redeemer, perfected and glorified forever, the only visible evidence of the consequences of sin will be seen on the Redeemer Himself.  The wounds inflicted upon Him when He delivered Himself to be crucified as the Substitute for sinners to suffer, “The […]

How do we become children of God?  I answer, first, by “eternal election;” and therefore we are called “a chosen generation,” 1 Pet. 2:9.  2 By “pre-adoption“. And, because ye are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father,” Gal. 4:6.  3, By regeneration. God, who from everlasting willed […]

His secret power and influence J.C.Philpot “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:44 “The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying,Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3 […]

The ocean of Divine love!(by Octavius Winslow) The love of God to His people was as eternalas the eternity of His being, as everlasting asHis uncreated nature. “I have loved you withan everlasting love.” It panted, it yearned foran outlet. It sought and found it in Christ. Nowhere in the heavens above, or in theearth […]

Eternal love!-Spurgeon’s sermon, “Good Cheer for Christmas” Every child of God is the object of eternal love–love without beginning and without end.This is one of the fat things full of marrow. Is it so, that I, a believer in Jesus, unworthy as I am,am the object of the eternal love of God? What transport lies in […]

WE LOVE HIM, BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US           I John 4:19             We may differ on many points. But in this one thing every true child of God is like every other child of God-“We love him”. We do not love him as we desire. We do not love him as we know we should. We do […]