CHRIST EVER THE SAME Palms of Elim John MacDuff,1879 “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”—”Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 We may well sit under this shadow of the Beloved with great delight. Human life, outwardly, inwardly, is a […]
The mystery of the Cross Why was it a necessity for the LORD to lay on Christ the iniquity of His people before bruising Him? All our hope, brethren, is that the judge of all the earth shall do right! (Prov. 17:15). The whole purpose for which the Lord Jesus laid down His life was […]
The Life River “And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”—Revelation 22:1. In the first Paradise, and in connection with the first creation, we find a river—’a river went out of Eden to water the garden’ (Genesis 2:10); […]
Calvary’s stupendous scene! (Henry Law, “Family Prayers”) “It is finished!” John 19:30 Holy Father, The heavens, the earth, and all that are therein, proclaim Your wondrous goodness. But Your love shines forth in surpassing luster–at Calvary’s stupendous scene! At the cross we see Your heavenly grace removing the tremendous load of our iniquities from us–and […]
NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS by Spurgeon– Lo, he bears the transgressor’s scourging! He is tied to the whipping-post, his back is marred and scarred; the ploughers make deep furrows, and the blood flows in streams. He is numbered with transgressors, for he bears the felon’s cross; he comes into the street bowed down with the […]
Consider Jesus– in His Atoning Blood “The blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from every sin.” 1 John 1:7 The blood of Jesus is everything. It is the central doctrine of our faith, the present and eternal life of our souls. There is no pardon, no salvation, no heaven but by blood–the blood of […]
Consider Jesus– in His Atoning Blood “The blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from every sin.” 1 John 1:7 The blood of Jesus is everything. It is the central doctrine of our faith, the present and eternal life of our souls. There is no pardon, no salvation, no heaven but by blood–the blood of […]
Absolute Substitution “For He hath made him sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 2 Cor. 5:21. I doubt there is a more clear statement of the gospel of the substitution and satisfaction of the Lord Jesus to be found in all of Scripture. […]
Release Barabbas “…and so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them and delivered Jesus, when He had scourged Him, to be crucified…..And they that were crucified with Him reviled Him.” (Mark 15: 15-32) As I knew that this was to be my text recently, it was as though I did not really […]
Sharper scourges tear His heart! (Charles Spurgeon) “He had Jesus scourged, and handed Him over to be crucified.” Mark 15:15 “With His stripes we are healed.” — Isaiah 53:5 Pilate delivered our Lord to the lictors to be scourged. The Roman scourging was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews […]