Come and eat! (Horatius Bonar, “The Bread of Immortality”) ”I am the bread of life.” John 6:48 ” I am the living bread.” John 6:51 All food is for the sustaining of life. Jesus announces Himself as the bread which will sustain the life of the soul. Not merely some doctrine–but Himself. He is the bread; not merely […]
The wilderness (J. C. Philpot, “The Valley of Achor” 1861) “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.” Hosea 2:14 The children of God would not voluntarily go into the wilderness–it is a place too barren for them to enter, except as allured […]
Extracts from The Wilderness Wanderer By Joseph Philpot, 1867 “They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And […]
Extracts from The Wilderness Wanderer By Joseph Philpot, 1867 “They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And […]
THE HOLY GARMENTS “You shall make Holy Garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.” Exodus 28:2 If ever eyes beheld an object in which splendor shone, it was the high-priest in his Holy Garments. God planned each part ‘for glory and for beauty.’ Hence every brilliant color sparkled. Hence richest jewels cast back […]
The personal attractions of Jesus! (from “Go and Tell Jesus” by Octavius Winslow) The personal attractions of Jesus are all inviting and irresistible! His love wins us. His glory charms us. His beauty attracts us. His sympathy soothes us. His gentleness subdues us. His faithfulness inspires us. He is the “altogether lovely One!” Jesus is all […]
The day of atonement foreshadowed, in type, the sin-atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ for God’s true Israel. The chapter begins “And the LORD spake unto Moses.” In order for sinners to approach God in his Way, the LORD must speak into the heart he has made new. God teaches his children what he […]
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2 The interpretation we propose for the adoption of the reader is that which regards the “law of the Spirit of life,” as describing the gospel of Christ, frequently denominated a “law”—and emphatically […]
The Life Giver You may take a corpse, you may dress it in all the garments of eternal decency; you may wash it with the water of morality; yes, you may adorn it with the crown of profession, you may put on its forehead a tiara of beauty, you may paint its cheeks, until you […]
He puts us in our right place! (J. C. Ryle, “Having the Spirit“) “When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment.” (John 16:8) All who have the Spirit are convinced by Him of sin. He alone can open a man’s eyes to the real extent of his guilt and corruption before […]