To bathe in the ocean of endless bliss! J.C.Philpot Psa. 84:5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Psa. 84:6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. Psa. 84:7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. Every living […]
Muddy streams and broken, leaky cisterns(By John MacDuff) “Come! Let him that is athirst, come—and whoever will, let him take of the water of life freely!” Revelation 22:17 Thirsty? who is not thirsty? It is the cry ofuniversal humanity! Who does not feel that thisworld is presenting us with muddy streams andbroken, leaky cisterns. Who does not feel, intheir moments […]
“Whence Hast Thou That Living Water?” John 4:11 The Lord Jesus told this woman plainly that if she had known the gift of God and who he was, she would have asked of him, and he would have given her living water. I fully realize that she did not know the full implication of what […]
THE WORK OF THE SPIRITSpurgeon, “Gleanings Among the Sheaves” Let us ever remember that Christ on the cross isof no value to us, apart from the Holy Spirit in us. In vain that blood is flowing, unless the finger of the Spiritapplies the blood to our conscience; in vain is that garmentof righteousness wrought out, […]
Luxuriating forever!(from Winslow’s, “The Glory of Christ in Heaven”)Beloved, the Lord Jesus intends that Hispeople shall be near unto Him in heaven. His satisfaction of soul will not be completeuntil He clusters around Him in glory all forwhom His soul travailed in suffering on earth. Nothing shall separate Him from His people! Not a jewel […]
Luxuriating forever! (from Winslow’s, “The Glory of Christ in Heaven”) Beloved, the Lord Jesus intends that His people shall be near unto Him in heaven. His satisfaction of soul will not be complete until He clusters around Him in glory all for whom His soul travailed in suffering on earth. Nothing shall separate Him from […]
The cry of weary, care worn humanity (John MacDuff, “Hospice of the Pilgrim” 1891) “Oh, where can rest be found?” This isthe cry of weary, care worn humanity. This is the cry embracing every nation and everyclimate, from the yearnings of heathendom to thelongings and aspirations of the present hour. From the tumultuous sea of the […]
Poor, naked, penniless, worthless? (Octavius Winslow, “Morning Thoughts”) “Verily, verily, I say unto you, a time is coming and now is when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and those that hear will live.” John 5:25 There is the special, direct, and effectual call ofthe Spirit, in the elect of God, without which allother calling is in vain. The Spirit effectuallyworks in […]
“He Leadeth Me Beside The Still Waters” Psalm 23:2 What a gentle word – “leadeth”! Gently, thoughtfully, tenderly, but effectually, the Lord Jesus leads his sheep, like Jacob of old, to the soft, deep, quiet, still waters, as they are able to bear it (Gen. 33:14). He leads me not to the noisy waters of strife, the […]
“Any Man” John 7:35 Nowhere in Holy Scripture do we read that Christ is the Saviour of every man. To say that he is is to say that the Son of God is a failure as a Saviour, for there are many who are not saved. But the Bible does declare that Christ is the […]