“Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” Mark 8:34b To “come after” Christ is to be where He is. The Holy Spirit has put into the hearts of all God’s people the utmost desire to be where the Lord Jesus Christ is, now and in the […]

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 bread–but thebread–the one true […]

What Does God Require Of Man?           John 6:29      The Jewish Talmud says, “The whole law was given to Moses in six hundred thirteen precepts.” It was summarized and given to the children of Israel in ten commandments (Ex. 20:1-17). Those ten commandments are, like all the other precepts of the law, holy, just, and good. They reveal something of God’s character […]

“When thou passes through the waters, I will be with thee.” Isaiah 43:2 J.C.Philpot How many of the dear saints of God, when they have been brought into tribulation and sorrow, have found the fulfillment of this most gracious promise! And is there not one of these waters through which all must go–that deep and […]

Liberty in Christ The world offers man one of two messages to relieve him of his fear, guilt and shame. The first message says; “it’s not your fault. You are a victim.” This message resonates with the sons of Adam whose father devised this plan from the beginning. Peace, peace, when there is no peace […]

“I believe that every particle of dust that dances in the sunbeam does not move an atom more or less than God wishes; that every particle of spray that dashes against the steamboat has its orbit as well as the sun in the heavens; that the chaff from the hand of the winnower is steered as surely […]

Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another’s life, another’s death, I stake my whole eternity.          ~Horatius Bonar The Gospel  The gospel is not a plan to be followed, or a program to be practiced.  It is not a precept or a principle to […]

John 5:23, Malachi 1:6  “Where is Mine Honour” A man’s god (Henry Law) A man’s god is that which . . .   has the greatest influence over him;   he sets the highest value upon;   he chiefly devotes himself and his energies.         Christ did not say, “If you want to go to heaven, keep My commandments or, If you […]

“Man cannot be saved by perfect obedience, for he cannot render it; he cannot be saved by imperfect obedience, for God will not accept it”    – C.H. Spurgeon  The Hope of a believer is not some long drawn-out theological statement. The hope of a believer can be summed up in two words, Jesus Christ. […]

In evil long I took delight, unawed by shame or fear Till a new object struck my sight, and stopped my wild career. I saw One hanging on a tree, in agony and blood Who fixed His languid eyes on me, as near His cross I stood. Sure, never to my latest breath, can I […]