Consider Jesus– as Without Deceit Octavius Winslow “He did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.” 1 Peter 2:22 Purer than the purest crystal, more transparent than the brightest sun, was the character of Jesus. It needed but the visual organ purged from the blinding and distorting effects of sin to have looked […]
Christ takes the garbage! Jewellers can only prepare and polish the choicest diamonds. But Jesus Christ polishes a common pebble, and makes a jewel of it! Jewellers make their precious treasures, out of precious materials. Christ makes His precious things, out of dross! He always begins with bad material. Christ takes . . . […]
The desires of the righteous! (John MacDuff, “Brief Thoughts for the Followers of Jesus” 1855) “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you cannot do the things that you wish.” Galatians 5:17 How true is this! How exactly does it […]
There are many things that we ask the Lord to give us in prayer. But did you know there is something that we ought to ask from above all things? “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves.” Love is “That more excellent way” which we should “Follow after”, or make our aim. The […]
Have we nothing to give Christ? (J. C. Philpot, “REVIEWS”) Have we nothing to give Christ? Yes! Our sins, our sorrows, our burdens, our trials, and above all the salvation and sanctification of our souls. And what has He to give us? What? Why, everything worth having, everything worth a moment’s anxious thought, everything for […]
Gathered “Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20 The Holy Spirit is the only Gatherer. Christ Himself is the only object to which we are gathered, and our assembly, when convened, is to be characterised by holiness. The Holy Spirit can only gather […]
“The Lamb Slain From The Foundation Of The World” Revelation 13:8 Don Fortner Though he did not come until after the world had existed for four thousand years, Christ is described as “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” because he offered himself to God as a sin-atoning sacrifice for his people […]
“Christ Is The End Of The Law” HOW AND TO WHOM? Romans 10:4 Knowing something of the just severity and strict demands of God’s holy law, –Knowing that the law demands, “The soul that sinneth it shall die”, –Knowing that the law demands, “It must be perfect to be accepted”, –Knowing the utter terror of […]
“Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” –John 1:17 J.C.Philpot The way to learn truth is to be much in prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ; as you lie upon your bed, as engaged in your daily occupation, to be from time to time looking up to the Lord himself as he sits upon his […]
There is no real and lasting rest for the unbelieving soul. He seeks rest and satisfaction in things that are perishing. He can never look beyond the mortal and corruptible. The yoke of the faithless is the heavy burden of sin and the sentence of death. He looks to the law for help but is […]