I have loved to hear my Lord spoken of; now I am going to see Him. I have seen the print of His shoe on the earth; now I am going to sit at His feet. I have read His Word; now I am going to hear His voice. I have beheld His world; now […]
Grace denial? Winslow, “The Glory of the Redeemer in His People” Be cautious of grace denial. You will need much holy wisdom here, lest you overlook the work of the Spirit within you. You have thought, it may be, of the glory that Christ receives from…. brilliant genius, and profound talent, and splendid gifts, and glowing […]
This most precious and suitable Savior! (Letters of J. C. Philpot) “For we have not an high priest which can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.” Hebrews 4:15 What a mercy it is to have a faithful and gracious compassionate High Priest who can sympathise with His poor, tried, tempted family–so that however […]
“Hope is …. love extending itself beyond the bounds of sight.” Joe Terrell CHRIST IS SALVATION All spiritual blessings that sovereign, gracious God has for sinners IN our Lord Jesus Christ, BY the merits and blood of our Lord, and FOR the glory of our Redeemer. Simply put, CHRIST IS SALVATION! It is Christ, not the cross, who saves. It […]
MAKE ME A CAPTIVE, LORD Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be free; Force me to render up my sword, And I shall conqu’ror be. I sink in life’s alarms When by myself I stand; Imprison me within Thine arms, And strong shall be my hand. My heart is weak and poor […]
When God intends to fill a soul, he first makes it empty. When He intends to enrich a soul, He first makes it poor. When He intends to exalt a soul, He first makes it sensible to its own miseries, wants, and nothingness. […]
The voice from the cross did not summon men to do, but to be satisfied with what was done, “It is finished.” The sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only perfect thing which has ever been presented to God on man’s behalf. “It shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no […]
Jer. 32:37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: Jer. 32:38 And they shall be my people, and I will […]
He prayed till He groaned, He groaned till He wept, He wept till He sweat, He sweat till He bled, He bled till He died; and all to make us a warm bath wherein our cold and foul souls might be washed pure and clean. Never was anything washed at so high a rate as […]
We are engaged in a good cause, we fight under a good Captain, the victory is sure beforehand, and the prize is a crown—a crown of eternal life. John Newton How much religion, tradition, and ceremony can a man know and observe and yet not know God? Well, the Jews observed thousands of Passovers yet […]