“He would have given you living water.” John 4:10 How blessed a thing is vital godliness! That is the thing I always wish to contend for. Not for forms and ceremonies, or doctrines floating in the brain—but for the life of God in the soul. That is the only thing worth knowing—the only thing to […]
Psalm 110 A magnificent display of the exaltation and sovereignty of Christ as High Priest of the Church is exhibited. It is delightful to study this glorious office. The contemplation tends to sanctify. May it mold us into heavenly likeness! 1. “The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make […]
The Wisdom of the Gospel The gospel is the sum of wisdom; a collection of knowledge; a treasure-house of truth; and a disclosure of mysterious secrets. In it we see how justice and mercy may be associated; here we see unalterable law entirely satisfied, and sovereign love carrying away the sinner in triumph. Our meditation […]
Precious in my sight Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life (Isaiah 43:4). Just think, if all your hope is Christ Jesus, then the judgment of God toward you was fully accomplished when Christ […]
The Mighty Magnet “And I, if l be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me” (John 12:32). Come, ye workers, be encouraged. You fear that you cannot draw a congregation. Try the preaching of a crucified, risen, and ascended Savior; for this is the greatest “draw” that was ever yet manifested […]
Friend, can you understand my riddle? (J. C. Philpot, “Letters & Memoirs”) I find that sin has such power over me, that though I call on the Lord again and again for deliverance, I seem to be as weak as ever when temptation comes. If a window were placed in my bosom, what filth and […]
THE GREAT COMPROMISE Acts 5: 17, 18 The Pharisee claimed to worship Jehovah but they differed from the Sadducee in that they believed that there would be a resurrection from the dead. The Sadducees claimed to believe Jehovah but they differed from the Pharisee in that they believed there was no resurrection. Yet, these differences […]
Sign Seeking Hypocrites Mark 8: 10-13 Nothing is more contemptuous than religious infidelity and hypocrisy. The scriptures tell us here that “He sighed deeply in his Spirit.” Here is the God of glory sighing, sighing deeply in his spirit, groaning as one in painful vexation of soul. Then he said, “Why doth this generation seek […]
– An undressing from his sins and infirmities (Charles Spurgeon) “They will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” Matthew 25:46 There is an essential difference between the death of the godly—and the death of the ungodly. Death comes to the ungodly man—as a penal infliction; but to the righteous— as […]
The Parable Of The Wicked Husbandmen Matt. 21:33-46 It is a serious mistake for anyone to read this parable and say, “That applies to the Jews. It has no reference to me.” This parable addresses us just as fully as it did the priests and Pharisees to whom it was originally spoken. The message of […]