As the sun is seen in its own light, so is Christ; we can never behold Him believingly and comfortably, but in the light of His Own Spirit. “For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light we shall see light” (Psalm 36:98). […]
Joy!(“The Preciousness of Faith” by Octavius Winslow)Christian, your joy will be in proportion to thedirectness and simplicity with which your faithdeals with Christ, looks to Christ, lives uponthe fullness of Christ, rests in His completesalvation, and draws all its evidences andhopes from Christ. Nothing can kindle this holy joy in the heartbut a believing view of what […]
You will have a much lower opinion of yourself! (John Newton) Depend upon it—if you walk closely with God for forty years, at the end of that time you will have a much lower opinion of yourself than you have now! You will understand something of . . . Abraham’s feeling when he says, “I am dust and […]
Human guidance (Octavius Winslow, “The Fragrance of Christ’s Name” We have need to be on our watch against the powerful influence of spiritual mentors—lest, fascinated by the fame of some popular leader, we become the willing dupes of a childish superstition, or the blind followers of a fatal error. Do not take your views of Divine […]
WHEN IS A SINNER BORN AGAIN? Galatians 1:15-16 I have no interest in answering the foolish questions of men about the chronological sequence of events in a man’s salvation. I will leave that to theologians who have nothing better to do than dissect the scriptures. But I do want to tell you when a person may […]
A Sad but Evident Fact Down through the years there have been many men and women who have heard the truth, and have apprehended the truth, but who have never been apprehended by the truth. They have “gotten hold of the truth,” but the truth has never “gotten hold of them!” This is evidenced by […]
What is a successful ministry? (Don Fortner) “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.” 1 Corinthians 4:2 The desperate need of the hour is faithful men in the pulpits of our churches. We have an over-abundance of preachers. We do not need any more slick, polished, well-educated […]
“I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight.” Isaiah 42:16 J.C.Philpot What is the mind of man–of any man–of your mind, my mind, under affliction? Let him be tried with pain of body, poverty of circumstances, sickness in his family, guilt of conscience, hard bondage in his own soul, without any beam […]
The penetrating light of the Spirit J.C.Philpot “For God . . . made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” 2 Cor. 4:6 “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the […]
Who makes you different from anyone else? (Charles Spurgeon) “Who maketh thee to differ from another? What hast thou, that thou did’t not receive? And if thou dids’t receive it, why dost thou boast as if thou hads’t not received it?” 1 Corinthians 4:7 It is grace—free sovereign grace, which has made you to differ! […]