February 4, 2018

A Visit to the Harvest Field   "Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waited for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh."—James …

James:5:7-8

February 3, 2018

Praises and Vows Accepted in Zion   "Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh more."—Psalm 65:1-2        Upon Zion there was erected an altar dedicated to God for the offering of sacrifices. Except when prophets were commanded by …

Psalms:65:1-2

February 3, 2018

Sleep Not   "Let us not sleep, as do others."—1 Thessalonians 5:6        We do not usually sleep towards the things of this world. We rise up early, and sit up late, and eat the bread of carefulness, for Mammon's sake. In this age of competition, most men are wide enough awake for their temporal interests; but, …

1 Thessalonians:5:6

January 30, 2018

Heaven's Nurse Children   "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms."—Hosea 11:3        If you note well the opening part of this chapter, you will find that it consists of a wonderful chain of mercies; every one single line is a rare jewel, and the whole passage is a casket unspeakably precious. The …

Hosea:11:3

January 29, 2018

Beauty for Ashes   "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified."—Isaiah 61:3        When soldiers are …

Isaiah:61:3

January 28, 2018

North and South   "I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, keep not back."—Isaiah 43:6        In the fulness of the promised days when the Jews shall be restored from their wanderings, and all the seed of Jacob shall again meet in their own land, God in his mighty providence will speak …

Isaiah:43:6

January 16, 2018

Now, and Then   "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face."—1 Corinthians 13:12        In this chapter the apostle Paul has spoken in the highest terms of charity or love. He accounts it to be a grace far more excellent than any of the spiritual gifts of which he had just …

1 Corinthians:13:12

January 15, 2018

The Alarum   "I myself will awake early."—Psalms 57:8        The proper subject to treat upon with such a text would be the propriety and excellence of early rising, especially when we are desirous of praising or serving God. The dew of dawn should be consecrated to devotion. The text is a very remarkable expression, and might …

Psalms:42:8

January 15, 2018

The Sheep and Their Shepherd   "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."—John 10:27        Christians are here compared to sheep. Not a very flattering comparison you may say; but then we do not wish to be flattered, nor would our Lord deem it good to flatter us, While far from …

John:10:27

January 15, 2018

Prosperity Under Persecution   "Come on let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with …

Exodus:1:10-12