October 16, 1887

Behold the Lamb of God   “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”— John i. 29.   JOHN the Baptist’s one business was to bear witness to Christ. He was the morning star which heralds the rising sun. When the sun appeared …

John:1:29

October 2, 1887

The Child of Light Walking in Light   “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us …

1 John:1:6-7

September 25, 1887

The Child of Light Walking in Darkness   “Who is among yon that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.”— Isaiah 1. 10.   SEE how the Lord inquires for his people. In every …

Isaiah:50:10

September 22, 1887

Man, Whose Breath Is in His Nostrils   “Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?”— Isaiah ii. 22.   MAN, especially since the fall, is a very unspiritual creature. His animus is animal. He is made up, as the old writers used to say, of soul and soil. …

Isaiah:2:22

September 18, 1887

How Hearts Are Softened   “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall he in bitterness for him, …

Zechariah:12:10-11

September 11, 1887

Love at Its Utmost   “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.”— John xv. 9.   IN the love of Christ we find our best joy. The pastures of the Great Shepherd are wide, but the sweetest grasses grow close to his pierced feet. The love of Jesus is the …

John:15:9

September 4, 1887

God the Wonder-Worker   “To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.”—Psalm cxxxvi. 4.   BELOVED, when we get into God’s world of wonders, we have range enough. Which way shall I turn? On what subject shall I speak? If I turn to nature, it teems with wonders. Altering a little the language of …

Psalms:136:4

August 28, 1887

Folly of Unbelief   “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.”— Luke xxiv. 25.   THE two disciples who walked to Emmaus and conversed together, and were sad, were true believers. We may not judge men by their occasional feelings. The possession of gladness is no clear …

Luke:24:25

August 21, 1887

Trust   “That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.” — Ephesians i. 12, 13.   IT appears from the preceding verse that the predestinating purpose of God deals not only with salvation as …

Ephesians:1:12-13

August 14, 1887

The Blind Beggar of the Temple, and His Wonderful Cure   “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, and said unto …

John:9:5-7