August 26, 1888

The Drawings of Divine Love   “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, …

John:6:44-45

August 19, 1888

Another Lesson from Manasseh’s Life   “And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.”— 2 Chronicles xxxiii. 10, …

2 Chronicles:33:10-11

August 12, 1888

“Forget Thee, I will Not”   “Thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.” — Isaiah xliv. 21.   THE idols said nothing to their worshippers. They had mouths, but they spoke not. You might go on worshipping an image for twenty years; but you would never get a reply to anything you said …

Isaiah:44:21

July 29, 1888

Seeing and Testifying   “And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.”— 1 John iv. 14.   THERE are two things joined together in the text which must never be parted: “We have seen and do testify.” In the first place, never let any man testify what …

1 John:4:14

July 26, 1888

The Holy Spirit’s Chief Office   “He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” — John xvi. 14, 15.   IT is the chief office of the Holy …

John:16:14-15

July 22, 1888

“I Would; but ye Would Not.”   “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!”— Matthew xxiii. 37.   THIS is not and could not be the language …

Matthew:23:37

July 19, 1888

Encouragements to Prayer   “I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.”— Psalm lxxxi. 10.   THE preceding verse bids us turn away from any strange god: “There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.” Idolatry …

Psalms:81:10

July 15, 1888

A Discourse to the Despairing   “Now when Jacob saw that there was com in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not …

Genesis:42:1-2

July 8, 1888

Pardon for the Greatest Guilt   “Manasseh did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel…… And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his …

2 Chronicles:33:2, 12, 13

July 5, 1888

Love Stronger than Death   “When Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.”— John xiii. 1.   THIS is a kind of preface to the story of the foot-washing, and a very wonderful …

John:13:1