September 4, 1859

Christ Triumphant   "And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it."—Colossians 2:15        To the eye of reason the cross is the centre of sorrow and the lowest depth of shame. Jesus dies a malefactor's death. He hangs upon the gibbet of a felon and pours out …

Colossians:2:15

August 28, 1859

Limiting God   "They limited the Holy One of Israel,"—Psalm 78:41        Man is always altering what God has ordained. Although God's order is ever the best, yet man will never agree therewith. When God gave forth the law it was engraved upon two stones. The first table contained the commandments concerning man and God, the second …

Psalms:78:41

August 21, 1859

Faith Illustrated   "For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."—2 Timothy 1:12        An assurance of our safety in Christ will be found useful …

2 Timothy:1:12

August 16, 1859

FIRST STONE OF THE NEW TABERNACLE    PRECISELY at two o’clock in the afternoon, Mr. SPURGEON, accompanied by Sir MORTON PETO, Bart., M. P., and other friends, ascended the temporary platform erected around the stone; and the proceedings shortly after commenced by singing the hundredth Psalm: —  Before Jehovah’s awful throne  Ye nations bow with sacred joy;  Know that the Lord is …

August 14, 1859

The Tabernacle of the Most High   "In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."—Ephesians 2:22        Under the old Mosaic dispensation God had a visible dwelling-place among men. The bright shekinah was seen between the wings of the cherubim which overshadowed the mercy-seat; and in the tabernacle while Israel …

Ephesians:2:22

August 7, 1859

The Blind Beggar   "And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son …

Mark:10:46-52

July 31, 1859

The Meek and Lowly One   "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is …

Matthew:11:28-30

July 24, 1859

How Saints May Help the Devil   "That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them."—Ezekiel 16:54        It is not a comfortable state to be at enmity with God, and the sinner knows this. Although he perseveres in his rebellion …

Ezekiel:16:54

July 17, 1859

The Story of God's Mighty Acts   "We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old."—Psalm 44:1        Perhaps there are no stories that stick by us so long as those which we hear in our childhood, those tales which are …

Psalms:44:1

July 10, 1859

The Call of Abraham   "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."—Hebrews 11:8        Abraham’s faith was of the most eminent order, for he is called the Father of the Faithful. Let us …

Hebrews:11:8