June 21, 1885

Deliverance from the Pit   “Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.” — Job xxxiii. 24.   LET it never be forgotten that, in all that God does, he acts from good reasons. You observe that the text, speaking of the sick man, represents God …

Job:33:24

June 14, 1885

The Pitifulness of the Lord the Comfort of the Afflicted   “Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.”— James v. 11.   WE are far too apt to entertain hard thoughts of God. …

James:5:11

June 11, 1885

Jonah’s Object-Lessons   “And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the …

Jonah:4:6-8

June 7, 1885

Israel and Britain. A Note of Warning        “But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: that the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they …

John:12:37-41

May 31, 1885

A Question for a Questioner   “Hath God forgotten to be gracious?”— Psalm lxxvii. 9.   ASAPH was very grievously troubled in spirit. The deep waters were not only around his barque, but they had come in even unto his soul. When the spirit of a man is wounded, then is he wounded indeed; and such was the case …

Psalms:77:9

May 28, 1885

Fearing and Hoping   “The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.” — Psalm cxlvii. 11.   THIS Psalm, I think, was intended to set forth the singularity of God. In it we are exhorted to praise him who is our God, to give honour and glory to him alone. The …

Psalms:147:11

May 24, 1885

The Private Tutor    “He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he …

John:14:24-26

May 24, 1885

The Question between the Plagues   “How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me?” — Exodus x. 3.   PHARAOH is the typo and image of proud men. God permitted him to be left to the natural hardness of his heart, and he stood up against Jehovah in a very remarkable way. Those who are students of …

Exodus:10:3

May 21, 1885

Number 2,500; or, Entrance and Exclusion   “And they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.” — Matthew xxv. 10.   DURING the waiting period, the wise and foolish virgins seemed much alike, even as at this day one can hardly discern the false professor from the true. Everything turned upon …

Matthew:25:10

May 17, 1885

Divine Forgiveness Admired and Imitated   “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”— Colossians iii. 13.   To whom is this exhortation addressed? The apostle speaketh thus in the twelfth verse: “Elect of God, holy and beloved.” Here are three particulars. They …

Colossians:3:13