October 19, 1884

God’s Knowledge of Sin   “O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.” — Psalm lxix. 5.   IT seems, thou, that the best of men have a measure of foolishness in them, and that, sometimes, that foolishness shows itself. How gentle and tender ought we to be with others who are foolish …

Psalms:69:5

October 12, 1884

Jehovah-Jireh   “And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.”— Genesis xxii. 14.   “ABRAHAM called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh,” or “Jehovah will see it,” or “Jehovah will provide,” or “Jehovah will be seen.” We are offered a variety …

Genesis:22:14

October 12, 1884

The Road to Honour   “Them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall he lightly esteemed.”— 1 Samuel, ii. 30.   OUR chickens generally come home to roost. Our thoughts of other men become other men’s thoughts of us. According as we measure out to our fellows, so do they measure back into our …

1 Samuel:2:30

October 5, 1884

Thought-Reading Extraordinary    “LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear.”— Psalm x. 17.   NOTICE at the outset the logic of this verse. It is very simple, very forcible, very accurate logic. It runs thus: “Thou hast,” “thou wilt.” “Lord, thou hast heard the desire …

Psalms:10:17

October 2, 1884

Joy in God   “And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement (or, as it should be, “the reconciliation”). — Romans v. 11.   You notice, dear friends, in reading this verse, the “not only so” and the “also”; and, if you look back …

Romans:5:11

September 28, 1884

THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP.   “What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when …

Luke:15:4-7

September 28, 1884

Four Contrasts   “But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow …

Isaiah:43:1-4; 22-25

September 25, 1884

The Lion and the Bear; Trophies Hung Up   “Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the …

1 Samuel:17:36-37

September 21, 1884

HEAVEN BELOW.   “They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters.” — Revelations vii. 16, 17.   LET us think of this felicity, that we …

Revelation:7:16-17

September 18, 1884

Strength and Recovery   “And I will strengthen them in the Lord: and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.”— Zechariah x. 12.   THIS text is pitched in the royal key. It has nothing of the caution and doubting of man about it. Where the word of a king is there is power, …

Zechariah:10:12