March 22, 1883

Waiting, Hoping, Watching   “I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope, My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.” — Psalm cxxx. 5, 6.   As we read this Psalm, we noticed, from, the …

Psalms:103:5, 6

March 18, 1883

A Sermon to the Lord's Little Children   “I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.” 1 John ii. 12. “I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father.” 1 John ii. 13. (Revised Version.)   PROBABLY you ask, “Why does John say first, ‘I write,’ and then, ‘I …

1 John:2:12

March 18, 1883

Refusing to be Comforted   “My soul refused to be comforted.” — Psalm lxxvii. 2.   WHEN you meet with a person in great distress, you feel at once a desire to comfort him; that is to say, if you have an ordinarily tender heart. You cannot bear to see another in trouble without trying to minister to that …

Psalms:77:2

March 15, 1883

Living on the Word   “Man doth not live by bread only, but by every, word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.” — Deuteronomy viii. 3.   THE main thing for every one of us is life. What would it profit a man, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his …

Deuteronomy:8:3

March 11, 1883

Incense and Light    “And Aaron shall bum thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.”— Exodus xxx. 7, 8.   CERTAIN ceremonies under the law were only …

Exodus:30:7-8

March 11, 1883

A Sermon of Personal Testimony   “For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life.” — Deuteronomy xxxii. 47.   THESE are among the last words of Moses before his death. He addressed the people in a most tender and affectionate manner before he went from them. “The old man eloquent” seemed as if …

Deuteronomy:32:47

March 8, 1883

Persecuted, but not Forsaken   “Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.  The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords …

March 4, 1883

The Best War-Cry   “The Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.”— Numbers xxiii. 21.   IT was a singular spectacle to see the king of Moab and his lords climbing to the tops of the craggy rocks, accompanied by that strange being, the Eastern prophet Balaam. They are seeking to …

Numbers:23:21

March 4, 1883

Unparalleled Suffering   “Christ also hath once suffered.” — 1 Peter iii. 18.   IT is very unpleasant to our poor flesh and blood to suffer. Physical pain is a grievous infliction; mental agony or spiritual sorrow is still worse. Irons around the wrists can be worn till they fit easily; but when the iron enters into the soul, …

1 Peter:3:18

March 1, 1883

The Climax of God’s Love “And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.” — Hosea ii. 16, 17. You …

Hosea:2:16, 17