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

February 25, 1883

The Holy Spirit's Threefold Conviction of Men   “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they believe not on me; of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; of judgment, because the prince of this world is …

John:16:8-11

February 25, 1883

Jesus Sitting on the Well   “Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.” — John iv. 6.   IF we were wise, dear friends, we should find a thousand things in the world to remind us of our blessed Lord. It is well to form the habit …

John:4:6

February 22, 1883

The Backslider’s Door of Hope   “And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt,” — Hosea ii. 15.   A FORTNIGHT …

Hosea:2:15

February 18, 1883

Sabbath-work   “And on the same day was the sabbath.” — John v. 9.   OUR Divine Master healed men every day of the week; from the first day even to the close of the seventh day, he went about doing good, and healing all manner of diseases. The healing virtue did not flow from him occasionally, but perpetually. …

John:5:9

February 18, 1883

Herein is Love    “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”— 1 John iv. 10.   ARE there not scenes and circumstances which now and then transpire before us that prompt an exclamation like that of the apostle, “Herein is love”? When …

1 John:4:10-11

February 15, 1883

A Test for True Seekers   “They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward.” — Jeremiah 1. 5.   THIS prophecy of Jeremiah was concerning the destruction of Babylon. Israel and Judah had been carried away into captivity by the domineering power; and the captives lived far away in Babylon, and wept when they remembered Zion. …

Jeremiah:1:5

February 11, 1883

The Hearing of Faith    “This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”— Galatians iii. 2.   A GREAT delusion is upon the heart of man as to his salvation. His ways are perverse. He does not love the law of God; nay, his …

Galatians:3:2

February 8, 1883

Strange Ways of Love   “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.” — Hosea ii. 14.   THE first part of this chapter is very dark, but the second part is clear daylight. As we read the first verses, we tremble, for we seem to stand at the foot …

Hosea:2:14

February 4, 1883

All Joy in All Trials    “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”— James i. 2, 3, 4.   JAMES calls the converted among the twelve tribes his …

James:1:2-4