July 16, 1882

Characteristics of Christ’s Disciples   “If any man come to me, and hate not hi* father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sister, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.” — Luke xiv. 26 “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then …

Luke:14:26

July 13, 1882

Girded for the Work   “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind.” — 1 Peter i. 13.   WE noticed, in reading the chapter from which our text is taken, that the apostle Peter first mentioned the glorious doctrines of grace, and the marvellous benefits bestowed by God upon believers, and he afterwards drew from them a practical …

1 Peter:1:13

July 9, 1882

The Still Small Voice   “And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went cut, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, …

1 Kings:19:12-13

July 9, 1882

Sacred Memories   “Let Jerusalem come into your mind.” — Jeremiah li. 50.   THIS message from the Lord was written by the prophet Jeremiah to the Jews who were carried away to Babylon or even to more distant places. They were entreated not to forget the holy city where they had worshipped Jehovah in his temple. Among all …

Jeremiah:51:50

July 2, 1882

Love and I- A Mystery “I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.”— John xvii. 26. FOR several Sabbath mornings my mind has been directed into subjects which I might fitly call the deep things of God. I …

John:17:26

July 2, 1882

The Baptist’s Message   “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” — John i. 29.   JOHN was the herald of Christ; he came to bear witness to him, and to prepare the way for him. In the olden times, when kings …

John:1:29

June 29, 1882

The Time of Jacob’s Trouble   “It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble ; but he shall be saved out of it.” — Jeremiah xxx. 7.   GOD here calls the Jews by the name of Jacob. These were his people in a very special sense, for he had chosen them from among all the nations of the …

Jeremiah:30:7

June 25, 1882

THE FIRST RECORDED WORDS OF JESUS.   “And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy Father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be …

Luke:2:48-49

June 25, 1882

The Last Words of Christ on the Cross   “And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.” — Luke xxiii. 46. “Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.” — Psalm …

Luke:23:46

June 22, 1882

The Honoured Servant   “Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.” — Proverbs xxvii. 18.   IN Solomon’s day, every man sat under his own vine and fig tree, and there was peace throughout the whole country. Then, God’s law about dividing out the land among …

Proverbs:27:18