May 21, 1882

The Perpetuity of the Law of God    “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” — Matthew v. 18.   IT has been said that he who understands the two covenants is a theologian, and this is, no …

Matthew:5:18

May 21, 1882

Depths and Heights   “His Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of bis person and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the …

Hebrews:1:2, 3

May 18, 1882

The Two Pivots   “I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” — Exodus iii. 6. “Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”— Hebrews xi. 16.   You recollect, dear friends, that Paul is writing to the …

Exodus:3:6

May 14, 1882

A Feast for the Upright    “For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will be withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.”— Psalm lxxxiv. 11, 12.   IN this sweet Sabbatic Psalm the writer rejoices in …

Psalms:84:11-12

May 14, 1882

What shall the Harvest be?   “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.” — Hosea viii. 7.   PRUDENT men look before them to see the result of their actions. Their eyes look …

Hosea:8:7

May 7, 1882

Healed or Deluded? Which?    “They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”— Jeremiah viii. 11. “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.”— Jeremiah xvii. 14.   THE people among whom Jeremiah dwelt had …

Jeremiah:8:11

April 23, 1882

The Blessed Guest Detained   “And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.”— Luke xxiv. 28, 29.   WHAT a …

Luke:24:28-29

April 23, 1882

Israel’s Cry and God’s Answer   “And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant …

Exodus:2:23-25; 3:9, 10

April 16, 1882

At Thy Word    “And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.”— Luke v. 5.   How very much may simple obedience partake of the sublime! Peter went to catch up the net, and let it down into the sea, …

Luke:5:5

April 16, 1882

What Jesus would do   “How often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!” — Matthew xxiii. 37.   THE theologians have met each other around this text as on a field of battle. They have contended, and controverted, and dragged the text about as …

Matthew:23:37