May 23, 1886

 Mysterious Meat   “In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye Know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him …

John:4:31-38

May 23, 1886

The Master-Key, Opening the Gate of Heaven   “And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good.”— Genesis xxxii. 12.   THE possession of a God, or the non-possession of a God, makes the greatest possible difference between man and man. Esau is a princely being, but he is “a profane person.” Jacob is a weak, fallible, frail creature, …

Genesis:32:12

April 29, 1886

Our Omnipotent Leader   “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” — Matthew xxviii. 18.   I INTEND chiefly to call your attention to this verse, but it will be necessary also to refer to the rest of the chapter: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, …

Matthew:28:18

April 25, 1886

Mouth and Heart   “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”— Romans x. 9.   PAUL’S great work was saving souls. Whatever else he might be doing, he never forgot “by all means to save some.” Whatever …

Romans:10:9

April 22, 1886

The Power of a Sigh   “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.” — Psalm xii. 5.   You must all have noticed that David lived in very evil times. When he wrote this Psalm, …

Psalms:12:5

April 18, 1886

The Three Hours’ Darkness   “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.” — Matthew xxvii. 45.   FROM nine till noon the usual degree of light was present; so that there was time enough for our Lord’s adversaries to behold and insult his sufferings. There could be no mistake about …

Matthew:27:45

April 11, 1886

     Love Abounding, Love Complaining, Love Abiding        “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 …

Isaiah:43:1-4

April 11, 1886

Why Men Reject Christ   “And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.” — Luke ix. 52, 53.   You hardly need that I should explain this action …

Luke:9:52, 53

April 8, 1886

The Known and the Unknown   “For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”— Ecclesiastes vi. 12.   MAN at his very best is only man; and well might …

Ecclesiastes:6:12

April 4, 1886

THE TWO APPEARINGS AND THE DISCIPLINE OF GRACE.   “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour …

Titus:2:11-14