June 15, 1879

The Door   “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” — John x. 9.   How very condescendingly the Lord Jesus Christ sets himself forth! The noblest figures of speech are not too lofty to describe his merits. If we could speak …

John:10:9

June 8, 1879

Greater Things Yet. Who Shall See Them    “Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt Bee greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God …

John:1:50-51

June 8, 1879

Our Place; at Jesus’ Feet   “At his feet.”— Luke vii. 38.   THE Easterns pay more attention to posture than we do. They are demonstrative, and express by outward signs much which we do not express, or express less energetically. In their courts certain positions must be taken up by courtiers. Oriental monarchs are approached in positions which …

Luke:7:38

June 1, 1879

Jesus Admired in Them That Believe    “When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.” —2 Thessalonians i. 10.   WHAT a difference between the first and second comings of our Lord! When he shall come a second …

2 Thessalonians:1:10

May 25, 1879

Jesus, the Judge    “And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.” — Acts x. 42.   You will notice throughout this short address by Peter how very careful he is to speak not at all upon his …

Acts:10:42

May 25, 1879

A Prepared Place for a Prepared People   “I go to prepare a place for you.” — John xiv. 2. “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.” — Colossians i. 12.   MY real text is not in the Bible; it is one of those Christian …

John:14:2

May 22, 1879

The Withered Hand    “And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered . . . . Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.” — Matthew xii. 10, 13.   NOTE well the expression. Jesus “went into their synagogue; and, …

Matthew:12:10-13

May 18, 1879

The Middle Passage    “O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid; O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.”— Habakkuk iii. 2.   HABAKKUK had the sadness of living at a time when true religion was in a very deplorable state. …

Habakkuk:3:2

May 18, 1879

Crowning Blessings Ascribed to God    “Thou crownest the year with thy goodness.” — Psalm lxv. 11.   GODLY men in olden times felt God to be very near them, and they attributed everything they saw in nature to the direct operation of his hand. They were not accustomed to speak of “the laws of matter,” and “the operation …

Psalms:65:11

May 11, 1879

Forts Demolished and Prisoners Taken    “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”— 2 Corinthians x. 5.   THIS chapter presents the remarkable spectacle of a minister of the gospel of peace going forth to war. At first sight we …

2 Corinthians: