May 5, 1878

Where True Prayer is Found   “Therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.”— 2 Samuel vii. 27   DAVID had first found it in his heart to build a house for God. Sitting in his house of cedar he resolved that the ark of God should no longer abide under curtains, but …

2 Samuel:7:27

May 5, 1878

A Worthy Theme for Thought   “We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.” — Psalm xlviii. 9.   WHO were these people who declared to the Lord that they had thought of his lovingkindness in the midst of his temple? According to the title of the Psalm, they were the sons of …

Psalms:48:9

April 28, 1878

Under Constraint   “For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead.”— 2 Corinthians v. 14.   THE apostle and his brethren were unselfish in all that they did. He could say of himself and of his brethren that when they varied their modes of action they …

2 Corinthians:5:14

April 28, 1878

Love's Lamentation   “I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us?” — Malachi i. 2.   THE children of Israel had passed through great trouble, but all of it was brought upon them by their own sin. Yet, in their time of trouble, God had remembered them in the greatness of his …

Malachi:1:2

April 21, 1878

Believers Free From the Dominion of Sin   “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”— Romans vi. 14.   OUR constant hearers will remember that a Sabbath or so ago we spoke upon “Submit yourselves unto God.” It is both the way to peace and the way of …

Romans:6:14

April 14, 1878

The Shortest of the Seven Cries   "After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst."—John 19:28.   It was most fitting that every word of our Lord upon the cross should be gathered up and preserved. As not a bone of him shall be broken, so not a …

John:19:28

April 14, 1878

Jesus Calling   “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew xi. 28.   I HAVE often preached from this text. I hope, if I am spared, often to preach from it in the future. It is one of those great constellation texts which, like certain stars which …

Matthew:11:28

April 7, 1878

The Reason Why Many Cannot Find Peace   “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to …

James:4:7-10

April 7, 1878

Heart-Communing   “She communed with him of all that was in her heart.” — 1 Kings x. 2.   LAST Sabbath evening, I mentioned some of the “hard questions” which Jesus is able to answer, just as Solomon solved the riddles of the queen of Sheba. But it appears that this queen, when she had once obtained an interview …

1 Kings:10:2

March 31, 1878

Remember!    “Thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee.”— Deuteronomy xv. 15.   IN an autobiography of William Jay we read that on one occasion he called to see the famous Mr. John Newton, at Olney, and he observed that over the desk at which he …

Deuteronomy:15:15