April 9, 1870

Individual Sin Laid on Jesus   “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”— Isaiah liii. 6.   I THINK I addressed you from this text four years ago, but I feel quite safe in returning to it, for …

Isaiah:53:6

April 2, 1870

Jesus Only “And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.”— Matthew xvii. 8. The last words will suffice us for a text, “Jesus only.” When Peter saw our Lord with Moses and Elias, he exclaimed, “Master, it is good to be here,” as if he implied that it was better …

Matthew:17:8

March 27, 1870

Prepare to Meet Thy God “Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.” — Amos iv. 12. GOD had in the days of Amos by different ways rebuked the sin of his people Israel. He had wasted them with famine and sword; he had withheld the rain; he had sent forth the pestilence after the manner of Egypt; …

Amos:4:12

March 19, 1870

Nathanael and the Fig Tree   “Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus …

John:1:45-51

March 13, 1870

Backsliding Healed   “I will heal their backsliding.” — Hosea xiv. 4.   WHICH rings with the more sonorous voice, the knell, “their backsliding,” or the marriage peal, “I will heal”? All through the Scripture records there is revealed a vehement contest between man’s sin and God’s grace, each of them striving to become more abundant than the other. …

Hosea:14:4

March 5, 1870

Sincerity and Duplicity   “Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. — 1 John ii. 3, 4.   THE Epistles of John possess and combine certain qualities which seem at the first …

1 John:2:3, 4

March 5, 1870

The King Feasting in His Garden   “I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.” —   Solomon’s Song v. i.   I BELIEVE this …

Solomon:5:1

February 27, 1870

The Two Builders and Their Houses   “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded …

Matthew:7:24-27

February 20, 1870

Precious, Honorable, Beloved   “Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee.”— Isaiah xliii. 4.   THE first reference of this text is evidently to Israel. That nation was precious in God’s sight. He had been pleased sovereignly to make an election of the seed of Abraham, that they should be …

Isaiah:43:4

1870

A Generous Proposal   “Come thou, with us, and we will do thee good.” — Numbers x. 29.   THESE ancient words, so simple, yet so sweet, fascinate us with a potent hallowed charm. They ring out their melody like a familiar air; the language of a heart instinct with kindness, inspired with faith, and inspirited with the enthusiasm …

Numbers:10:29