December 2, 1866

The Root that Beareth Wormwood   “Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood.” — Deuteronomy xxix. 18.   THE people of Israel, after all the wonderful things which God had done for them, should have felt themselves bound for ever to their Father’s God. They had received the clearest possible proof that Jehovah …

Deuteronomy:29:18

November 25, 1866

The Captive Saviour Freeing His People   “Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: that the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.”— John xviii. 8, 9.   THE whole story of our Lord’s passion is …

John:18:8-9

November 18, 1866

The Last Enemy Destroyed   “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."— 1 Cor. 15:26.   OUR Saviour stooped to the lowest depths of degradation, he shall be exalted to the topmost heights of glory. “Being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross; wherefore …

1 Corinthians:15:26

November 11, 1866

The Gospel's Healing Power   “And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.” — Luke 5:17.   LUKE, the …

Luke:5:17

November 4, 1866

Praying in the Holy Ghost   “Praying in the Holy Ghost.”— Jude, verse 20.   THESE words occur in a passage where the apostle is indicating the contrast between the ungodly and the godly. The ungodly are mocking, speaking great swelling words, and walking after their ungodly lusts, while the righteous are building up themselves in their most holy …

Jude:20

October 28, 1866

The Standard Uplifted in the Face of the Foe   “When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.”— Isaiah 59:19.   THE Hebrew seems to be very difficult of interpretation in this place, and there have been as many translations given of it as there are …

Isaiah:59:19

October 21, 1866

Pray for Jesus   “Prayer also shall be made for him continually.” — Psalm 72:15.   HAVING on one or two occasions made use of the phrase, “praying for King Jesus,” I have been somewhat surprised to find that it was not understood, and I have been rather astonished at receiving several notes asking for an explanation of what …

Psalms:72:15

October 14, 1866

Children’s Bread Given to Dogs   “And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”— Matthew xv. 27.   IN this narrative we have the portrait of a soul for which a sure blessing is reserved. If the story closed without its final verse, one might be quite sure as …

Matthew:15:27

October 7, 1866

A Saviour Such as You Need   “Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord. I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And …

Hebrews:10:15-18

October 7, 1866

The Church Aroused    “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”— Ephesians v. 14.   WE have not time this evening to enter into the question as to where this quotation came from. There does not appear to be one exactly like it in the compass of the …

Ephesians:5:14