January 29, 1865

Jesus Washing his Disciples' Feet   “Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?” John 13:6.    OUR Saviour had so steadfastly set his face towards the awful sufferings of his passion, that when they actually approached he was not in the slightest degree disturbed or disconcerted. If you were …

John:13:6

January 22, 1865

Zechariah's Vision of Joshua the High Priest   "And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this …

Zechariah:3:1-5

1865

The Great Privation: Or, The Great Salvation No. 610By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.''— Isaiah 48:18. FROM this verse we may learn that when God smites men on account of sin, it …

Isaiah:48:18

January 15, 1865

Knowledge Commended   “But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many.”—Daniel 11:32-33.     THE uninspired book of the Maccabees is perhaps the best interpreter of this passage in Daniel. The prophet, we think, refers to the great persecution under Antiochus, when the …

Daniel:11:32-33

January 8, 1865

A Discourse for a Revival Season   “Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? The harvest …

Jeremiah:8:19-20

January 1, 1865

True Unity Promoted   “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”—Ephesians 4:3.    You will remember that for several years I have received my morning's text for the first Sabbath in the year from an esteemed brother, a clergyman of the Church of England. This year he very kindly sends me this verse, …

Ephesians:4:3

December 27, 1864

A New Leaf for the New Year   “And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother.” — Genesis xlii. 21.   You know the story from which our text is taken, how Joseph’s brethren, being envious of him, sold him for a slave, deceived his aged father concerning him, and then endeavoured to forget …

Genesis:42:21

December 25, 1864

Mary's Song   “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”—Luke 1:46-47.    MARY was on a visit when she expressed her joy in the language of this noble song. It were well if all our social intercourse were as useful to our hearts as this visit was to …

Luke:1:46-47

December 18, 1864

Good Works in Good Company   “Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. The mandrakes give …

Solomon:7:11-13

December 11, 1864

The Man with the Measuring Line   “I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. And, behold, the angel …

Zechariah:2:1-5