February 7, 1864

Election No Discouragement to Seeking Souls   "I will be gracious upon whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy upon whom I will show mercy."—Exodus 33:19        Because God is the maker, and creator, and sustainer of all things, he has a right to do as he wills with all his works. "Shall the thing …

Exodus:33:19

January 31, 1864

Do You Know Him?   "That I may know him."—Philippians 3:10        The object of the apostle's life—that for which he sacrificed everything: country, kindred, honor, comfort, liberty, and life itself, was, that he might know Christ. Observe that this is not Paul's prayer as an unconverted man, that he may know Christ, and so be saved; …

Philippians:3:10

January 24, 1864

Faith and Life   "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath …

2 Peter:1:1-4

January 11, 1864

A Desperate Case—How to Meet It   "Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to …

Matthew:17:19-21

January 3, 1864

Suffering and Reigning with Jesus   "If we suffer, we shall also reign with him : if we deny him, he also will deny us.” — 2 Timothy 2:12        MY venerable friend who has hitherto sent me a text for the new year, still ministers to his parish the Word of life, and has not forgotten …

2 Timothy:2:12

December 27, 1863

Alpha and Omega   “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."—Revelation 22:13.   EVERY Sunday-school child knows that there is no great mystery hidden in the words “Alpha and Omega.” We have here the names of the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, so that the sense would be, …

Revelation:22:13

December 20, 1863

The Holy Child, Jesus "That signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child, Jesus.”—Acts 4:30. THE opposition of the world is often a very great blessing to the Church. If it be met by holy boldness, it is sure to yield a glorious triumph to the servants of God. Sanctified by the …

Acts:4:30

December 13, 1863

Lessons from Lydia's Conversion   “And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped shipped God, …

Acts:16:13-14

December 6, 1863

Once a Curse but Now a Blessing   "And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, so will I save you and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong."—Zechariah 8:13        As these words came from …

Zechariah:8:13

November 29, 1863

Paul—his Cloak and His Books   "The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments."—2 Timothy 4:13        Foolish persons have made remarks upon the trifles of Scripture. They have marvelled why so little a matter as a cloak should be mentioned in an …

2 Timothy:4:13