June 14, 1857

God’s Work in Man   “And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.” — Hosea ii. 16, 17.   WITHOUT any …

Hosea:2:16, 17

June 7, 1857

Presumptuous Sins "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins."—Psalm 19:13 All sins are great sins, but yet some sins are greater than others. Every sin has in it the very venom of rebellion, and is full of the essential marrow of traitorous rejection of God. But there be some sins which have in them a greater …

Psalms:19:13

May 31, 1857

Elijah's Appeal to the Undecided   "How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: if Baal, then follow him."—1 Kings 18:21        It was a day to be remembered, when the multitudes of Israel were assembled at the foot of Carmel and when the solitary prophet of the Lord came forth …

1 Kings:18:21

May 31, 1857

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees   "When thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines."—2 Sam. 5:24        David had just fought the Philistines in this very valley, …

2 Samuel:5:24

May 24, 1857

Heavenly Rest   "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."—Heb. 4:9        The Apostle proved, in the former part of this and the latter part of the preceding chapter, that there was a rest promised in Scripture called the rest of God. He proved that Israel did not attain that rest for God sware …

Hebrews:9:9

May 17, 1857

Christ—The Power and Wisdom of God   "Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God."—1 Cor. 1:24        Unbelief toward the gospel of Christ is the most unreasonable thing in all the world, because the reason which the unbeliever gives for his unbelief is fairly met by the character and constitution of the gospel of …

1 Corinthians:1:24

May 10, 1857

Salvation of the Lord   "Salvation is of the Lord."—Jonah 2:9        Jonah learned this sentence of good theology in a strange college. He learned it in the whale's belly, at the bottom of the mountains, with the weeds wrapped about his head, when he supposed that the earth with her bars was about him for ever. …

Jonah:2:9

May 3, 1857

Regeneration   "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."—John 3:3        In daily life our thoughts are most occupied with things that are most necessary for our existence. No one murmured that the subject of the price of bread was frequently on the lips of men at a time of scarcity, …

John:3:3

April 29, 1857

The Dumb Singing   “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.” — Isaiah xxxv. 5, 6.   WHAT a …

Isaiah:35:5, 6

April 26, 1857

David's Dying Prayer   "Let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen."—Psalm 72:19        There was a time when this prayer would have been unnecessary; a period, in fact, when it could not have been offered, seeing the thing to be asked for was already in being. A time there was when the …

Psalms:72:19