August 30, 1891

A Harp of Ten Strings   “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”— Luke i. 46, 47.   IT is very clear that Mary was not beginning a new thing; for she speaks in the present tense, and in a tense which seems to have been for a …

Luke:1:46, 47

August 16, 1891

Three Names High on the Muster-Roll “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, …

Daniel:3:16-18

August 9, 1891

The Lad’s Loaves in the Lord’s Hands   “Jesus took the loaves.”— John vi. 11.   LOOK, there are the people! Five thousand of them, as hungry as hunters, and they all need to have food given to them, for they cannot any of them travel to buy it! And here is the provision! Five thin wafers— and those …

John:6:11

August 2, 1891

Young Man! A Prayer for You   “And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.”— 2 Kings vi. 17.   THIS young man …

2 Kings:6:17

July 26, 1891

Barriers Broken Down   “For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.”— Romans x. 3.   You that have your Bibles open, kindly follow me from the first verse of the chapter. It begins, “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for …

Romans:10:3

July 5, 1891

God Rejoicing in the New Creation   “Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in …

Isaiah:65:17-19

June 28, 1891

The Agreement of Salvation by Grace With Walking in Good Works “Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” — Ephesians ii. 9, 10. I SHALL call your attention to the near neighbourhood of …

Ephesians:2:9-10

June 7, 1891

Redemption through Blood, the Gracious Forgiveness of Sins   “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according, to the riches of his grace.”— Ephesians i. 7.   READ the chapter, and carefully note how the apostle goes to the back of everything, and commences with those primeval blessings which were ours before time began. …

Ephesians:1:7

June 7, 1891

The Statute of David for the Sharing of the Spoil   “And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and …

1 Samuel:30:21-25

May 17, 1891

My Times are in thy Hand   “My times are in thy hand.” — Psalm xxxi. 15.   DAVID was sad: his life was spent with grief, and his years with sighing. His sorrow had wasted his strength, and even his bones were consumed within him. Cruel enemies pursued him with malicious craft, even seeking his life. At such …

Psalms:31:15