June 5, 1890

Our Lord in the Valley of Humiliation   “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” — Philippians ii. 8.   PAUL wishes to unite the saints in Philippi, in the holy bands of love. To do this, he takes them to the cross. Beloved, …

Philippians:2:8

June 1, 1890

Noah’s Faith, Fear, Obedience, and Salvation   “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”— Hebrews xi. 7.   THE apostle could not avoid mentioning …

Hebrews:11:7

June 1, 1890

A Question for Communicants   “What mean ye by this service?”— Exodus xii. 26.   IN a spiritual religion, everything must be understood. That which is not spiritual, but ritualistic, contents itself with the outward form. Under the Jewish dispensation, there was a very strong tendency in that direction; but it was kept to some extent in check. Under …

Exodus:12:26

May 25, 1890

Joy, Joy for Ever   “But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.”— Psalm v. 11.   “THE Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.” There is an ancient difference which he …

Psalms:5:11

May 25, 1890

Joy Hindering Faith   “And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. And he said unto them, These are the words which I …

Luke:24:41-45

May 22, 1890

Paul the Ready   “I am ready.”— Romans i. 15.   I THINK Paul might have used these words as his motto. We had once a Saxon king called Ethelred the Unready; here we have an apostle who might be called Paul the Ready. The Lord Jesus no sooner called to him out of heaven, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest …

Romans:1:15

May 18, 1890

Scriptural Salvation   “For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”—Romans x. 11.   THE shepherd on the hill is most of all anxious about his sheep: he cares for his cottage, he trains the woodbine around his porch, sows flowers before his door, and digs his little plot of garden ground; but, since he …

Romans:10:11

May 18, 1890

David’s Prayer in the Cave “Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.”— Title of Psalm cxlii. “A PRAYER when he was in the cave.” David did pray when he was in the cave. If he had prayed half as much when he was in the palace as he did when he was in …

Psalms:142

May 16, 1890

Two ‘I Wills’ in Isaiah xli.   “I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.” — Isaiah xli. 18.   You notice that, in this verse, the Lord twice says, “I will”; and in that respect …

Isaiah:41:18

May 15, 1890

Come from the Four Winds, O Breath!   “Then paid he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.”— Ezekiel xxxvii. 9.   ACCORDING to some commentators, this vision in the …

Ezekiel:37:9