March 9, 1890

The Rough Hewer   “O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth L and thy …

Hosea:6:4,5

March 9, 1890

Christ’s Hospital   “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”— Psalm cxlvii. 3.   OFTEN as we have read this Psalm, we can never fail to be struck with the connection in which this verse stands, especially its connection with the verse that follows. Read the two together: “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up …

Psalms:147:3

March 6, 1890

The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation   “He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor …

John:1:11-13

March 2, 1890

“Lama Sabachthani?”   “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”— Matthew xxvii. 46.   “THERE was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour”: this cry came out of that darkness. Expect not to see through …

Matthew:27:46

March 2, 1890

Alone, yet Not Alone   “Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.”— John xvi. 3l, 32.   OUR Lord looks for faith as the …

John:16:31, 32

February 23, 1890

Christ Put On   “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”— Romans xiii. 14.   CHRIST must be in us before be can be on us. Grace puts Christ within, and enables us to put on Christ without. Christ must be in the heart by faith, …

Romans:13:14

February 23, 1890

A Mediator   “Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.”— Galatians iii. 20.   THE text does not strike you as difficult, but it is exceedingly perplexing to the interpreter. I was looking at one very old commentator, who is a great favourite of mine, and I noticed that he said that there …

Galatians:3:20

February 20, 1890

“If These be no Resurrection,—.”   “Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your …

1 Corinthians:15:12-19

1890

To Those Who Feel Unfit for the Communion   “For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord. For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, …

2 Chronicles:30-17-20

February 16, 1890

The Deceitfulness of Sin    “But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” — Hebrews iii. 13.   SIN is the greatest evil in the universe. It is the parent of all other ills. All manner of evils draw their bitterness from this fount of …

Hebrews:3:13