February 16, 1888

The Truth of God’s Salvation   “O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.”— Psalm lxix. 13.   I WOULD have you admire the educational power of prayer, for prayer is, in itself, an education for a saint. God might have given us every blessing at once without our asking him …

Psalms:69:13

February 12, 1888

The Lord and the Leper   “And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as …

Mark:1:40-42

February 5, 1888

Holding Fast the Faith   “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith.” — Revelation ii. 12, 13.   YOUR …

Revelation:2:12-13

February 5, 1888

Christ’s Negative and Positive Prayer   “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.”— John xvii. 15.   NOTICE, in the prayer of our Divine Lord, what honour he always puts upon God the Father. He ascribes to God everything,— the taking the disciples out of …

John:17:15

February 2, 1888

The Spirit and the Wind   “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”— John iii. 8.   OUR Saviour’s words are infinite. Some men use a great deal of language to convey a …

John:3:8

January 29, 1888

Knowing the Lord through Pardoned Sin   “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin …

Jeremiah:31:34

January 29, 1888

Scarlet Sinners Pardoned and Purified   “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins he as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”— Isaiah i. 18.   THERE is a quarrel between man and his Maker. It is a sad thing that …

Isaiah:1:18

January 26, 1888

“Out of the Depths.”   “For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.” — …

Psalms:40:12-13

1888

The Hairs of Your Head Numbered   “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” — Matthew x. 30    IT is most delightful to see how familiarly our Lord Jesus talked with his disciples. He was very great, and yet he was among them as one that serveth; he was very wise, but he was gentle …

Matthew:10:30

January 22, 1888

The Lover of God’s Law Filled with Peace   “Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” Psalm cxix.165.   THIS forms part of a devotional passage. It is not merely a statement that great peace comes to those who love the law of God, but it is uttered as part of a hymn …

Psalms:119:165