July 10, 1887

The Model Soul-Winner   “There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.”— John iv. 7.   THIS was the beginning of that interesting conversation, which not only blessed this woman, but has been a means of grace to many others ever since, for this chapter and the previous one must …

John:4:7

July 3, 1887

The Blood Shed for Many   “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”— Matthew xxvi. 28.   THE Lord Jesus Christ was then alive, sitting at the table, and yet, pointing to the cup filled with red wine, he said, “This is my blood, which is shed …

Matthew:26:28

June 30, 1887

The Lord’s Knowledge, Our Safeguard   “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.” — 2 Peter ii.9.   THERE are very narrow limits to our knowledge. There is a great breadth to our conceit; but the things that we really know are …

2 Peter:2:9

June 26, 1887

Loving Persuasion   “Persuading them concerning Jesus.”— Acts xxviii. 23.   WHEREVER Paul is, he has but one errand; and whenever Paul preaches, he has but one subject. Once at Athens, when he addressed the Areopagus, he seemed to wander a little from his main point, and no special good followed, but this experience bound him all the faster …

Acts:28:23

June 23, 1887

Pleading Prayer   “Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.”— Psalm cxix. 49.   THE one hundred and nineteenth psalm is a very wonderful composition. Its expressions are many as the waves, but its testimony is one as the sea. It deals all along with the same subject; and it consists, as …

Psalms:119:49

June 23, 1887

“There is Forgiveness.”   “But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.” — Psalm cxxx. 4.   HAVE you noticed the verse which comes before the text? It runs thus, “If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?” That is a confession. Now, confession must always come before absolution. “If we confess our …

Psalms:130:4

June 19, 1887

Jubilee Joy; or, Believers Joyful in Their King   “Let the children of Zion he joyful in their King.”— Psalm cxlix. 2.   YOUR streets will ring with joyous acclamations when the Queen and court pass through them to the Abbey; and well they may! The jubilee of a good and great Queen is an event to be celebrated …

Psalms:149:2

June 19, 1887

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!   “For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand.”— Psalm cxlix. 4 — 6. I THINK I have …

Psalms:149:4-6

June 16, 1887

The King Can Do No Wrong   “And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.” — 2 Samuel iii. 36.   DAVID was a great king and a good king; but his character was compromised by the conduct of Joab, who had been one of his …

2 Samuel:3:36

June 12, 1887

Plain Gospel for Plain People   “For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither …

Deuteronomy:30:11-14