February 27, 1887

Number 2,400; or, Escape For Thy Life!   “Escape for thy life.” — Genesis xix. 17.   THE Lord himself said to Lot, “Escape for thy life,” although the command was sent by one of his chosen messengers. God has messengers nowadays; and he still sends by them short, sharp, urgent, stimulating messages like this, “Escape for thy life.” …

Genesis:19:17

February 24, 1887

The Child of Light and the Works of Darkness   “Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” — Ephesians v. 11.   SINS, especially the grosser vices, are “works of darkness.” They delight in concealment, they are not fit to be soon, they flourish in the darkness of the unrenewed heart, they are …

Ephesians:5:11

February 20, 1887

A Sermon for the Worst Man on Earth   “And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”— Luke xviii. 13.   IT was the fault of the Pharisee that, though he went up into the temple to …

Luke:18:13

February 20, 1887

Thy First Love   “Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LOUD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.”— Jeremiah ii. 2.   THIS was the word of Jehovah to his ancient people; …

Jeremiah:2:2

February 17, 1887

The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way   “The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.” — Proverbs xv.19   You must have noticed how frequently godly people almost wear out their Bibles in certain places. The Psalms, the Gospel of John, and parts of …

Proverbs:15:19

February 17, 1887

The Mediation of Moses   “And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.”— Exodus xxxii. 14.   I SUPPOSE that I need not say that this verse speaks after the manner of men. I do not know after what other manner we can speak. To speak of God after the manner of …

Exodus:32:14

February 13, 1887

Who is This?   “Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, …

Isaiah:62:11-12

February 13, 1887

“Out of Darkness Into Light.”   “That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Goforth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves.” — Isaiah 9.   THIS, of course, is a prophecy of what the Messiah would do. The Lord Jesus Christ, when he came among the sons of men, was to open the prison doors, and to say …

Isaiah:49:9

February 10, 1887

Essential Points in Prayer “The Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; …

1 Kings:9:2-3

February 6, 1887

Eternal Life Within Present Grasp    “Lay hold on eternal life.” — 1 Timothy vi. 12. “Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”— 1 Timothy vi. 19.   “LAY hold on eternal life.” Observe that this precept is preceded by another — “Fight the good …

1 Timothy:6:12