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

February 6, 1887

Eternal Life!   “This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” — John xvii. 3 “We are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.” — 1 John v. …

John:17:3

February 3, 1887

The Blessings of Public Worship   “Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.”— Luke xviii. 10.   THIS is called a parable; yet it is rather an incident, an anecdote, a statement of facts. You will observe that our Lord never used a fable. Fables may be employed …

Luke:18:10

January 30, 1887

Christ's Work No Failure   “He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.”— Isaiah xlii. 4.   PREVIOUS verses at the close of the forty-first chapter indicate the utter failure of the hope of man from man. God himself looked, and behold “there was …

Isaiah:43:4

January 30, 1887

Love’s Climax   “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”— 1 John iv. 10.   To find love, you had need send a lover; one whose soul is full of love is the most likely to discover it. John, with love in …

1 John:4:10

January 23, 1887

Salt for Sacrifice   “And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.”— Leviticus ii. 13.   IT is taken for granted that all true Israelites would bring many …

Leviticus:2:13

January 9, 1887

Love Joying in Love.   “I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.”— Song of Solomon, v. 1.   No sooner does the spouse …

Song of Solomon:5:1

January 2, 1887

Grace for Communion   “Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.”— Song of Solomon iv. 16.   THE soul of the believer is the garden of the Lord. Within it are rare plants, such as …

Song of Solomon:4:16

1886

A Mingled Strain   "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall he clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” — Psalm li. 7.   IN what state of heart should we come to the communion-table? It is no light matter: in what manner shall we come before the Lord in so sacred an ordinance? By the …

Psalms:51:7

December 19, 1886

“And We Are”: A Jewel From The Revised Version   DEAR friends, the most of my text will be found in our Old Version; but for once I shall ask you to look elsewhere for a part of it.      A genuine fragment of inspired Scripture has been dropped by our older translators, and it is too precious …

1 John:3:1