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

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