September 12, 1886

Is it True?   “Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?”— Daniel iii. 14.   DEAR friends who are not yet decided, if you would become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ it will be well …

Daniel:3:14

September 9, 1886

Might Have Been, or May Be   “And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?”— John xi. 37.   “JESUS WEPT:” it does not mean that he shed a tear or two, but that his tears flowed freely. Such is to …

John:11:37

1886

TO THOSE WHO ARE ANGRY WITH THEIR GODLY FRIENDS.   “And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule …

Genesis:4:6-7

September 6, 1886

The Sower   “Behold, a sower went forth to sow.” — Matthew xiii. 3.   THIS was a very important event. I do not say that it was important if you took the individual case alone; but if you took the multitudes of cases in which it was also true, it was overwhelmingly important in the aggregate: “A sower …

Matthew:13:3

September 5, 1886

The Abiding of the Spirit the Glory of the Church   “Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the laud, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts: according to …

Haggai:2:4-5

September 5, 1886

Christ's Love to His Spouse   “Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.”— Ephesians v. 25.   THE love of Jesus, — what a theme it is! The apostle said that it passeth knowledge; and if it passeth knowledge, much more doth it excel any description that can be given of it. The heart may feel …

Ephesians:5:25

September 2, 1886

Christ’s Yoke and Burden     “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” — Matthew xi. 30.     September 2nd, 1886   OBSERVE, dear friends, that our Lord Jesus Christ does lay a yoke and a burden upon his followers. He uses those words that none may presume to enter his service without due consideration. Religion is not a matter …

Matthew:11:30

August 29, 1886

In Christ Not Condemnation   “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”— Romans viii. 1.   YOU are well aware, dear friends, that the division into chapters has only been made for convenience’ sake, and is not a matter of inspired arrangement. I …

Romans:8:1

August 29, 1886

Ordered Steps   “Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” — Psalm cxix. 133.   NOTICE, in the previous verse, how the psalmist expresses his longing desire to be treated as one of the Lord’s family: “Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto …

Psalms:119:133

August 26, 1886

Burden-Bearing   “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ Every man shall bear his own burden.” — Galatians vi. 2, 5.   OBSERVE, dear friends, that the apostle says, in the second verse of this chapter, “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” These Galatians had been trying to …

Galatians:6:2, 5