July 26, 1888

Peter After His Restoration   “When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.” — Luke xxii. 32.   PETER was to be sifted, so our Lord warned him; and Satan was to operate with the sieve. Satan had an intense desire to destroy Peter— indeed, he would like to destroy all the chosen of God— and therefore he desired to …

Luke:22:32

July 22, 1888

Peter’s Restoration   “And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. ‘And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.”— Luke xxii. 60— 62.   PETER had terribly fallen. …

Luke:22:60-62

September 11, 1870

Means for Restoring the Banished   “Neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.”— 2 Samuel xiv. 14.   THE woman of Tekoah in arguing with David for the recall of his son Absalom, argued with great shrewdness. After craftily entrapping the king by her parable, she then …

2 Samuel:14:14