December 21, 1884

The Great Birthday of Our Coming Age    “Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might …

Galatians:4:3-6

June 2, 1881

Jesus Knew What He Would Do    “This he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.”— John vi. 6.   OBSERVE, dear friends, how careful the Holy Spirit is that we should not make a mistake about our Lord Jesus Christ. He knew that men are liable to think too little of the ever …

John:6:6

October 2, 1870

Jesus No Phantom   “And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.”— Matthew xiv. 26.   SOME of the richest comforts are lost to us for want of clear perception. What consolation could be greater to the tempest-tossed disciples than to know their …

Matthew:14:26