How wide, how unspeakably wide, is the difference, how great, how infinitely great, is the contrast, between the spiritually-minded child of God, whose portion is above and whose heart and affections...

There is much presumption, pride, hypocrisy, deceit, delusion, formality, superstition, will-worship, and self-righteousness to be purged out of the heart of God’s child. But all these things keep him low, mar...

Standing at the cross of our Adorable LORD, we see the law thoroughly fulfilled, its curse fully endured, its penalties wholly removed, sin forever put away, the justice of God amply satisfied, all...

“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” (Proverbs 16:32) What a foe to one’s peace...

We do not learn that we are sinners merely by reading it in the Bible. It must be wrought, I might say, burnt into us. Nor will anyone sincerely and spiritually...

“That which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.” (Luke 16:15) The pride—the ambition—the pleasures—the amusements—in which we see thousands and tens of thousands engaged,...

“Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.” (1st Peter 1:2) When we see and feel how we need grace every moment of our lives, we at once perceive a beauty in the...

“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had power of...

“You will subdue our iniquities; and will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:19) —————————— Sin subdued is the next greatest blessing to sin pardoned; and...

“And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to...

“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.” (Psalm 91:7) When Noah was shut up in the ark,...

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17:3) How many are anxious to know what is the...

“That good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2) God’s will is “perfect”. In it, there is no spot, no stain, no weakness, no error, no instability. It is and...

“And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” (Romans 8:10) We want two things in lively operation; a spiritual...

“Beloved of God, called to be saints.” (Romans 1:7) The very word “saint” has become, through man’s perverseness and wicked­ness, a word of reproach and contempt. But God will honour it,...

“O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.” (Psalm 84:12) Trust in God implies total self-renunciation. The moment that I trust in myself, I cease to trust in...

“O that I knew where I might find him” (Job 23:3) What a mere shallow pretense to vital godliness satisfies most ministers, most hearers, and most congregations! But there was a reality in Job’s religion. It...

God teaches us humility, not only by hearing what wicked creatures we are; nor by merely looking into ourselves and seeing a whole swarm of evils there. We learn humility, not...

“Be of good cheer: It is I; be not afraid.” (Mark 6:50) It is I who formed you in the womb, and brought you forth into your present existence. It is...

When we look upon ourselves, we often see ourselves as the most stupid, the most ignorant, the most vile, the most unworthy, the most earthly and sensual wretches that God can...