“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name."-Psalm 29:2
God’s glory is the result of his nature and acts. He is glorious in his character, for there is su...
“Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide."-Genesis 24:63
Very admirable was his occupation. If those who spend so many hours in idle company, l...
“I know their sorrows."-Exodus 3:7
The child is cheered as he sings, “This my father knows;” and shall not we be comforted as we discern that our dear Friend a...
“And I will remember my covenant."-Genesis 9:15
Mark the form of the promise. God does not say, “And when ye shall look upon the bow, and ye shall remember my ...
“The cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted."-Psalm 104:16
Lebanon’s cedars are emblematic of the Christian, in that they owe their planting entirely to the L...
“Oh that I were as in months past."-Job 29:2
Numbers of Christians can view the past with pleasure, but regard the present with dissatisfaction; they look back...
“Christ, who is our life."-Colossians 3:4
Paul’s marvellously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the source of our life. “You hath he quickened who we...
“He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils."-Mark 16:9
Mary of Magdala was the victim of a fearful evil. She was possessed by...
“The city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it." -Revelation 21:23
Yonder in the better world, the inhabitants are independent of all c...
“The upright love thee"-Song of Solomon 1:4
Believers love Jesus with a deeper affection than they dare to give to any other being. They would sooner lose fath...
“Let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen."-Psalm 72:19
This is a large petition. To intercede for a whole city needs a stretch of faith, a...
“Watchman, what of the night?"-Isaiah 22:11
What enemies are abroad? Errors are a numerous horde, and new ones appear every hour: against what heresy am I to b...
