“Who of God is made unto us wisdom.” -1 Corinthians 1:30
Man’s intellect seeks after rest, and by nature seeks it apart from the Lord Jesus Christ. Men of educ...
“Just, and the justifier of him which believeth.” -Romans 3:26
Being justified by faith, we have peace with God. Conscience accuses no longer. Judgment now dec...
“I sleep, but my heart waketh.” -Song of Solomon 5:2
Paradoxes abound in Christian experience, and here is one—the spouse was asleep, and yet she was awake. He...
“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe.” -Mark 9:23
A certain man had a demoniac son, who was afflicted with a dumb spirit. The father, having seen the fu...
“Let Israel rejoice in him.” -Psalm 149:2
Be glad of heart, O believer, but take care that thy gladness has its spring in the Lord. Thou hast much cause for gl...
“The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.” -Judges 7:20
Gideon ordered his men to do two things: covering up a torch in an earthen pitcher, he bade them, at an ap...
“For this child I prayed.” -1 Samuel 1:27
Devout souls delight to look upon those mercies which they have obtained in answer to supplication, for they can see ...
“The liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.” -Galatians 5:1
This “liberty” makes us free to heaven’s charter—the Bible. Here is a choice passage, believer...
“And they follow me.”-John 10:27
We should follow our Lord as unhesitatingly as sheep follow their shepherd, for he has a right to lead us wherever he pleases....
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” -Galatians 5:25
The two most important things in our holy religion are the life of faith and the wa...
“Encourage him.”-Deuteronomy 1:38
God employs his people to encourage one another. He did not say to an angel, “Gabriel, my servant Joshua is about to lead my ...
“Bring him unto me.” -Mark 9:19
Despairingly the poor disappointed father turned away from the disciples to their Master. His son was in the worst possible con...
