"Before destruction the heart of man is haughty." -Proverbs 18:12
It is an old and common saying, that "coming events cast their shadows before them;" the wi...
"Ye must be born again." -John 3:7
Regeneration is a subject which lies at the very basis of salvation, and we should be very diligent to take heed that we r...
"Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation." -Psalm 35:3
What does this sweet prayer teach me? It shall be my evening's petition; but first let it yield me an ins...
"Let us not sleep, as do others." -1 Thessalonians 5:6
There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly advise Christi...
"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." -Matthew 4:1
A holy character does not avert temptation--Jesus was temp...
"God, that comforteth those that are cast down." -2 Corinthians 7:6
And who comforteth like him? Go to some poor, melancholy, distressed child of God; tell h...
"He first findeth his own brother Simon." -John 1:41
This case is an excellent pattern of all cases where spiritual life is vigorous. As soon as a man has fo...
"Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them." -Ezekiel 36:37
Prayer is the forerunner of mercy. Tu...
"Thy good Spirit." -Nehemiah 9:20
Common, too common is the sin of forgetting the Holy Spirit. This is folly and ingratitude. He deserves well at our hands, ...
"She was healed immediately." - Luke 8:47
One of the most touching and teaching of the Saviour's miracles is before us tonight. The woman was very ignorant. ...
"There is therefore now no condemnation." - Romans 8:1
Come, my soul, think thou of this. Believing in Jesus, thou art actually and effectually cleared from ...
"And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life." - 2 Kings 25:30
Jehoiachin was not...
