“Abide in me.”         —John 15:4Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jes...  Read More

“Yea, he is altogether lovely.”         —Song of Solomon 5:16The superlative beauty of Jesus is all-attracting; it is not so much to be admired as to be loved. He is more than pleasant and fair, he is...  Read More

“She called his name Benoni (son of sorrow), but his father called him Benjamin (son of my right hand).”         —Genesis 35:18To every matter there is a bright as well as a dark side. Rachel was over...  Read More

“We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”         —Acts 14:22God’s people have their trials. It was never designed by God, when he chose his people, that they should be an untr...  Read More

“It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man.”         —Psalm 118:8Doubtless the reader has been tried with the temptation to rely upon the things which are seen, instead of resti...  Read More

“Have faith in God.”         —Mark 11:22Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which ca...  Read More

Pride made the boaster a beast, as once before it made an angel a devil. God hates high looks, and never fails to bring them down. All the arrows of God are aimed at proud hearts. O Christian, is thin...  Read More

This great work is supernatural. It is not an operation which a man performs for himself: a new principle is infused, which works in the heart, renews the soul, and affects the entire man. It is not a...  Read More

Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.”         —Psalm 35:3What does this sweet prayer teach me? It shall be my evening’s petition; but first let it yield me an instructive meditation. The text informs...  Read More

“Let us not sleep, as do others.”         —1 Thessalonians 5:6There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly advise Christians to converse together concerning ...  Read More

“They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house.”         —Psalm 36:8Sheba’s queen was amazed at the sumptuousness of Solomon’s table. She lost all heart when she saw the provision o...  Read More

“My grace is sufficient for thee.”         —2 Corinthians 12:9If none of God’s saints were poor and tried, we should not know half so well the consolations of divine grace. When we find the wanderer w...  Read More