PROOF AND TRIUMPH OF LOVE “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”— “He loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 Travelers tell us that it is those palm trees whose stems have been broken by the sweep of the tempest which are generally seen to […]
SALVATION TO THE UTTERMOST “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”— “He is able also to save them to the uttermost.” Hebrews 7:25 What, to many, would all the other “three score and ten palm-trees” avail, if they had not this one to rush to for shelter? […]
This baffles all our comprehension! (John MacDuff, “Clefts of the Rock” 1874) “So the Word became human and lived here on earth among us.” John 1:14 What a transition! What a stoop for that Infinite Being who proclaimed Himself the Alpha and the Omega; for “The Ancient of days” to assume the nature and take […]
The Glorious Hope! “The hope which is laid up for you in Heaven.” Colossians 1:5 Hope only has reference to the future — it has nothing to do with the past and the present. Faith looks backward as well as forward — but hope fixes its glance exclusively upon things to come. And the objects […]
REST IN THE CRUCIFIED “Come unto Me all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” “Peace be unto you. And when He had so said, He showed them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.” John 20:19, 20 That was a […]
THE COMPASSION OF JESUS “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”— “When the Lord saw her, His heart went out to her and He said, ‘Don’t cry.’” Luke 7:13 The fronds of the desert palm-tree are never so beautiful, as when seen thickly gemmed with the […]
THE MEASURE OF LOVE “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said,” “As the Father has loved Me — so have I loved you.” — John 15:9 This is the most amazing verse in the Bible! Who can fathom the unimagined depths of that love which dwelt in the bosom of the Father […]
NONE CAST OUT “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”— “I delight to sit in His shade, and His fruit is sweet to my taste.” Song 2:3 “Whoever comes to me I will never drive away.” John 6:37 An invitation to every burdened Israelite—every way-worn pilgrim […]
The Burial of Christ -MacDuff “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and was buried, and rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4 It was absolutely necessary, that our Savior should not merely die — but also be buried, as appears from several considerations. It was necessary, […]
The Divine Redeemer “And he shall send them a Savior, and a great one; and he shall deliver them.” Isaiah 19:20 That godly man, John Newton, used to complain in his advancing years that his memory was greatly failing him — a complaint that is frequently heard from those who are going down the hill […]