CHRIST EVER THE SAME Palms of Elim John MacDuff,1879 “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”—”Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 We may well sit under this shadow of the Beloved with great delight. Human life, outwardly, inwardly, is a […]
THE GOOD SHEPHERD “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said,” “I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep — and My sheep know Me.” — John 10:14 “The Good Shepherd” — well can the sheep who know His voice, attest the truthfulness and faithfulness of this endearing name and word. Where […]
A union which will last forever! (John MacDuff, “The Christian’s Pathway” 1858″) “My Beloved is mine — and I am His!” Song of Songs 2:14 This is the language of the Christian in the book of Canticles. How great is the blessedness involved in such an assurance! My beloved Jesus is mine . . . […]
GOD’S CLOSING CALL “Now is the time of God’s favor; behold! now is the day of salvation.” 2 Cor. 6:2 Reader! How does it stand with you? Is the question of your soul’s salvation finally and forever settled? Are you at peace with God? Can you say with Paul, in the prospect of death, “I […]
THE BLESSED HOPE “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”— “That blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ.” Titus 2:13 This is rest under God’s Palm-trees of promise, with a glorious vista seen through their branches. Their fronds […]
THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD (John MacDuff, “The Night Watches”) “Where shall I go from Your Spirit? Where shall I flee from Your presence?” Psalm 139:7 The omnipresence of God! How baffling to any finite comprehension! To think that above us, and around us, and within us — there is Deity — the invisible footprints of […]
SOVEREIGNTY “How precious are Your thoughts unto me, O God!” “I form the light — and create darkness; I make peace — and create evil! I the LORD do all these things!” — Isaiah 45:7 What a sad world this would be — were it governed by Fate! Were its blended lights and shadows, its […]
PROVIDENTIAL OVERRULING “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God; to those who are the called according to his purpose.” — Romans 8:28 My soul! be still! You are in the hands of your Covenant God! Were all the strange circumstances in your history the result of accident, or chance — […]
STRENGTH IN THE WEAK “He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not quench a smoldering wick!” — Matthew 12:20 Will Jesus accept such a heart as mine? — this erring, treacherous, vile heart? The PAST — how many forgotten vows — broken covenants — prayerless days! How often have I made new resolutions, […]
THE WIND TEMPERED “This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose”— “He stays (restrains) His rough wind in the day of the east wind.” Isaiah 27:8 This is a sheltering verse to those who, in a figurative sense, are exposed to the swoop of the hot desert wind. […]