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 […]
Consider Jesus– in His Second Appearing “Looking for that blessed hope, the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ.” –Titus 2:13 A Savior ‘to come’ has been the hope of the Church of God in every age and dispensation. The Old Testament saints looked for His coming to save; the saints […]
Happy, happy, happy day! by Spurgeon “Your eyes shall see him.” I have heard of him, and though I have not seen his face, unceasingly I have adored him. But I shall SEE him! Yes, we shall actually gaze upon the exalted Redeemer! Realize the thought! Is there not a ‘young heaven’ within it? You […]
“The king hath brought me into his chambers.”—Song 1: 4. Yes, he who is King of nations, King of saints, is my God and King also; for he hath an universal empire, being one with the Father over all, blessed for ever. Amen. To him I bow the knee, and humbly and gratefully desire to […]
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 — […]
“When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.”—Ps. lxi. 2. Psalm 61:2 Yes, Lord! I would make this my morning, noon, and evening petition, that the great glorifier of Jesus would gently lead me to him who is a rock, and whose work is perfect. I know, dearest Lord, […]
The life-boat of free grace! (James Smith, “The Complaint!” 1864) “I am cast down!” And why are you cast down? “My heart is burdened with a sense of my short-comings! Every duty I perform is so imperfect. Every purpose I form is so soon frustrated. Every hope of seeing better days is so soon beclouded. My heart is so fearfully […]
Can we forget such mighty grace? Spurgeon’s book, “The Saint and His Savior” Experience of the love, tenderness, and faithfulness of our Lord Jesus Christ will weld our hearts to him. The very thought of the love of Jesus towards us is enough to inflame our holy passions, but experience of it heats the furnace […]
THE PRECIOUSNESS OF THE PROMISES By Spurgeon The promises of God are to the believer an ‘inexhaustible mine of wealth’. Happy is it for him if he knows how to search out their secret veins and enrich himself with their hidden treasures. They are an ‘armory’, containing all manner of offensive and defensive weapons. Blessed […]
THE PROMISES OF GOD “For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in him.” 2 Cor. 1:20 God has made a Will, or Testament, in behalf of His people! It is signed and sealed. It cannot be altered- nothing can divest us of our inheritance. The bequest is His own “exceeding great and precious promises.” What a […]