Tag Archive | Christianity
Tables of the Heart
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:3. The image is beautiful and instructing; “The epistle of Christ written, not in […]
One Body in Christ
We, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Romans 12:5 O the blessed communion of saints; one member has the benefit of all the other members’ gifts, prayers, and ministrations. One prays for all, and all pray for one. What one has, the other enjoys also. It may […]
Born of God’s Word
By the grace of God I am what I am. 1 Corinthians 15:10. Born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God. As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. 1 Peter 1:23; 2:2. What made the wonderful difference between Saul the Pharisee […]
Pour Out Your Heart
Pour out your heart before God. Psalm 62:8. I have poured out my soul before the Lord. 1 Samuel 1:13. What a different view do these lively texts give of praying, when opposed to the usual expression of saying our prayers—saying what our books and our parents teach us—saying what we have been long used […]
Jesus Shall Save His People
And thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21. Sin is the deadliest foe we have; it cast our first parents out of paradise; it defaced God’s image in man; it brought pain, sickness, and death into the world, and a spiritual death into the soul; […]
A Separate People
For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? Is it not in that thou goest with us? So shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. Exodus 33:16. Reader, do you adopt the […]
Instruction and Reproof
Whoso loveth instruction, loveth knowledge; but he that hateth reproof is brutish. Proverbs 12:1 Nothing can be said so bad of us, which we have not the root of in our heart. And though we are convinced of and strive against our own weakness, yet we may not strive so earnestly as conquer. Therefore God […]
Rest in the Lord
In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15. In patience possess ye your souls. Luke 21:19 Christians must suffer patiently, and patience is their armor, while God is fighting for them. But when we are unwilling to suffer, going about to make complaints […]
The Golden Sceptre
What wilt thou, queen Esther? And what is thy request? It shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom. Esther 5:3 Dost thou want nothing, O poor soul? Hast thou nothing to ask? O yes, you say, a great deal. Well, then, draw near to thy gracious King and Bridegroom without fear. […]
Free Grace
What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? Luke 18:41 O Lord, dost thou ask me also this question? O yes. Well then, I answer, That I may see how gracious thou art; that, knowing thy love in thy light, I may love thee again. This is the sum and substance of all my […]
