"Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well; and if not, then after that thou shalt...
In the quietness of the morning it seemed that I could hear the faint sound of a motor. It was still dark outside, too early for the sound of lawn maintenance that we often hear early in the day. I lay in bed wondering if this sound was outside, or in the house...
"Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 1...
Who and Why We Worship Where and How We Worship PSALM 100 "Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence...
"I dwell in the high and holy place, with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth, for the spirit should fail before...
"The Lord will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17. They looked unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed. Psalm 34:5. See also the instance of the woman of Canaan, Matt. 15:21-28; and what Christ...
"The Lord do that which seemeth him good." 2 Samuel 10:12. A Christian still feels the motion of self-will, and, consequently, of sin in his heart. And if it be asked, How can Christ and sin swell together in one heart? The answer is, As a king and rebels in one...
"I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Genesis 3:15. By “the seed of the woman,” is to be understood Christ the Saviour –- not excluding his friends and followers...
"They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him." Titus 1:16 There is a profession of a special kind which in its own nature is exposed to reproach in the world: “They that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.” There is a...