"And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: (every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden. vs.9) But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,...
"I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me." Psalm 22:14 As I have struggled these past two weeks to discipline myself to do all that I need to do---not what I want to do---the thought came that God,...
In circumstances of spiritual relapse, how precious does Christ become as the Restorer of His saints, as the Shepherd that goeth in quest of His stray sheep and bringeth it back to the fold with rejoicing. How unspeakably dear is the Savior to the wandering yet...
How precious is the righteousness of Christ—a righteousness that fully justifies our person, completely covering all our deformity, and presenting us to God...And look at the preciousness of His sacrifice, which is as a “sweet- smelling savour” unto God (Eph 5:2),...
But this personal representation of the Lord Jesus involves also the preciousness of His manhood. His personal alliance with our nature, His condescending stoop to our humanity, is not the least endearing feature to the heart of His believing saints. We have claimed...
"I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one." 1 John, 2:12,13. God...
(God's grace and God's glory are real in our lives according to the value we place on Christ. To experience the extent of God's grace is to know Jesus Christ. To see God's glory is to look diligently to Christ, His Son. This article enabled me to see how precious...
"And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto a people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees; of fat things full of marrow, of wines in the lees well refined." Isaiah 25:6. A feast bespeaks of plenty, harmony, and joy. Many feasts were...
"Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy." Exodus 20:8. "I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day." Revelation 1:10. Reader, I know not who or what thou art; but may the God of all grace bless this meditation to thy soul. Perhaps thou art a careless sinner, who to...