The FaithFul of God
Pride and vanity cannot thrive at the foot of the cross. It is only when we remove from this holy ground, that they shoot out their pestiferous branches in awful luxuriance. True humility loves the sacred mount of Calvary, on which the lowly Savior bowed his head and died! There, repentance sheds the contrite tear. […]
There is something peculiarly calming to the soul in these beautiful words; “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” This is a world of sin and trouble. Here, thorns and thistles grow around us; painful emblems of the human heart, and of the sad […]
Christian joy is not a tumultuous passion, or feverish affection; but a calm and composed frame; a holy serenity of soul; a gladsome rest in the faithfulness and grace of Jesus. It sheds a luster over the countenance; beams forth at the eye, and often causes it to be suffused in tears. It creates an […]
Love is the distinguishing mark of God’s people. It is the vital force that drives all that we do, springing forth from a heart that has been transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Our knowledge of God must go beyond mere intellectual comprehension, for it is only through a love for Him that […]
Paul, when writing to the Corinthians, declared, “Some of you have not the knowledge of God; I speak this to your shame.” And may not the same reproof be directed to multitudes of professing Christians of our day? The ignorance of many is lamentably great. Light is in the dwellings of the righteous, and the […]
The heart of man is like a weight, whose natural bias is downward. Nothing but a power outside of itself can cause it to ascend heavenward. The attraction of gravitation is not more powerful in its effects on the various parts of the universe, than is the debasing force of natural corruption in the heart […]
How rich, how varied are the blessings of redemption! Like the gracious Giver, they are infinite and eternal, reaching from everlasting to everlasting. Fully to know the gifts of grace, we must know the fullness of him from whom they flow. Surely gratitude ought to swell our hearts, when we contemplate the author of our […]
Much valuable instruction and consolation may be derived from the consideration of the vision with which Moses was favored in the desert of Midian. “The angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. And he looked and behold the bush burned with fire, and […]