Not of the WorldThe great problem you have to solve, Jesus has solved for you — to be “in the world, and yet not of it.”...
The external - the expression of the internalHe that cannot fulfil and walk in what is simply his duty must be weak in everything. The greatness of any one is seen in the way in which he is able to meet all the claims on his time and temper...
Not RetaliatingWhat a common dictate of the fallen and regenerate heart to resent and recriminate! How alien to natural feeling ...
The Balances of GodWe are apt to measure things by their size and not by their weight. We too often prefer the things which make the most show....
The Contagion of Faint-HeartednessOur moods are contagious, and they are swiftly contagious. Our words can act upon others like a bugle or they can act like a chilling, drizzling rain; so it is with our moods...
The Divine Side of ThingsIsaiah had never had that kind of vision before. Most certainly he had had spiritual experiences, but never one in which the Lord was so exalted in overwhelming glory ...
Following the example of ChristThe example of Jesus was HOLY and SANCTIFYING. All who came into His presence could feel how dreadful, yet how attractive, HOLINESS was...
ThankfulnessA thankful spirit pervaded the entire life of Jesus, and surrounded with a heavenly halo His otherwise darkened path. In moments we least expect to find it...
Gentleness in rebukeHow beautifully did Jesus unite intense sensibility to sin — along with tenderest compassion for the sinner...
God Rebukes the Women of IsraelIn this passage God reproved the women of Isaiah’s day, not only for how they dressed but also for how they carried themselves...
