Consider Jesus– in Communion with GodJesus literally "walked with God." As man, He was deeply conscious of the spiritual necessities of man; and as the God-man Mediator, He felt the need of looking up to the Strong One for strength...
Forgiveness of injuriesMany a death-struggle has been made — to save a friend. A dying Savior gathers up His expiring breath — to plead for His foes!...
MeeknessIn great minds, there is often a beautiful blending of majesty and humility, magnanimity and lowliness. The mightiest and holiest of all Beings that ever trod our world — was the meekest of all...
Consider Jesus – in Lowliness of BirthHow truly did the Son of God identify Himself with the humanity and the curse He came to ransom and remove...
My heart is fixedYou are settled by having an object that controls your heart. Christ is that object ...
Our refuge in temptationForty days and forty nights enclosed with the devil in the wilderness...
Why the Saviour sufferedThe wedding dowry that John Bunyan’s wife brought to him consisted of two books. They were of greater value to him than thousands of gold and silver ...
I don't want itA mother had taught her little boy, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want,” as a morning text, and in the evening she asked him if he could repeat it. He immediately complied with, “The Lord is my Shepherd, so I don't want it.” ...
Submission in TrialThe life of Jesus was one long martyrdom. From Bethlehem’s manger to Calvary’s cross, there was scarce one break in the clouds; these gathered more darkly and ominously around him...
The Returning Backslider (2)Beloved, have you fallen? Have you erred? Have you backslidden? Have you lost the sweet sense of divine favor, the happy consciousness of acceptance with God? If so, what are you to do? ...