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? ...
The Returning Backslider (1)Love likes to be trusted. Let us ever remember this. No one need imagine that he is honoring Jesus by standing afar off on the plea of unworthiness...
Usefullness and DevotednessNo right-minded Christian would wish to be useless, but usefulness may usurp the place of devotedness ...
The silence of JesusAre you reading these verses as a child of God who is experiencing a crushing sorrow, a bitter disappointment, or a heartbreaking blow from a totally unexpected place ...
Don't be afraidNever look ahead to the changes and challenges of this life in fear. Instead, as they arise look at them with the full assurance ...
The point of stillnessThe dew is a source of freshness. It is nature’s provision for renewing the face of the earth. It falls at night ...