How to ascertain the will of God?I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the trouble with people generally is just here ...
The Sin of Self-SufficiencyI believe one of the chief characteristics of our sinful nature is an attitude of independence toward God...
Christ - The dependent manWhat does it mean to live in dependence upon God? Let us learn from Christ our perfect example who was a man of prayer being let by the Spirit and living by every word that proceedeth out of God's mouth ...
SubjectionJesus as the God-man had omnipotence slumbering in his arms. He had the hoarded treasures of eternity in his grasp ...
Learning from JesusBy contemplating Christ we learn how meekly and lowly a child of God should walk in times of worldly prosperity...
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.” ...
When weak then strong“My grace is sufficient for thee” is a favourite text and a blessed one, but is it greatly understood? The circumstances are unchanged, but you are changed...
Hannah's PrayerThe first book of Samuel opens with the brief history of a godly man called Elkanah, who lived in the time of the Judges ...
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 ...
God waits for usThe Bible has a great deal to say about waiting for God, and the teaching cannot be too strongly emphasized ...
