A Praying Ministry Successful- The principal cause of my leanness and unfruitfulness is owing to an unaccountable backwardness to pray. I can write or read or converse or hear with a ready heart; but prayer is more spiritual and inward than any of th
We have here notice given us of all that it was fit we should know concerning the incarnation and conception of our blessed Saviour, six months after the conception of John. The same angel, Gabriel, that was employed in making known to Zacharias God’
I am that I am—אהיה אשר אהיה Eheyeh asher Eheyeh. These words have been variously understood. The Vulgate translates Ego Sum Qui Sum, I am who am. The Septuagint, Εγω ειμι ὁ Ων, I am he who exists. The Syriac, the Persic, and the Chaldee preserve th
Every Trial Must Be Borne for the Sake of Eternal Life
The Voice of Christ MY CHILD-, do not let the labors which you have taken up for My sake break you, and do not let troubles, from whatever source, cast you down; but in everything let My promise
Proverbs 26 Honor is not seemly in a fool. The correction and treatment suitable to such. Of the slothful man. Of him who interferes with matters which do not concern him. Contentions to be avoided. Of the dissembler and the lying tongue. Notes on Ch
Job, perceiving that his friends could no longer support their arguments on the ground they had assumed, sharply reproves them for their want both of wisdom and feeling, vv. 1-4; shows that the power and wisdom of God are manifest in the works of cre
Verses 14-21 We now come to the second part of this chapter, which contains Paul’s devout and affectionate prayer to God for his beloved Ephesians.—For this cause. This may be referred either to the immediately foregoing verse, That you faint not, et
Preachers Need the Prayers of the People!!!
If some Christians that have been complaining of their ministers had said and acted less before men and had applied themselves with all their might to cry to God for their ministers—had, as it were, risen a
The Desire of Eternal Life; the Great Rewards Promised to Those Who Struggle
The Voice of Christ-
MY CHILD, -when you feel the desire for everlasting happiness poured out upon you from above, and when you long to depart out of the tabernacle of the b
Self-Love is the Greatest Hindrance to the Highest Good
The Voice of Christ-
MY CHILD, you should give all for all, and in no way belong to yourself. You must know that self-love is more harmful to you than anything else in the world. In proportio
Grace from the Heart Rather than the Head- Study not to be a fine preacher. Jerichos are blown down with rams’ horns. Look simply unto Jesus for preaching food; and what is wanted will be given, and what is given will be blessed, whether it be a barl
Psalm 23 The Lord is the Pastor of his people; therefore it may be inferred that they shall not want, v. 1. How he guides, feeds, and protects them, v. 2, 3. Even in the greatest dangers they may be confident of his support, v. 4. His abundant provis
Deuteronomy 28:20
Cursing—This shall be thy state; vexation—grief, trouble, and anguish of heart; rebuke—continual judgments, and marks of God’s displeasure.
Deuteronomy 28:21
The pestilence cleave unto thee—ידבק יהוה בך אה הדבר yadbek Yehovah becha
Self-Denial and the of Evil Our Appetites !!!!!(2 CHRON 7-VERSE-14)
The Voice of Christ MY CHILD,- you can never be perfectly free unless you completely renounce self, for all who seek their own interest and who love themselves are bound in fetters.
Many think the word repent means "to get your act together" or to "get religion" or "fly straight"; as if we could. Repentance requires taking in a whole new point of view; looking at it God's way. God simply asks us to turn. This
1 Samuel 2 Hannah’s prophetic hymn, vv. 1-10. Samuel ministers to the Lord, v. 11. The abominable conduct of Eli’s sons, vv. 12-17. Farther account of Samuel, and of the Divine blessing on Elkanah and Hannah, vv. 18-21. Eli’s reprehensible remissness
Eliphaz reproves Job for his attempts to clear his character and establish his innocence, vv. 1-4. Charges him with innumerable transgressions; with oppressions towards his brethren, cruelty to the poor, hard-heartedness to the needy, and uncharitabl
Psalm 22 Under great affliction and distress, the psalmist prays unto God, vv. 1-3; appeals to God’s wonted kinkiness in behalf of his people, vv. 4, 5; relates the insults that he received, vv. 6-8; mentions the goodness of God to him in his youth,
Proverbs 22 A good reputation. The rich and the poor. The idle. Good habits formed in infancy. Injustice and its effects. The providence of God. The lewd woman. The necessity of timely correction. Exhortation to wisdom. Rob not the poor. Be not the c
Prayer and Devotion United- There is a manifest want of spiritual influence on the ministry of the present day. I feel it in my own case and I see it in that of others. I am afraid there is too much of a low, managing, contriving, maneuvering temper
