The Bible

What Is Essential in Coming to God?

Hebrews 11:6

… They were brought out of the unseen by the word of God, so that, really, the word of God is the foundation of everything that has been formed …

Fire—the Need of the Times

Luke 12:49

… Practically, so far as the most of us are concerned, it begins with a revelation contained in this Book—we come to the Bible, therefore, to find out …

Good Earnests of Great Success

Acts 6:7

… SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, “And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests …

God Glorified By Children's Mouths

… The Word of God, though it is spoken by the feeblest mouth, is essential strength, a thing of majesty and might. The Hebrew has it, "Have You found …

Smoking Flax

Isaiah 42:3

… What a world of mercy lies in that Word of God! Everybody else would quench us but Christ! I am sure that some Christians get into such a …

Plain Gospel For Plain People

Deuteronomy 30:11-14

… I dare humbly, but boldly, to speak of my own ministry and of you as my hearers, that the Word of God comes very near to you from …

The Pierced Heart of Jesus

John 19:32-37

… For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled. A bone of Him shall not be broken. And again another Scripture says, They shall look on …

The Story of God’s Mighty Acts

Psalm 44:1

… The Word of God was known in every town, and there was scarcely a hamlet into which the Methodists had not penetrated. In those days of the slow …

Spiritual Gleaning

… Everything taught in the word of God is meant to be the subject of a Christian’s study, therefore neglect nothing. Visit the doctrine field daily, and glean …

Evening, July 10

Ge 1:5

… evening, but from the morning; and you are spoken of in the word of God as if you were even now perfectly holy as you will be soon …

Lessons From the Malta Fire

Acts 28:2

… The first great fire is the Word of God. "Is not My Word like a fire, says the Lord?" It is so in many ways, but especially because …

Evening, January 2

Is 41:1

… How depressed are our graces when means are neglected! What poor starvelings some saints are who live without the diligent use of the Word of God and secret …

Evening, February 6

Jam 5:16

… What wonders it has wrought! The Word of God teems with its marvellous deeds. Believer, thou hast a mighty engine in thy hand, use it well, use it …

The Priest Ordained by the Oath of God

Hebrews 7:20-22

… THOSE Of you who read Scripture carefully will have noticed that the word, "better," is one of the key words of the Epistle to the Hebrews. You are …

The Comforter

John 14:26

… There is no doctrine of the Bible which can be safely, thoroughly, and truly learned, except by the agency of the one authoritative teacher. Ah! tell me not …

Morning, September 17

Mk 9:19

… In all cases, the Word of God gives us one receipt for the curing of all their ills, “Bring him unto me.” O for more agonizing prayer on …

Morning, December 4

Ac 18:10

… is our comfort when we go forth to them with the quickening Word of God. Nay, more, these ungodly ones are prayed for by Christ before the throne …

Evening, September 25

1Co 1:30

… chaff is to the wheat, that will these be to the pure word of God. All that reason, when best guided, can find out is but the A …

The Nobleman's Faith

John 4:46-53

… Do I hear you say, "I shall continue to read my Bible and attend the means of Grace"? That is not the precept of the Savior. Are you …

The Immutability of God

Malachi 3:6

… and I find that I have immutable promises when I turn to the Bible: for, “by two immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie …

Evening, February 21

Ac 8:30

… doctrine, if we sought to have a more intelligent understanding of the Word of God. As the Holy Ghost, the Author of the Scriptures is he who alone …

Evening, February 28

1Ki 17:16

… Rest assured that, according to the Word of God, this shall not be the case. Each day, though it bring its trouble, shall bring its help; and though …

Evening, March 19

Ru 2:14

… There are certain sweet things in the Word of God which we have not enjoyed yet, and which we are obliged to leave for awhile; for we are …

Morning, October 31

Ps 51:10

… Be much in prayer; live much upon the Word of God; kill the lusts which have driven your Lord from you; be careful to watch over the future …

Morning, June 24

Lu 11:27-28

… But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.” Luke 11:27, 28 It is fondly imagined by some that …

Weak Hands and Feeble Knees

Isaiah 35:8

… Feed upon the unadulterated milk of the Word of God, and pray that he would bring you up from babes into young men, and from young men into …

Spices, Flowers, Lilies and Myrrh

Solomon 5:13

… The time when I can most enjoy a promise from the Word of God is when it seems to me as if it must have been written only …

Preach the Gospel

1 Corinthians 9:16

… Whatsoever is here to be preached, “all it whatever name you please, write it high, write it low—the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible …

Hearken and Look; or, Encouragement for Believers

Isaiah 51:2-3

… Now that the word of God is scattered ‘thick as leaves in Valambrosa’ everywhere by willing and ready hands, what need can there be of voices of the …

The Gospel of the Glory of Christ

2 Corinthians 4:4

… If their faith grows exceedingly and if from them sounds forth the Word of God, then he is jubilant in his tone. But if they are declining in …

The Power of the Holy Ghost

Romans 15:13

… First, the Spirit has manifested the omnipotence of his power in creation works ; for though not very frequently in Scripture, yet sometimes creation is ascribed to the Holy …

A Sharp Knife for the Vine Branches

John 15:2

… I judge you not—there is One that judges you, it is this Word of God which we speak. Gentleness is the fruit of the Spirit and if …

Unwillingness to Come to Christ

John 5:40

… You may be Bible readers and yet perish! But this can never happen if you come to Jesus by faith. I may put the same Truth of God …

The Keynote of the Year

Psalm 103:1

… If the Scripture teaches us to say, "Bless the Lord, O my Soul," then it is a correct word. We may wonder at it, but we may not …

The Carnal Mind Enmity Against God

Romans 8:7

… But since we have become enemies, how much less can we hope to be saved by works! Oh! no; but the whole Bible tells us, from beginning to …

Nathanael—the Man Needed for the Day

John 1:47

… Oh, if people would but read the Bible and books about the Bible which explain the Gospel with the desire to know what the Gospel is, they would …

Future Punishment A Fearful Thing

Hebrews 10:31

… And though I am sorry to say I am not so well instructed in the Bible as I ought to be, I believe that if Scripture had meant …

Eyes Opened

2 Kings 6:17

… You can scarcely go into a house in this country without finding a Bible—and in this Bible there are the Commandments that God gave to Moses—yet …

The Call to the Ministry

… We must feel that woe is unto us if we preach not the gospel; the word of God must be unto us as fire in our bones, otherwise …

Members Of Christ

Ephesians 5:30

… These thoughts may serve as an introduction to a fuller consideration of this great subject and I shall begin by saying that, in Holy Scripture, the union between …