Death & Dying

Separating the Precious From the Vile

Exodus 11:7

… It is true, that to the naked eye one event happens to both; the righteous suffer as well as the wicked, and they go to the grave which …

The Water of Life

John 4:15

… immortal principle which shall bid defiance to the grave and make you sing in the very jaws of death! He that drinks of this water shall live in …

Morning, December 25

Is 7:14

… our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave, and now with us, or rather we with him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and …

Christ's Finished Work

John 19:30

… He met His foes on the battlefield, confronted all His enemies, and on the Cross He destroyed—He divested death of its sting, triumphed over Satan, the grave …

Though He Were Dead

John 11:24-26

… This is the glorious hope of the church, wherein we see the death of death, and the destruction of the grave. Wherefore comfort one another with these words …

'Non Nobis, Domine!'

Psalm 115:1

… Christ died for him, but Christ may have died in vain unless he, by something that he does, makes Christ's death effectual. That kind of teaching I …

Faith and Repentance Inseparable

Mark 1:15

… Look at many a dying man, tormented with remorse, who has had all its pangs and convictions, and yet has gone down to the grave without Christ and …

How They Conquered the Dragon

Revelation 12:11

… when you shall lie down in your grave then may it be said, "The battle is over," but as long as you are here you will be within …

Questions of the Day and THE Question of the Day

Matthew 22:42

… When a man is at the point of death the question is, what can we do to restore him? When the vessel is going down, the one thing …

Abraham's Great Reward

Genesis 15:1

… Upon you, Beloved, God has already bestowed a great reward, for He has raised you from your death of sin and His Spirit abides in you, fashioning and …

The Saddest Cry From the Cross

Matthew 27:46

… I do not know how many theories have been invented to explain away the death of Christ. The modern doctrine of the apostles of "culture" is that Jesus …

Evening, February 7

Rev 11:12

… voice, ‘Rise up and come away.’” We are not called down to the grave, but up to the skies. Our heaven-born spirits should long for their native …

A Cure for a Weak Heart

Psalm 31:24

… They have a living hope which peers into the future beyond even the dark river of death, a hope with eyes so bright that it sees things invisible …

The Triumphant Deliverance

… toils of Egypt, but shall be able to say, “O death , where is thy sting? O grave , where is thy victory?” O hell , where is thy triumph? Thou …

The Everlasting Arms

Deuteronomy 33:27

… in the grave, a dear minister prayed, "Lord, we thank You that though our dear friend has come so low as to be in his grave, he cannot …

Morning, May 10

1Co 15:20

… blessing of the covenant, is linked with Christ’s triumphant victory over death and the grave; for “He was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for …

Immeasurable Love

John 3:16

… At length he gave him up to death—a felon's death, the death of the crucified. Behold that cross and see the anguish of him that dies …

Morning, November 11

De 33:27

… And, further, when death comes , the promise shall still hold good. When we stand in the midst of Jordan, we shall be able to say with David, “I …

Morning, May 31

2Sa 15:23

… Notwithstanding the abasement of David, he yet returned in triumph to his city, and David’s Lord arose victorious from the grave; let us then be of good …

Our Lord's Solemn Enquiry

Matthew 27:46

… Three days he slept in the grave, and after a while he went Into heaven, and my imagination, I think, may be allowed if I say that as …

Evening, January 23

Song 1:4

… We track thee from the cradle to the grave—for every word and deed of thine was love—and we rejoice in thy love, which death did not …

Evening, August 9

Mk 16:9

… She was the faithful and watchful believer , last at the sepulchre where Jesus slept, first at the grave whence he arose. Her holy fidelity made her a favoured …

Co-workers With God

Psalm 127:1

… If anyone had dug open the grave and taken the plate away, he could not have said, "Leave that alone, it is mine!" "We brought nothing into this …

The Sweet Uses of Adversity

Job 10:2

… death.” Think not, O well-beloved, that thou canst be like the thorn-crowned head, and yet never feel the thorn. Canst thou be like thy dying Lord …

Evening, March 18

Jn 15:9

… Rest confident that even down to the grave Christ will go with you, and that up again from it he will be your guide to the celestial hills …

Evening, November 22

Php 3:10

… May you both “know him, and the power of his resurrection.” Why should souls who are quickened with Jesus, wear the grave-clothes of worldliness and unbelief? Rise …

Morning, February 16

Php 4:11

… content,” he was an old, grey-headed man, upon the borders of the grave—a poor prisoner shut up in Nero’s dungeon at Rome. We might well …

Evening, May 22

Song 1:16

… From the languishing of a sick bed, from the borders of the grave, have we turned our eyes to our soul’s spouse, and he has never been …

Evening, December 15

Is 54:11

… It is matter for grave enquiry whether our hopes are built upon such a basis. Good works and ceremonies are not a foundation of sapphires, but of wood …

A Cure For Unsavory Meats—or, Salt for the White of an Egg

Job 6:6

… But, lastly, there is the thought of death. Is not death an unsavory thing in itself? The body dreads dissolution and corruption and the mind starts back from …

Sin's True Character

Romans 7:13

… most grave! Sin is, indeed, "exceedingly sinful." Not even now have I reached the climax, nor must I venture the description. The worst phase is neither death nor …

Concerning Saints

Psalm 145:10

… a saint by dying? Does death, which came in through sin, bring sainthood with it? Assuredly not! If men are not saints before death, they certainly cannot be …

Morning, March 26

Jn 18:8

… Satan hears the well-known voice, and lifts his foot from the neck of the fallen; and Death hears it, and the grave opens her gates to let …

Morning, February 15

2Pe 3:18

… The glory of the cross must never be eclipsed; the lustre of the grave and of the resurrection must never be dimmed. O Jesus! thou shalt be praised …

The Chaff Driven Away

Psalm 1:4

… I beseech you, think of your destiny—death, and after death the judgment. The wind, and after the wind the whirlwind, and after the whirlwind the fire, and …

Ben-Hadad'S Escape—An Encouragement For Sinners

1 Kings 20:31-34

… And mercy will be with you dying, to be the joy of your soul in your last moments. "He that trusts in the Lord, mercy shall compass him …

Evening, June 3

Php 2:8

… up for all of us, till they laid him penniless in a borrowed grave? How low was our dear Redeemer brought! How then can we be proud? Stand …

Our Ascended Lord

1 Peter 3:22

… It is a sort of courtesy to death to speak of the period of our Lord's entombment as three days. The victory of death was so short …

Life's Need and Maintenance

Psalm 22:29

… life, but the poverty of death, also, render Him homage, for as men shall go down to the dust of the grave, in their feebleness and weakness they …

Evening, July 2

Ps 28:1

… we should be in a more pitiable plight than the dead in the grave, and should soon sink to the same level as the lost in hell. We …