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Trusting Christ, weak faith, strong faith, and living by faith
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March 16 — TO OTHERS AN "ENSAMPLE"
Phil. 4:9
… If we quit the faith or leave the path of righteousness under the notion of promoting peace, we shall be greatly mistaken. First pure, then peaceable, is the …
DEVOTIONALJune 25 — A STAIRCASE TO HEAVEN
John 1:51
… and descending upon the Son of man" John 1:51 Yes, to our faith this sight is plain even at this day. We do see Heaven opened. Jesus …
DEVOTIONALJuly 13 — IMPLICIT TRUST
Jer. 39:18
… Oh, that we could in all things live by faith, then should we be delivered in all time of danger! No one ever did trust in the Lord …
DEVOTIONALAug. 7 — RULES FOR PROSPERITY
Josh. 1:7
… Our victories will very much depend upon our obeying Him with all our heart, throwing strength and courage into the actions of our faith. If we are halfhearted …
DEVOTIONALJan. 1 — THE BIBLE'S FIRST PROMISE
Gen. 3:15
… By faith let us rejoice that we shall still reign in Christ Jesus, the woman's seed.
DEVOTIONALFeb. 12 — GOD DELIGHTS TO GIVE
Gen. 13:14
… As far as the patriarch can see, he can claim, and we may do the like by faith. Abram had to wait for the actual possession, but the …
DEVOTIONALMarch 24 — ESTABLISHED AND KEPT
II Thess. 3:3
… 3:3 Men are often as devoid of reason as of faith. There are with us still "unreasonable and wicked men." There is no use in arguing with …
DEVOTIONALApril 16 — ALL TURNED TO HOLINESS
Zech. 14:20
… Let me in faith expect this. Believing it to be so, I shall be helped to make it so. As I myself am the property of Jesus, my …
DEVOTIONALJune 8 — WISDOM FOR THE ASKING
James 1:5
… What grace is this on thy part, that I have only to pray in faith, and thou wilt give me wisdom! Thou dost here promise me a liberal …
DEVOTIONALOct. 21 — GOD'S MULTIPLICATION TABLE
Isa. 60:22
… Feebleness educates faith, brings God near, and wins glory for His name. Prize promises of increase! Mustard seed is the smallest among seeds, and yet it becomes a …
DEVOTIONALNov. 27 — REST IN ALL THY GOINGS
Ex. 33:14
… Can it ever be enjoyed by mortals? Yes, there is the promise, and by faith we plead it. Rest comes from the Comforter, from the Prince of Peace …
SERMON • SERMON 3026Vanity Deprecated
Psalm 119:37
… the care of it upon God, you know that your Grace declines, your faith grows weak and your love becomes ready to expire. No high degree of Divine …
DEVOTIONALJan. 13 — NEVER CAST OUT
John 6:37
… We come to Him in weakness and sin, with trembling faith, and small knowledge, and slender hope; but He does not cast us out. We come by prayer …
DEVOTIONALJan. 19 — MOUTH CONFESSION; HEART BELIEF
Rom. 10:9
… Have I made it? Have I openly avowed my faith in Jesus as the Saviour whom God has raised from the dead, and have I done it in …
DEVOTIONALFeb. 5 — JUSTICE SATISFIED
Exod. 12:13
… If I am not so much at ease as I ought to be, because my faith is dim, yet I am equally safe, because the Lord's eye …
DEVOTIONALNov. 4 — YOU MARK THE TRENCHES
II Kings 3:16
… flow? Alas! We too often fail in the exhibition of true and practical faith. Let us this day be on the outlook for answers to prayer. As the …
DEVOTIONALJan. 9 — GAINING BY GIVING
Prov. 11:25
… there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Faith's way of gaining is giving. I must try this again and again; and …
DEVOTIONALApril 13 — THIS BODY FASHIONED ANEW
Phil. 3:21
… By faith their souls have been transformed, and their bodies will undergo such a renewal as shall fit them for their regenerated spirits. How soon this grand transformation …
SERMON • SERMON 3358'Grace and Glory'
Psalm 84:11
… Though your faith should be so slender that it seems to you to be nothing but a bruised reed, He will not break your faith, but He will …
DEVOTIONALMay 28 — REMIND GOD OF HIS PROMISE
Gen. 32:12
… This is refreshing to their memories, reviving to their faith, and renewing to their hope. God's Word is given, not for His sake, but for ours. His …
SERMON • SERMON 3365Pictures of Happiness
Psalm 144:15
… If you are God's people, you cannot err in exorcising faith about this thing. You are numbered with those who are the happiest people under Heaven! The …
DEVOTIONALMay 13 — DAY IS AT HAND
Rev. 2:28
… A sight of Jesus by faith is the pledge of beholding Him in His glory and being transformed into His image. If I have not at this hour …
DEVOTIONALAug. 28 — OUT OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
Ps. 55:16
… Jehovah shall save me; I am sure He will, and I declare my faith. The Lord and no one else shall save me. I desire no other helper …
DEVOTIONALOct. 15 — SUSTAINED BY FEEDING
John 6:57
… by us when we meditate upon our Lord, believe in Him with appropriating faith, take Him into ourselves by love, and assimilate Him by the power of the …
DEVOTIONALApril 17 — ENEMIES AT PEACE
Prov. 16:7
… Oh, for faith and holiness; for these are a pleasure unto the Most High!
DEVOTIONALSept. 28 — WORK IS DONE; REST IN HIM
Heb. 4:9
… By faith we labor to enter into the rest of God, and we renounce all rest in self-satisfaction or indolence. Jesus Himself is perfect rest and we …
COMMENTARYPsalm 102
Psalm 102
… This language is the language of godly sorrow, of faith, of tribulation, and of anxious hope: of faith , for the devout suppliant lifts up his heart and voice …
SERMON • SERMON 2734Out of Nothing Comes Nothing
Job 14:4
… Look not to your own weakness, but by faith look to the Divine strength. Consider not so much, poor Soul, what you are as what God is, and …
DEVOTIONALApril 7 — WITHOUT FEAR OF MAN
Deut. 28:10
… This would show a mean spirit, and be a token of unbelief rather than of faith. God can make us so like Himself, that men shall be forced …
DEVOTIONALJune 9 — A TRUSTWORTHY NAME
Zeph. 3:12
… 3:12 When true religion is ready to die out among the wealthy it finds a home among the poor of this world, rich in faith. The Lord …
DEVOTIONALSept. 3 — OUT OF SPIRITUAL DEATH
Ezek. 37:13
… upon me! Glory be to God for the stirring which that word of faith caused among the dry bones. More blessed still was that heavenly breath from the …
DEVOTIONALSept. 5 — WITH ME WHEREVER I AM
II Chron. 20:17
… Oh for faith to take hold upon the short but sweet text for today! O Lord, fulfill this word to thy servant! Be with me in the house …
DEVOTIONALSept. 10 — COMING IN; GOING OUT
Deut. 28:6
… I must be a defender of the faith and an assailant of evil. Oh, for a blessing upon my going out this day! Lord, let me go where …
CHAPTERSweetness in Sorrow
… Blessed affliction! it has brought us to the mercy-seat; given life to prayer; enkindled love; strengthened faith; brought Christ into the furnace with us, and then brought …
DEVOTIONALDec. 29 — HE WILL CARRY US HOME
Isa. 46:4
… Let us live long enough, and we shall all have hoar hairs; therefore we may as well enjoy this promise by the foresight of faith. When we grow …
DEVOTIONALJune 28 — ONE LOOK FROM THE LORD
Judges 6:14
… Let me by faith exercise the power with which He has entrusted me. He never bids me "idle away my time in this my might." Far from it …
SERMON • SERMON 813The Privileged Man
Ezekiel 16:9-14
… Child of God, you have on at this very moment, in the sight of God, the righteousness which is of God by faith and this is so pure …
SERMON • SERMON 3354'The Old Testament 'Prodigal'
2 Chronicles 33:12
… Witches, wizards, familiar spirits, enchantments, all sorts of cheats he trusted in—he who would not believe in God could freely yield his faith to lying wonders! How …
SERMON • SERMON 2298The Christ-Given Rest
Matthew 11:28
… And established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding therein, with thanksgiving. Do not forget what you have been taught! Do not reject it—keep to …
SERMON • SERMON 3561The Drawings of Love
Jeremiah 31:3
… Every Christian, therefore, whose faith can grasp the testimony, may appropriate it to himself. As many a Believer has heard, so every Believer may hear the voice of …