Faith

From Death To Life

1 Samuel 2:6

… If the rod shall scourge our sloth to death, and the staff shall strengthen our faith, both rod and staff shall be seen to be in the Lord …

Mysterious Meat

John 4:31-38

… I am speaking, of course, only to you who are converted and are thus saved by faith in Jesus Christ. You who are not yet Believers cannot eat …

Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent

Luke 21:28-31

… And all that didhappen, terrible as it was, was only a confirmation of his faith and a fulfillment of his Lord's prophecies. So shall it be when …

The Deceived Heart

Isaiah 44:20

… We know that there is no admittance to Heaven save by the blood and the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, relied upon by a Divinely-imparted faith …

The Church Encouraged and Exhorted

Isaiah 43:6

… They have been brought up under some form of religion which they believe to be right, but, as long as they adhere to the faith of their fathers …

God Our Continual Resort

Psalm 71:3

… Go to the Strong for strength! By prayer and faith gird yourself with Omnipotence! When you need renewing, run to Him who sustains all things. Go and draw …

Who Found It Out?

2 Kings 7:3-7

… How hardened was the unbelief which refused Jehovah's Word! Out of the whole population of Samaria, there was not one who had such faith in Elisha's …

Sheep Among Wolves

Matthew 10:16

… May each man among you be eager to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints and to save souls from going down into the Pit …

Buying Without Money

Isaiah 55:1

… He would believe, but he cannot find faith. He has no money—that is to say, nothing with which he can procure those good things which are necessary …

An Anxious Enquiry for a Beloved Son

2 Samuel 18:29

… The holy self-composedness of faith is one of the things which recommend it to the outside world, and men who see Christian men and women calm, when …

Christ's Universal Kingdom and How It Comes

Psalms 2:8

… The assurance of faith, if we were filled with it, would make us go forth "fair as the moon, clear as the sun and terrible as an army …

Eternal Life!

John 17:3

… I do not know how I would feel devout over a faith which I perfectly comprehended. If I could put my religion into my pocket, like a box …

Christ the Cure for Troubled Hearts

Luke 24:38

… Our peace comes to us by faith and if our faith grows weak, our peace of mind is apt to decline and we are likely to become much …

A Message from God for Thee

Lamentations 4:22

… Our Lord, who is determined to bring us to the obedience of faith, continually beats down the sinner's confidences, till at last there is not one stone …

A Sermon for the Most Miserable of Men

Psalm 77:2

… Strong faith and joyous hope at times subside into a fearfulness which is scarcely able to keep the spark of hope and faith alive in the soul. Yes …

The Blood of the Covenant

Hebrews 9:20

… Wherever it is accepted by faith, it takes away all past guilt. Wonder of wonders! Years of sin vanish in a moment—encrustations of guilt disappear in a …

Job's Regret and Our Own

Job 29:2

… There have been times when, to our patient faith, all things have been plain. “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine;” but …

Life's Need and Maintenance

Psalm 22:29

… They fear that their faith is expiring, their love is dying out, their hope is withered and their joy departed. They compare themselves to the smoking flax and …

Zion's Prosperity

Psalm 102:13

… And, rest assured that as the true faith grows strong, England shall be mighty. The flag of old England is nailed to the mast, not by our sailors …

Travailing for Souls

Isaiah 66:8

… I have little confidence in elaborate speech and polished sentences, as the means of reaching men’s hearts; but I have great faith in that simple-minded Christian …

The Candle

Matthew 5:15

… The Lord pours fight into the soul so that Christ is seen by faith and, at the sight of Him, the heart catches fire and light takes hold …

Reasons for a Singular Question

Mark 10:51

… Or, is it that you want faith in Christ? Then pray distinctly for that. "What do you want Me to do for you?" This is the way of …

Number One Thousand; Or, “Bread Enough and To Spare”

Luke 15:17

… If thou be a castaway, it is not because the Eternal refused to hear thy cries for pardon or rejected thy faith in him. On thine own head …

Crowning Blessings Ascribed to God

Psalm 65:11

… Professing their faith in Christ, living in His fear, dying in the faith they gave us no cause to doubt their sincerity and, therefore, we may not question …

Preparation for Revival

Amos 3:3

… Ah! my brethren, when you are lifting up your voices in intercession, I cannot expect to mark your earnestness nor to behold your faith, unless that faith shall …

What the Lord's Supper Sees and Says

1 Corinthians 11:26

… Do not so, but, still, do not fling away your faith because you cast aside your speculation! Believe and hope, and patiently wait, and look, each day, for …

Under The Apple Tree

… Come Christian, enter into the calm rest of faith, by sitting down beneath the cross, and thou shalt be fed even to the full. The spouse rested while …

The Best of the Best

Solomon 2:1

… His worth, if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love Him too." But, next, our Lord is exceedingly delightful to the eyes of faith. He …

The Tent Dissolved and the Mansion Entered

2 Corinthians 5:1

… Oh that you were wise and would make the future sure by faith in the risen Lord! In Martin Luther's time and before his era, men who …

Jacob and Esau

Romans 9:15

… But then, again, it is not a matter of understanding; it is a matter of faith. These two things are true; I do not see that they at …

Lessons From the Manna

Exodus 16:4

… It is a wonderful thing, that testing to which God puts us! Sometimes, when we think that we have such a surplus of faith in Him, He just …

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ

John 16:14

… He reckons it to be His Glory for the poorest pair of eyes that ever wept to look by faith upon Him. He reckons it to be His …

God's Heart the Source of All Blessing

2 Samuel 7:21

… Try, dear Friends, to use this thought whenever you are exercising faith. The devil will say to you about many a promise which God has given, "Oh, that …

Esther's Exaltation—or, Who Knows?

Esther 4:13

… God grant that none of the Churches with which we are connected as Christian people may ever either apostatize from the faith, or grow lax and worldly, or …

The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church

Solomon 3:4-5

… Walk by faith and he will walk with you. Hold him also with the grasp of love. Let your whole heart go out towards him. Embrace him with …

Love's Vigilance Rewarded

Solomon 3:4

… Try, if you can, not so much by imagination as by faith, to behold Him as He now sits at the right hand of the Majesty on high …

Some Marks of God's People

Psalm 68:28

… or say, or think—you are not numbered among the people of God! Faith is the distinguishing mark of His elect. Where it is present, there is Grace …

One Lion, Two Lions, No Lion at All!

Proverbs 22:13

… Popery may create and foster lazzaroni, but the true faith bids every man eat his own bread. I leave worldly sluggards to the moralist—does not Nature, itself …

The Trees in God's Courts

Psalm 92:13-15

… First, in regeneration, when we are born into the house and, secondly, at our profession of faith, which should be by Baptism, when we are publicly brought into …

The Great Liberator

John 8:36

… Only he who is born by faith according to the promise is the free Isaac and abides in the house. The day will come when God will ask …