Family & Children

Evening, July 6

Job 13:23

… What an aggregate of sin there is in the life of one of the most sanctified of God’s children! Attempt to multiply this, the sin of one …

Evening, October 9

Mt 15:23

… harsh cutting reply such as this, “It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.” Many in waiting upon the Lord …

Evening, December 10

Ac 16:14

… It is a sweet sign of a humble and broken heart, when the child of God is willing to obey a command which is not essential to his …

Morning, June 20

Am 9:9

… Every individual believer is precious in the sight of the Lord, a shepherd would not lose one sheep, nor a jeweller one diamond, nor a mother one child …

Evening, June 25

Ge 8:9

… what your soul craves after; then be of good courage, thou art a child of God. With all thy sins and imperfections, take this to thy comfort: if …

Morning, December 19

Pr 16:33

… remembers even sparrows, will he forget one of the least of his poor children? “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain thee. He will never …

Morning, January 5

Ge 1:4

… The children of the day must be sober, honest, and bold in their Lord’s work, leaving the works of darkness to those who shall dwell in it …

Evening, July 19

Mt 12:20

… not quench; the bruised reed I will not break.” Some of God’s children are made strong to do mighty works for him; God has his Samsons here …

Evening, August 28

Is 54:1

… my shame and backsliding, I will tell him that I am still his child, and in confidence in his faithful heart, even I, the barren one, will sing …

Morning, October 9

Jude 24

… A straw may throw us, and a pebble can wound us; we are mere children tremblingly taking our first steps in the walk of faith, our heavenly Father …

Evening, August 8

Mk 9:23

… It is not meet that thou shouldst grovel in the dust, O child of a King. Ascend! The golden throne of assurance is waiting for you! The crown …

Morning, January 10

2Ti 4:8

… If I be a child of God I shall not lose it. It is mine as securely as if I were there. Come with me, believer, and let …

Evening, January 31

2Sa 18:23

… have I been delivered from proud reason and been brought as a little child to rest in Jesus’ love and blood? If so, by God’s grace I …

Evening, April 6

Ps 118:12

… My soul, so far as thou art a child of God, thou must conquer all the rest of thyself which yet remains unblest; thou must subdue all thy …

Morning, May 7

Mt 12:15

… My child, my friend, my dearest one, I can have hope for each, for all, when I remember the healing power of my Lord; and on my own …

Evening, December 4

Ro 8:23

… We long for the manifestation of our adoption as the children of God. “We groan,” but it is “ within ourselves .” It is not the hypocrite’s groan, by …

Evening, April 15

Ps 28:9

… Lord, lift up thy children’s spirits in the day of conflict; let them not sit in the dust, mourning forever. Suffer not the adversary to vex them …

Evening, June 13

Pr 30:8

… He may sometimes stand foot to foot with the child of God who is active in his Master’s service, but the battle is generally short: he who …

Morning, September 22

Ps 149:2

… Be glad ye children of Zion and rejoice in the Lord your God.

Evening, March 23

Lu 19:40

… Shall not we speak well of him who made us anew, and out of stones raised up children unto Abraham? The old rocks could tell of chaos and …

Morning, November 30

2Ch 25:9

… itself be bought too dear? What shall we do without it? Remember the children, and our small income!” All these things and a thousand more would tempt the …

Morning, January 15

2Sa 7:25

… Nothing pleases our Lord better than to see his promises put in circulation; he loves to see his children bring them up to him, and say, “Lord, do …

Evening, September 26

Zec 11:2

… Be ready, parents, see that your children are brought up in the fear of God, for they must soon be orphans; be ready, men of business, take care …

Evening, June 5

1Jn 4:8

… The children of God are ruled in their inmost powers by love—the love of Christ constraineth them; they rejoice that divine love is set upon them, they …

Heart-Knowledge of God

Jeremiah 24:7

… Can a woman forget her sucking child? No, she cannot, because her knowledge of her child is heart knowledge. Memories of the heart abide when all others depart …

The Sleep of Death

… The toilworn believer quietly sleeps, as does the child weary with its play, when it shuts its eyes and slumbers on its mother’s breast. O! happy they …

Open House For All Comers

Luke 15:2

… The young child in Jairus' chamber was yet sweet of flesh as though she had just fallen asleep—He quickened her. The young man at the gates of …

Christ and His Table Companions

Luke 22:14

… Men had to exchange immersion for sprinkling and the intelligent Believer for an unconscious child—and so the ordinance is slain! The other sacred institution, the Lord's …

"Lo, I Come"—Exposition

Psalm 40:6-8

… Blessed are the children of Grace who can sit at the feet of the Incarnate God and look up, forgetting all the wisdom of the Greeks and all …

A Call For Revival

Solomon 7:11-13

… The children soon perceive it if it is in your class. Your hearers soon perceive it if it is in your pulpit. Oh that God would wake up …

Rubbish

Nehemiah 4:10

… Even at this present time the outside philosophies of unchristian men infect the Church, spoil her, injure her, dilute the wine of the kingdom, overturn the children's …

The Best Cloak

Isaiah 59:17

… Beloved, I am afraid that many of God's children are sickening for lack of wearing this cloak. They never rise to the point of being zealous. They …

Jesus Affirmed To Be Alive

Acts 25:18

… No palace gave welcome to the more than royal child. He was of the house and lineage of David but they did not perceive in Him the answer …

The Soul's Food and Drink

John 6:55

… The "children of light" wish to have every kind of light disseminated as widely as possible. "Everyone that does evil hates the light," but he that does good …

God's Glory in Hiding Sin

Proverbs 25:2

… It went with the children of Israel in all their journeys—and our Lord Jesus is always with us. He goes with us wherever we go and tarries …

Thought Condemned, Yet Commanded

Matthew 6:31-33

… With what singular economy did the Savior always behave! Generous to the last degree, He fed five thousand men, besides women and children, but, equally economical, He said …

Sympathy

… though some strange thing happened unto you.” As truly as thou art a child of God, thy Saviour hath left thee for His legacy–“In the world ye …

Incense and Light

Exodus 30:7

… These daily ordinances were to be regarded by the children of Israel as of standing obligation, abiding types of constant necessity, never to be removed so long as …

The Long Pastorate Commenced, 1854

… I turned at once mentally to the well-known text which speaks of the child of light walking in darkness, and of the child of darkness walking in …

The Profit Of Godliness In This Life

1 Timothy 4:8

… No, he lives the life of Isaac, the child of the promise, who is before long to inherit all things, and who even now is the darling child …