Grace

Christ's Rest and Ours

Isaiah 11:10

… In our own British isles, in the isles of the Southern Seas, and in Madagascar, what wonders of Grace have been worked! 6, 7. Lift up your eyes …

The Greatest Trial on Record

Psalm 2:2

… You may not have the comfort of salvation, but surely there is a work of grace in your heart, God’s divine election has fallen upon you, and …

Laboring And Not Fainting

Revelation 2:3

… But, Brothers and Sisters, members of Christ's Church, by His Grace this may be said of us through a long course of years—"They labored and fainted …

Faith Without Sight

John 20:29

… good for them, and will bring out Divine purposes filled with love and Grace. Again, do not diminish the blessing by craving after ecstatic experiences. It is a …

A Cheery Word in Troublous Times

Acts 27:25

… So act that your confidence in God shall strengthen the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees— and, by God's Grace, your calm, quiet look shall say …

Let Him Deliver Him Now

Matthew 27:43

… If ever you are called to the afflictions of Job you will also be called to the sustaining grace of Job. Some of God's servants have been …

"My Lord and My God!"

John 20:28

… And we here, at this moment, offer Him, by His Grace, the same adoration! To escape from the force of this confession, some who denied our Lord's …

Precepts and Promises

John 12:26

… I felt, "Now I am going to be Christ's disciple, through His Grace, and I am going to do, as far as the Holy Spirit will help …

A Monument for the Dead, and a Voice to the Living

Romans 10:5-9

… I know that he would have said to me,—Give them Christ crucified, and salvation by grace through faith, as plainly as ever you can; for when he …

A Business-Like Account

Philippians 3:7-9

… May God grant us Grace to do this, and the more we do it the more we shall coincide with the Apostle in his slight esteem for everything …

The Glory in the Rear

Exodus 14:19-20

… To you the daily supply of grace is more important than the supply of comfort, and this shall never fail you so long as you live. Let me …

The Warning Neglected

Ezekiel 33:5

… There may be some time required; some time for my private devotions, and for communion with Christ, but when I grow in grace, I shall think it right …

The Judgment Seat Of God

Romans 14:10-12

… Ah, no! There is another standard than that—the standard of the Truth of God and Grace in the heart and real love to God and conformity to …

God'S Estimate Of Time

2 Peter 3:8

… And that one day of God's Grace and favor in their hearts they shall find to be as good as a thousand years spent in the pleasures …

Rest, Rest

Matthew 11:28-30

… I will give you rest.” A gift is not of merit but of grace; wages and reward are for those who earn, but a gift is a matter …

The Lamb—The Light

Revelation 21:23

… There shall be no crown set upon her brow fashioned by any other hand than His hands of wisdom and of Grace. She sits to reign, but it …

The True Position of the Witness Within

1 John 5:10

… and sunk in the depths of despair, yet I believed, by God's Grace, and by that faith I leaped into a fullness of light and liberty at …

An Objection and an Answer

Galatians 5:6

… His great teaching—anybody can see this with half an eye—the great teaching of Paul is that we are saved by the Grace of God through faith …

The Word of a King

Ecclesiastes 8:4

… Let us worship the great Ordainer, Benefactor and Ruler, whose every word is the word of a King, in which there is power— "His very word of Grace …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… Pilate's transgressions were now howling around him like a pack of wolves—he could not face them and he had not Grace to flee to the One …

The Sin Offering

Leviticus 4:3

… But each one of the chosen is brought personally to ratify this solemn covenant act of the great God, when by Grace he is enabled by faith to …

Choice Food for Pilgrims to Canaan

Exodus 33:14

… Notice Moses puts it thus, "Wherein shall it be known here that I and Your people have found Grace in Your sight? Is it not in that You …

The Greatest Exhibition of the Age

1 Corinthians 11:26

… I think it is in the Church Catechism that we are taught that the word, "sacrament," means "an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual Grace …

First Things First

… No, it is a garment for the house, the shop, the bank! Your ledgers and iron safes are to be made, by Grace, "holiness unto the Lord." Godliness …

Jesus The Shepherd

Isaiah 40:11

… man—hated the better Man, the accepted Man in whom the Spirit of Grace was found. And the man of the world rested not until His blood had …

'The Ministry of Reconciliation'

2 Corinthians 5:18

… He bids us, His ministers and, indeed, all His servants—each according to his opportunity, experience, knowledge, ability and Grace—to go abroad among the sons of men …

Pictures of Life

James 4:14

… where, remains to be decided by the test of our faith and the Grace of God—but certain it is that we are all travelling! Do not think …

Paul Cheered in Prison by His Lord

Acts 23:10-13

… Yet your loving Lord covers all your failures and commends you for what His Grace has enabled you to do in the way of witness-bearing. It must …

The Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Luke 23:46

… There are many such branches, in Christ's visible Church which are not fruit-bearing branches and, consequently, are not partakers of the sap of life and Grace …

Questions of the Day and THE Question of the Day

Matthew 22:42

… As they tried our Master, so will they also try us—may we, through His triumphant Grace, endure even to the end. As I looked upon our text …

The Cleansing of the Leper

Leviticus 13:12-13

… Lord, if ever I am made whole, they grace must make me so. I do desire to be rid of sin; but I can no more rid myself …

The Hexapla Of Mystery

1 Timothy 3:16

… And in the third pair of lines there is a twofold reception—the one by Grace among men who believe and the other into His actual glory in …

The Barrier

Revelation 21:27

… What a glory of glories is this! Even now, my Brothers and Sisters, you that are in Christ possess the Grace of God, but you shall, by-and …

The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection

Philippians 3:20

… You have been carefully blockaded by providence and grace. Your hearts have found no provision for joy in sin, no helps to peace in unrighteousness. How I wish …

The Abiding of the Spirit the Glory of the Church

Haggai 2:4-5

… We want Christian men of this same sort, who have faith in their principles, faith in the doctrines of grace, faith in God the Father, God the Son …

"Herein Is Love"

1 John 4:10

… Man remains unloving and unlovable till the Gospel takes him in hand and, by Grace, accomplishes that which the Law could not do, in that it was weak …

The Word of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18

… freely." Free pardon, free justification, perfect cleansing, complete salvation—these are gifts of Grace bestowed upon the unworthy as soon as they believe in Christ Jesus and trust …

Mysterious Meat

John 4:31-38

… O blessed Spirit of all Grace, give us secret, sacred food this morning while meditating upon this theme! I. First, THERE ARE REFRESHMENTS WHICH ARE LITTLE KNOWN. Generally …

Jonah's Object-lessons

Jonah 4:6-8

… But when they make us bless God for them, then they become messengers from God which help toward our growth in Divine Grace. Note, next, that God sent …

Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent

Luke 21:28-31

… No, I know it cannot—but Divine Grace can! "I cannot rise to it," says one. Perhaps you cannot, but there is One who can raise you up …