Grace

June 5 — IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

Exod. 11:7

… Give me peace, O my God, and let me see thy hand so distinctly in it that I may most clearly perceive the difference which thy grace has …

Dec. 3 — PEACE WHATEVER EXPOSURE

Ezek. 34:25

… 34:25 It is the height of grace that Jehovah should be in covenant with man, a feeble, sinful and dying creature. Yet the Lord has solemnly entered …

Dec. 24 — OVER JORDAN WITH SINGING

Deut. 33:29

… He says that we shall fall from grace, dishonor our profession, and perish with the doom of apostates; but, trusting in the Lord Jesus, we shall hold on …

May 23 — FULL RELIANCE ON GOD

Ps. 72:12

… Come with no plea but His grace. Jesus is King, will He let you perish of want? What! Did you forget this?

June 17 — OUR FIELD OF BATTLE

Deut. 20:4

… He will save us, and He will give us grace to war a good warfare, and win the victory. We may depend upon it that if we are …

Oct. 10 — OPEN DOOR OF COMMUNION

Rev. 3:8

… Lord, I do so by thy grace. I have also before me an open door into the mysteries of the Word. I may enter into the deep things …

Dec. 1 — TRUE WALKING POSTURE

Prov. 10:9

… By God's grace let us imitate our Lord and Master, in whose mouth no deceit was ever found. Let us not be afraid of being poor, nor …

Self-Examination

… is needful to inquire whether we are amongst the number who know the grace of God by heart-experience. There is no spiritual revelation which may not be …

Nov. 22 — NO CONDEMNATION

Jer. 50:20

… His word of grace is not only royal, but divine. He speaks absolution, and we are absolved. He applies the atonement, and from that hour His people are …

Dec. 13 — EVENING BRIGHTENS INTO DAY

Zech. 14:7

… hopes, that we are greatly amazed, and are led to praise His sovereign grace. No, it shall not be with us as our hearts are prophesying: the dark …

Dec. 14 — NOTHING OLD

Rev. 21:5

… By-and-by He will make new the whole constitution of human government, and human nature shall be changed by His grace; and there shall come a day …

Feb. 18 — GOD WILL ANSWER

Ps. 145:19

… Holy desires are grace in the blade, and the heavenly Husbandman will cultivate them till they come to the full corn in the ear. God-fearing men desire …

April 15 — DESIRES OF RlGHTEOUS GRANTED

Prov. 10:24

… These are the desires of grace rather than of nature -- the desires of the righteous man rather than of the mere man. God will not stint us in …

April 22 — POWER TO RAISE

Ps. 146:8

… 146:8 Am I bowed down? Then let me urge this word of grace before the Lord. It is His way, His custom, His promise, His delight, to …

May 7 — LET NO EVIL REMAIN

Deut. 13:17

… We do not look upon this giving up of evil as deserving mercy, but we regard it as a fruit of the grace of God, which we would …

June 18 — GOD HIMSELF SHALL WORK

Isa. 33:10

… Are we drawn out in fervent prayer? Do we cry day and night unto Him? Then the set time for His grace is near. God will lift up …

Nov. 15 — LIMITLESS RICHES

Phil. 4:19

… What a measure doth the Lord go by: "According to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." The riches of His grace are large, but what shall we …

Jan. 1 — THE BIBLE'S FIRST PROMISE

Gen. 3:15

… It contains the whole gospel, and the essence of the covenant of grace. It has been in great measure fulfilled. The seed of the woman, even our Lord …

Feb. 12 — GOD DELIGHTS TO GIVE

Gen. 13:14

… The Lord and giver of peace delights to manifest His grace to those who seek peace and pursue it. If we desire closer communion with God, we must …

March 24 — ESTABLISHED AND KEPT

II Thess. 3:3

… The Lord will fulfill the purpose of His grace to us, His servants, and we need not allow a shadow of a fear to fall upon our spirits …

June 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 …

Aug. 1 — COVENANT REACHES CHILDREN

Gen. 17:7

… Lord, make them to be born under thy covenant of grace by thy Holy Spirit! I pray for my descendants throughout all generations. Be thou their God as …

Aug. 5 — LAW IN THE HEART

Ps. 37:31

… We are moving along the great highroad of God's providence and grace when we keep to the way of His law. The Word of God has never …

Aug. 21 — NIGHT OF WEEPING; JOYOUS DAY

Ps. 30:5

… Tears clear the eyes for the sight of God in His grace; and make the vision of His favor more precious. A night of sorrow supplies those shades …

Jan. 13 — NEVER CAST OUT

John 6:37

… and we shall see that He will not shut the door of His grace in the face of any one of us. "This man receiveth sinners," but He …

April 28 — IT BECOMES MUTUAL

II Cor. 6:16

… Happy communion this! Oh, for grace to treat the Lord as my God: to trust Him and to serve Him, as His Godhead deserves! Oh, that I could …

Oct. 1 — A COVENANT HE REMEMBERS

Ps. 111:5

… As to the higher and greater blessings of the covenant of grace, He will never cease to supply them as our case demands. He is mindful that He …

Nov. 4 — YOU MARK THE TRENCHES

II Kings 3:16

… Have we this day grace enough to make trenches into which the divine blessing may flow? Alas! We too often fail in the exhibition of true and practical …

Jan. 20 — THE OVERCOMER

Rev. 2:7

… If by grace we win the day, as we shall if we truly follow our conquering Leader, then we shall be admitted to the very center of the …

June 14 — HE CONSTANTLY ABIDES

I Sam. 12:22

… He who has gone so far as to make us His people, will not undo the creation of His grace. He has not wrought such wonders for us …

Nov. 14 — THE NAME TO USE

John 14:14

… Occasionally every other plea is darkened, especially such as we could draw from our own relation to God, or our experience of His grace; but at such times …

Dec. 16 — DIVINE EXPULSION

Joshua 17:18

… The grace of God in its Omnipotence is put forth for the overthrow of evil in every form: hence the certainty of triumph. Certain of our sins find …

Feb. 9 — THE DROSS PURGED

Zech. 13:9

… 13:9 Grace transmutes us into precious metal, and then the fire and the furnace follow as a necessary consequence. Do we start at this? Would we sooner …

Accomplices in Sin

1 Timothy 5:22

… and his hearers shall thereby be kept in a low state of Divine Grace, inconsistent with their profession—and the unconverted shall be hindered from coming to Christ …

The Immutability of God

Malachi 3:6

… He loved them out of pure sovereign grace, and he will love them still. But we should have been consumed by the devil, and by our enemies—consumed …

The Guilt and the Cleansing

Psalm 51:7

… And I will die in the faith of that Truth of God, by the Grace of God—and so will you, I trust, Brothers and Sisters, die with …

May 13 — DAY IS AT HAND

Rev. 2:28

… Come, my soul, has the Lord given thee the morning star? Dost thou hold fast that truth, grace, hope, and love which the Lord has given thee? Then …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878 (Continued)

… I am bowed to the very dust when I fear that any brother is erring in doctrine, lacking in grace, or loose in behaviour. I have as little …

The Minstrelsy of Hope

Psalm 67:6

… God's right hand made bare and put to the work of Divine Grace in a marvelous manner! And it was a work done which exists in England …

Sept. 28 — WORK IS DONE; REST IN HIM

Heb. 4:9

… As to providential matters, the work of grace in the soul, and the work of the Lord in the souls of others, let us cast these burdens upon …