Grace

Vanities and Verities

2 Corinthians 4:18

… If a man has Grace to live above his joys, that same Grace will enable him to live above his sorrows. As I said just now, when earthly …

"He Shall Be Great"

Luke 1:32

… The commissariat of the Eternal is absolutely perfect! Do you feel, sometimes, so thirsty for Grace that like Behemoth, you could drink up Jordan at a draught? More …

The History of Little-Faith

Matthew 14:31

… But it shall not always be so—the time will come when, in rapt fellowship with Him, by the strength of His Grace, you shall be in this …

A Honeycomb

Hebrews 12:3

… But if Immanuel's face appears, My hope, my joy begins, His name forbids my slavish fears, His Grace forgives my sins." So I have used the remedy …

Psalm 100

Psalm 100

… It is a sign the oil of grace hath been poured into the heart "when the oil of gladness" shines on the countenance. Cheerfulness credits religion. Thomas Watson …

The Tenderness of Jesus

Hebrews 4:15

… High Priest." I pray you, never talk of the blessings and Doctrines of Grace as matters apart from personal possession, but seek habitually to enjoy and experience them …

A Program Never Carried Out

Luke 15:20

… May it be so with some of you who are now here! May your program be broken in that respect by the sudden incoming of unexpected Grace! There …

The Private Tutor

John 14:24-26

… I am a lost man if the old, old Gospel is not true! There is no way of salvation for me if it is not of Grace through …

Unpurchasable Love

Solomon 8:7

… The Covenant of Grace was always mine. I heard the preacher talk about it. He told how Christ had died for me, that He had loved me and …

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

John 14:1-4

… I have known many a poor sinner pluck up hope as he has observed the sins and struggles of those who were saved by Grace. And I have …

Why They Leave Us

John 17:24

… He quits the highest peaks of grace, and at a single stride his prayer sets its foot in glory: "that they also, whom thou hast given me, be …

The Alter

Matthew 23:19

… One Jesus for you who are grown in Divine Grace. One Jesus for those who are but beginners in spiritual things. One Lord Jesus for the black and …

The Sweet and the Sweetener

Psalm 104:34

… Here I see Atonement completed, satisfaction rendered, justice honored, Grace expounded, love struggling, bleeding, contending, conquering! In the actual death of Christ upon the Cross I see the …

Christ Our Life—Soon To Appear

Colossians 3:4

… Spiritual life in the kingdom of Grace and in the kingdom of Glory is the same—only here it is uneducated spiritual life—there it is educated and …

The Lifting Up of the Bowed Down

Luke 13:10-13

… ears saying, "Come to Jesus just as you are." Then may you have Grace to reply— "Just as I am—poor, wretched, blind, Sight, riches, healing of the …

Moses' Dying Charge to Israel

Deuteronomy 8:2

… these silken bands of thankfulness at the recollection of all the Lord's Grace and mercy to us. May we feel these love-bands about us as we …

Servus Servorum

Luke 22:27

… The help of men and angels joined Could never reach my case Nor can Ihope relief to find But in Your boundless Grace. What anguish has that question …

Posture, Action, Gesture, Etc. (Second Lecture)

… Art is cold, only nature is warm; let grace keep you clear of all seeming, and in every action, and in every place, be truthful, even if you …

The Deceived Heart

Isaiah 44:20

… can be consistent with Divine Grace in your heart? Do you suppose that if you were really the possessor of the Grace of God, you could be what …

'The Zeal of the Lord'

Isaiah 9:7

… Now, the plan of Grace through Jesus Christ was in the eternal heart before the worlds were made. He had it all in His mind. Hence He speaks …

Sin's True Character

Romans 7:13

… Sold under sin.Even now that I have become a Christian and am renewed by Grace! 15. For that which I do, I allow not.I often do …

Lessons from the Christ of Patmos

Revelation 1:16

… Light up the darkness of this period with flaming preachers of Your Word to the praise of the glory of your Grace." So much about the position of …

Love To Jesus

Solomon 1:7

… provides, I find, more than my poor strength could do apart from His Grace. But for you to work out the image of Christ in the iron, or …

The Secret of a Happy Life

Psalm 16:8

… This is the king's highway, the way of holiness where no lion shall be found! To know that God is present and to live, by His Grace …

Unseasonable Prayer

Exodus 14:15

… It comes not as an act of Grace, but as an act of Justice if there is no guilt—for the display of God's pardoning Grace, guilt …

Never! Never! Never! Never! Never!

Hebrews 13:5

… He now picks his steps carefully; take away grace from him and he would roll in the mire, and wallow in it like other men. Let the godly …

Under Arrest

Galatians 3:23

… action which honors God by taking salvation as the free gift of His Grace and mercy—we cannot bend our backs and stoop so low as that! The …

Traveling Expenses On The Two Great Roads

Jonah 1:3

… You might as well go at first—you will go with better Grace. You will go with your Master's comfortable Presence—and you will have to go …

Christians, and Their Communion With God

Isaiah 26:8

… You do not grow in Grace, my Brothers and Sisters, by listening to fine oratory, even though it is of a sacred kind. The real growth comes to …

What the Lord's Supper Sees and Says

1 Corinthians 11:26

… God give you Grace to see it and, in response, to love Him more who died on Calvary for you! Oh, if you had seen Him die, the …

That Horrible East Wind!

Colossians 3:15

… I ask for Grace that I may will it because You will it." This voluntary submission to our Father's appointment is the peace of God. This peace …

Songs in the Night

Job 35:10

… for you could sing, "I am forgiven! I am forgiven! A monument of Grace, a sinner saved by blood"? Go back, Brothers and Sisters—sing of that moment …

"My Times Are In Your Hand"

Psalm 31:15

… that field is also with Him! The ultimate results of His works of Grace upon us and of His education of us in this life are in the …

Mahanaim—or, Hosts Of Angels

Genesis 32:1

… How sweetly do new mercies refresh the memory of former favors and how gently does new Grace remind us of old promises and debts. Brother, does not your …

Good News for the Lost

Luke 19:10

… A far more terrible matter for us, practically, is this, that we are, apart from Divine Grace, lost by our own actions. Our nature has revealed itself in …

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

… will not be of debt, but of Divine Grace—it is Grace that gave us the service and Grace that will reward us for our service! No man …

Prayer 10 — The Music of Praise

… The Lord give us to have every grace, not only love, but faith, and hope, and holy gentleness, meekness, patience, brotherly love. Build us up, we pray Thee …

The Love Of Jonathan and the Love Of Jesus

2 Samuel 1:26

… Think of that wonder of Grace, that such a speck of dust as you are should have been loved from eternity! That such a handful of ashes as …

Folly of Unbelief

Luke 24:25

… The possession of gladness is no clear evidence of grace; and the existence of depression is no sure sign of insincerity. The brightest eyes that look for heaven …

Another Lesson From Manasseh's Life

2 Chronicles 33:10

… And if a call is not enough, you shall be made to smart—but, by His Grace, you shall come, for the Lord means to save you! Yield …