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Psalm 116

Psalm 116

… It is the noblest application of the metaphor, and is singularly appropriate to those eternal mansions where death and sorrow are alike unknown. 6. (Ps 116:10) This …

The Filling of Empty Vessels

2 Kings 4:3

… Be not laying tracks for God— "He plants His footsteps in the sea, Provide no chariots for the Eternal One— "He rides upon the storm." God has a …

Sight For Those Who See Not

John 9:39

… If you seem unable, even, to obtain a ray of light, then you are just in the right state to receive the eternal Light from the Lord Jesus …

Patient Job and the Baffled Enemy

Job 1:22

… We can very easily charge God foolishly, but we had better not charge Him at all, for who are we that we should call the Eternal to account …

Jesus and the Lambs

Isaiah 40:11

… If Jesus should bring to eternal glory all who are great in Grace, but neglect the weakest it would dishonor His great name! His honor is pledged to …

The Restoration And Conversion Of The Jews

Ezekiel 37:1-10

… Tell of Mary's Son, the eternal Son of God, the Man of Nazareth who is none other than the Incarnate Word, God made flesh and dwelling among …

Our Lord's Substitution

1 Peter 2:24

… It behooves us, first and foremost, to view Christ as the Sin-Bearer, for, if we do not receive Him in that capacity, we have missed eternal life …

"What Shall the Harvest Be?"

Hosea 8:7

… If you have believed in Christ and received eternal life by faith in Him, and if now you are trying to labor for Him, you are sowing blessed …

The House of Mourning and The House of Feasting

Ecclesiastes 7:2

… Where was the world when Noah entered into the ark? Where was it when God rent the clouds and opened the windows of Heaven and sent down waterfalls …

"A Man Named Matthew"

Matthew 9:9

… drew me, and I followed on, Charmed to confess the voice Divine! High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear Until in life …

Corn in Egypt

Genesis 42:1

… What needs he? Why, all the manna that came down from heaven in the wilderness would not supply a sinner’s necessities, and all the water that gushed …

The Gospel Cordial

Proverbs 31:6

… Those who fly to the bottle for consolation might as soon fly to Hell to find a Heaven and, instead of helping them to forget their poverty, drunkenness …

Words To Rest On

2 Chronicles 32:8

… Dear young people, however long you may live, unless the Lord descends from Heaven in Glory, the time will come when you will die. You will need a …

The Good Ananias—a Lesson for Believers

Acts 9:10

… A devout man is soon discovered—this fire from Heaven cannot be hid! The devout man may not be more somber than others—why should he be? He …

The Pearl of Patience

James 5:11

… accusers! There was never a question, in the heights of Heaven as to the ultimate issue! Eternal Mercy was putting forth its irresistible energy, and Job was made …

Washed to Greater Foulness

Job 9:30

… Poor mortals! They concern themselves about everything that does not concern them, but they persistently neglect everything that is needful to their eternal well-being. How is this …

The Iniquity of Our Holy Things

Exodus 28:36-38

… Is it not so? The Lord God is in Heaven and we are upon earth—He is perfect and we are full of sin—how lowly should be …

The Mission of Affliction

2 Samuel 16:11

… As soon as ever a child learns to say, "Our Father, which are in Heaven," which is a little infant's prayer—he is taught to say, "forgive …

Love, Courtship, and Marriage

… perfected when we meet in that blessed land where Love reigns supreme and eternal. It was not very long (August 2, 1854,) before the sweet secret between us …

The Prodigal'S Reception

Luke 15:20

… The road to Heaven by Mount Sinai is impassable by mortal man, but Calvary leads to Glory! The secret places of the stairs are in the wounds of …

Righteous Hatred

Psalm 97:10

… As much as hell hateth heaven, and as much as heaven hateth hell, so much mayest thou hate evil. The whole of that passion which, when let loose …

Christ Crucified

1 Corinthians 2:2

… They say nothing about Christ Jesus, but they begin at once to talk of the eternal decrees of God, of election and of the high mysteries of the …

Thought Condemned, Yet Commanded

Matthew 6:31-33

… Only remember, my Friend, if you are going to be content with this world, you are thereby giving up Heaven and giving up the joys of eternity! And …

Concerning The Forbearance Of God

Romans 2:4

… As His Presence is Heaven begun below, why do you flee from that which is for your own highest happiness and run away from that which is all …

The Coming Resurrection

John 5:28

… But when we discover that they are far-reaching, and that they cast influences for good or evil across an eternal destiny, then we regard them more seriously …

God's Pupil, God's Preacher—an Autobiography

Psalm 71:17

… These were the Johns and the Marys, the favorites of Heaven—they had dwelt so long with the King that He permitted to them, no, He fostered in …

God's Glory Our Rereward

Isaiah 58:8

… To His name eternal praises, None of these shall ever be lost. Deeply engraved On His hands, their names remain." There are some who, from their natural constitution …

The Hairs of Your Head Numbered

Matthew 10:30

… All that a man undergoes is also ordained of Heaven. The hairs of your head, should they turn white in a single night by grief, will not do …

The Little Dogs

Matthew 15:26

… to cease from prayer for fear they should not have been predestinated unto eternal life! Ah, dear Soul, if you have the faith of God's elect in …

God's Gentle Power

1 Kings 19:11-13

… If Elijah flees, and if Elijah at length is taken up to heaven, yet Elisha shall succeed him. Perhaps there may be a brother here who is in …

Secret Disciples Encouraged

John 18:25

… If He had called them by the name of some other creature, it might be supposed that they would go to Heaven separately and alone—but He calls …

Knowing the Lord Through Pardoned Sin

Jeremiah 31:34

… It is a great Truth of God that, "This is life eternal, to know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent." To know …

The Census of Israel

Numbers 16:66

… Still the manna dropped from Heaven and still they drank of the water from the smitten Rock. Thus the Lord still has a Church and it is always …

Facing the Wind

2 Thessalonians 3:13

… When Peter saw the sheet come down from Heaven, you remember it contained all manner of beasts and creeping things. God said even of the creeping things that …

Justification by Faith—Illustrated by Abram’s Righteousness

Genesis 15:6

… And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him …

The Sinner's Savior

Luke 19:7

… The Spirit of God does not quicken those living—living in their own natural goodness—He quickens the dead in trespasses and sins! The eternal love of God …

Three Crosses

Galatians 6:14

… which our Lord Jesus Christ made by His death—and the gift of eternal life freely bestowed on all those who, by Grace, are led to trust in …

A King Sent in Love

2 Chronicles 2:11

… As I must have a master, let me have the Christ of Bethlehem—the Christ of Nazareth—the Christ of Calvary—the Christ of Heaven! If I must …

The Waterer Watered

Proverbs 11:25

… And though its treasure is constantly being lavished with unstinting liberality, yet Heaven and earth see to it that the brook shall never fail to sing its joyous …

Cured At Last!

Luke 8:43

… They trifle with sin and death and Heaven and Hell. Insensibility has seized upon many and a proud conceit—they are full of sin, and yet they talk …