Heaven

July 21 — SHINE AS MANY STARS

Dan. 12:3

… lived when I come to die? Only such wisdom can secure for me eternal brightness as of yonder sunlit skies. To be a winner of souls is a …

Nov. 8 — THE MAGNITUDE OF GRACE

II Cor. 12:9

… He who is sufficient for earth and Heaven is certainly able to meet the case of one poor worm like me. Let us, then, fall back upon our …

The Minstrelsy of Hope

Psalm 67:6

… Some of the most earnest Christians out of Heaven are members of this Church—but some are a very long way off from that and need to be …

Faith First, Confession Following

Romans 10:10

… as our Savior, that He is "the Living Bread which came down from Heaven," upon which we live and, "the wine on the lees, well refined," which is …

Out of Nothing Comes Nothing

Job 14:4

… There is no possibility of getting to Heaven foul and stained with sin! There is no possibility of sitting among the white-robed hosts above in these rags …

Jan. 25 — HE ACTS ON HONEST CONFESSION

Job 33:27

… so as to discover that there is no profit in it, but an eternal loss? Let us, then, go to God with this honest acknowledgment. He asks no …

Feb. 3 — HE FREELY GIVES

Rom. 8:32

… What can the Lord deny us after giving us Jesus? If we need all things in Heaven and earth, He will grant them to us: for if there …

Increase of Faith

… Faith is not an attainment that droppeth like the gentle dew from heaven; it generally comes in the whirlwind and the storm. Look at the old oaks; how …

Dec. 29 — HE WILL CARRY US HOME

Isa. 46:4

… They worked hard all day and wore themselves out in their Master's service, and so He said to them, "Now rest in anticipation of that eternal Sabbath …

April 30 — THE OVERCOMER'S REWARD

Rev. 2:17

… Today we eat of heavenly food which falls about our camps; the food of the wilderness, the food which comes from Heaven, the food which never fails the …

Soul-satisfying Bread

John 6:35

… Jesus has come down from Heaven to keep you from absolute starvation. He has come down to be bread and water to you." As you take up that …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… my Brothers and Sisters, I must ask, how can a man go to Heaven if he does not? If the Divine Grace of God does not change us …

Dec. 20 — MEN AS MEN; GOD AS GOD

Isa. 51:12

… He whom you fear is only a man after all; while He who promises to comfort you is God, your Maker, and the Creator of Heaven and earth …

The Spirit of Praise

… Recount His eternal love to thee. Reckon up the treasures of that everlasting covenant which He made on thy behalf, and which was “ordered in all things and …

The Lesson of Uzza

1 Chronicles 13:8

… A prayer without Christ in it will never reach Heaven! Praise which is not presented through the merits of Christ, is but a meaningless noise which can never …

Persevering Prayer

… This or none–Christ’s blood or else eternal wrath. And to whom shall you go, if you turn away from Him? None ever yet perished pleading for …

Earth’s Seasons

… when his Lord shall gather together his “pleasant fruits,” and store them in heaven; the feast of ingathering is at hand–the time when the year shall begin …

Untiring Delight

… the same; but he is also like the manna which came down from heaven, every morning new. He is as the rod of Moses, which was dry, and …

Daniel—a Pattern for Pleaders

Daniel 9:19

… He said that after the Lord Jesus Christ had gone up to Heaven, having told His disciples to wait at Jerusalem till the Spirit of God was given …

Spiritual Resurrection

Ephesians 2:1

… May God save you now, ere you shall come to that consummation for which hell so sighs, and which heaven can alone avert. One more remark concerning this …

Morning, December 29

1Sa 7:12

… When read in heaven’s light how glorious and marvellous a prospect will thy “hitherto” unfold to thy grateful eye!

"Jesus Wept"

John 11:35

… This day in the glory of Heaven He wears His scars, to show that, though God, He is not ashamed to be recognized as man. He makes this …

The Minister’s Ordinary Conversation

… There are more flies caught with honey than with vinegar, and there will be more souls led to heaven by a man who wears heaven in his face …

Constancy And Inconstancy—a Contrast

Hosea 6:3

… Even thus men trade with Heaven and such are the differing results. We will inspect those two fine vessels upon the stocks and unless well educated in the …

Morning, July 21

Is 37:22

… They seek to destroy the eternal life, which cannot die while Jesus lives; to overthrow the citadel, against which the gates of hell shall not prevail. They kick …

Evening, April 9

Ps 18:35

… David ascribes all his own greatness to the condescending goodness of his Father in heaven. May this sentiment be echoed in our hearts this evening while we cast …

Morning, June 14

Ps 37:4

… jewels glittering side by side in a setting of gold. “'Tis when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow, Unspeakable like those above, And heaven begins below.”

Morning, November 5

Is 54:17

… our princes they prepare In caverns deep a burning snare, He shot from heaven a piercing ray, And the dark treachery brought to day.” And secondly—today is …

A Call to the Depressed

Isaiah 52:2

… But the heir of Heaven is under a discipline of Divine Love and God will deal with him in this world! And among the chastisements of departure from …

Evening, April 21

Ro 8:34

… Christ at the right hand of God hath all power in heaven and in earth. Who shall fight against the people who have such power vested in their …

A Call To Worship

Zechariah 8:21

… Shall we think about your souls and will you not think about them yourselves? Are we inclined to move Heaven and earth that you might be saved and …

The Sheep Before the Shearers

… He needed only to have lifted his eye to heaven, and legions of angels would have chased away the ribald soldiery; one flash of a seraph’s wing …

Meeting Of The Neighboring Churches

… They were not two churches, if they spoke of the Church of the redeemed in Heaven, and the Church of the blood-bought on earth; they were not …

Morning, January 23

Ps 89:19

… Christ and the believer! The believer can say, “I have a Brother in heaven; I may be poor, but I have a Brother who is rich, and is …

All Are Guilty

Matthew 27:22

… And John bore record, saying, Isaw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove andit abode upon Him. And I knew Him not: but He that sent me …

Morning, January 21

Ro 11:26

… Jesus, “Of all whom thou hast given me, I have lost none.” In heaven there shall not be a vacant throne. “For all the chosen race Shall meet …

Evening, September 12

Ps 101:1

… Nay, more, says Faith, “These light afflictions, which are but for a moment, work out for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” So Faith …

Evening, August 20

Ne 3:8

… Jesus, overlooking the scenes of earth, and looking out towards the glories of heaven. Separated from the world, and denying ourselves all ungodliness and fleshly lusts, we are …

Evening, September 13

Lu 15:2

… This Man, who is no other than the eternal God, before whom angels veil their faces— this Man receiveth sinners. It needs an angel’s tongue to describe …

Evening, August 10

Mt 9:6

… If ye doubt it, see him rising from the dead! behold him in ascending splendour raised to the right hand of God! Hear him pleading before the eternal …