Holiness

Proving God

Malachi 3:10

… If you are brave men and true, go on and conquer! Fear not, you shall yet win the day! God's holy Gospel shall yet shake the earth …

Chiding and Cheering

John 14:9

… When we have preached the Gospel earnestly and faithfully, with the Holy Spirit sent down from Heaven, as at least we sometimes have preached it, then Jesus has …

Manasseh

… He read it thus: “Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy; thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal;” and so on. Manasseh wanted to do all …

The Unfailing Help

2 Kings 6:27

… It seems to have been a habit of the Prophets to gather about them companies of young men whom they instructed in the Holy Scripture and in the …

"If You Can"—"If You Can"

Mark 9:22

… But it is because we thus limit the Holy One of Israel that we find the simple matter of faith so difficult. Because of this, there stands that …

Comfort for the Fearful

Matthew 8:26

… May the Holy Spirit graciously bless the word to them! II. Now I want your attention, for a short time, while I speak to THOSE WHO CANNOT SAY …

Man Unknown To Man

Proverbs 14:10

… When the Holy Spirit begins to convict the sinful man of righteousness and of judgment—ah, then, Beloved, "the heart knows its own bitterness." I could not have …

The Spiritual Resurrection

John 11:43

… Who could have been a more holy man than he? Yet he cried, "O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this …

Royal Emblems for Loyal Subjects

2 Samuel 23:4

… That is, in the Holy of Holies, into which no man might come. "There shall God hide me—in the tabernacle of Sacrifice—behind the Atonement of Christ …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… And therefore, in holy wonder at the lavish superfluities of mercy, he cries, "My cup runs over." In one short but most expressive sentence he does as good …

Preparing to Depart

2 Kings 2:11

… O Friends, I think I hear the Prophet charging them as before God and before His holy angels, to rebuke the sin of the age in which they …

The Death of the Christian

Job 5:26

… But, nevertheless, they gave utterance to many holy and pious sentences, which are well worthy of regard, as having come from the lips of three men distinguished in …

Christ and His Hearers

Luke 15:1

… The Holy Spirit here speaks of "publicans andsinners"—the evil spirit in the Pharisee calls them all sinners. Let us imitate the Spirit of God and not the …

The Destroyer Destroyed

Hebrews 2:14

… come,” saith Satan, “yield to my blandishments; I will give you wine to quaff that shall be richer than ever came from the wine-vats of Holy Scripture …

"Herein Is Love"

1 John 4:10

… so faint, so cold to You, And Yours to us so great? Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove With all Your quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Savior's …

"My Beloved Is Mine"

Solomon 2:16

… I will go forth in holy activity, with uplifted hands in Your name." 5. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. Orientals, in their feasts …

A King Sent in Love

2 Chronicles 2:11

… Some of us feel that when we get into our places and join in holy worship, it is the best spot beneath the sun. I know that it …

A Sore Grievance

Jeremiah 50:6

… We need not the symbol when we get the substance! We need no Ark of the Covenant nor holy place at Jerusalem when once the Lord appears in …

Jesus and His Brethren

Genesis 45:1-5

… itself than it had been at former times, but the power of the Holy Spirit was present to open my ears and to guide the message to my …

A Wonderful Transformation

John 16:20

… of grief and brokenness of heart? Then, Savior, I rejoice and bless Your holy name!" I know that you, Beloved, must often have grieved over your Savior's …

Faith Very Simple

… to full faith in the once crucified but now ascended Lord, and the Holy Spirit there and then enabled her to trust. She most tenderly said, “Oh, sir …

What Have I Done?

Jeremiah 8:6

… But may the Holy Spirit persuade you now, so that you may answer this question, “What have I done?” For remember, my dear friend, that searching yourself can …

A Door of Hope

Hosea 2:15

… For instance, they mortified their bodies by not cleaning and washing themselves and by wearing their garments till they were full of vermin—they thus thought themselves holy …

Gratitude for Great Deliverances

Psalm 102:19-22

… forgotten! Still shall it be the theme ofjoyous song and the subject of holy contemplation, just as when Israel was in Egypt, the Lord heard their groaning and …

The Betrayal

Luke 22:47

… if he had not been given up to hardness of heart, if the Holy Ghost had not utterly left him, surely this son of perdition would have fallen …

Strengthening Words from the Savior's Lips

2 Corinthians 12:9

… It is a sweet thing to have a text of Scripture laid home to the heart for present uses, but when God the Holy Spirit so applies a …

Joy in Place of Sorrow

John 16:22

… The carnal mind has not the Spirit of God! Spiritual things must be spiritually discerned and until God, the Holy Spirit, comes and creates in us the eye …

Secondhand

John 18:34

… I shall now leave that part of the subject, praying the Holy Spirit to bless it to all whom it may concern. II. Now, in the second place …

Christ Receiving Sinners

Matthew 9:10

… But let me say to you now—Despite all the years in which you have heard the Gospel in vain, if the Holy Spirit shall move you even …

The Unchanging God Cheering Jacob in His Change of Dwelling Place

Genesis 46:1-4

… For God the Holy Spirit still directs the paths of His people and leads them in the way everlasting. So let us learn from Jacob, especially at the …

Earnest Expostulation

Romans 2:4

… Oh that the Holy Ghost would make this sermon effectual for the arousing of every unsaved soul that shall hear or read it! I. First, let me speak …

Harvest Joy

Isaiah 9:3

… If you are, come and confess Him! If you are not, weep in secret places, and cry to God the Holy Spirit to reveal Christ to you as …

The Last Enemy Destroyed

1 Corinthians 15:26

… No going up to the much-loved sanctuary where the holy hymn has often borne us aloft as on eagle's wings. No more listening to the teachings …

The Believing Thief

Luke 23:42-43

… May the Holy Spirit speak through it to the encouragement of those who are ready to despair! Remember, beloved friends, that our Lord Jesus, at the time he …

Go Back? Never!

Hebrews 11:15

… Live a holy life, and you will judge the ungodly. I have heard it said that if there is a crooked stick and you want to show how …

The Pity of the Lord—the Comfort of the Afflicted

James 5:11

… Secondly, OUR APOSTLE MAKES A CONSOLING STATEMENT—"the Lord is full of pity, and of tender mercy." Observe that this is the teaching of God's Holy Word …

Christian Sympathy

Job 30:25

… Let a holy discipline and watchfulness be maintained over the entire Church, by the care and forethought of every one for his next friend. Thus can you practically …

Our Lord's Last Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:46

… and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Christ's death was the end of Judaism! The …

Belief, Baptism, Blessing

Acts 16:33

… And their patience, their cheerfulness, their dauntless courage, their holy joy must all have struck him. They belonged to a different order of prisoners from any he had …

'I Have Enough'

Genesis 33:9

… Thus Father, Son and Holy Spirit, all being ours, what a blessed portion we have! I do not wonder that Jacob said, "I have enough," or that he …