Holiness

The Glory in the Rear

Exodus 14:19-20

… and crying after him, those very sighs and cries after him are the holy fruit of his secret presence. It may be, the day shall come when thou …

How Can I Obtain Faith?

Romans 10:17

… Faith doth not come by feeling, but through faith arises much of holy feeling, and the more a man lives in the walk of faith, as a rule …

Appreciative Correspondents, 1855-1890

… S.' narrates? Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ! " Whenever you feel moved to cast your net in our waters, know …

The Place of Prayer and Pardon

2 Chronicles 6:28-30

… He condemned the sin—His own pure and holy life was the best condemnation of that. But, as for the sinner, He had not come to condemn, but …

Our Last Journey

Job 16:22

… May God the Holy Spirit bless the Word and by its means prepare us for our last day of which the text speaks so plainly. First, then, let …

Earth's Vanities and Heaven's Verities

Psalm 39:6-8

… A holy life is a life that comes of taking heed. 1. That I sin not with my tongue. He who keeps his tongue can keep all the …

Gone, Gone Forever

1 Kings 20:40

… We have lived as if we were under no obligations to Him and even those of us who have been quickened by His Holy Spirit have not served …

The Master Key—Opening the Gate of Heaven

Genesis 32:12

… Tell Him your case—search out His promise and then plead it with holy boldness. This is the best, the surest, the speediest way of relief. What would …

Peter's Fall and Restoration

Luke 22:61

… an instructive lesson for us concerning the frailty of the best of men? Holy Scripture does not tell us much about the best of men who lived in …

Pictures of Life

James 4:14

… I may direct it with the rudder of God's Holy Spirit. I may, it is true, take in some small sails of sin which might hurry my …

A Procession of Cross-bearers

Mark 10:21

… May the Lord, of His Infinite Mercy, teach us to bear all His holy will and bear it cheerfully—and so to take up our cross for Jesus …

How to Please God

Hebrews 11:6

… In His Word, He reveals Himself as one God— Father, Son and Holy Spirit—will you accept His statements about Himself? Then, when you pray, will you cease …

The Miracle of the Loaves

Mark 6:52

… May these suggestions be blessed by the Holy Spirit to induce some hungry sinner to join with the rest of the company and feast on Free Grace. II …

Peter'S Three Calls

John 1:37

… a private Christian, certainly you do not feel the guidance of God's Holy Spirit to bid him enter the ministry! No man has a right to aspire …

The Sweet and the Sweetener

Psalm 104:34

… May God the Holy Spirit help us all sweetly to meditate upon Him of whom the Psalmist here speaks! This 104th Psalm is a very wonderful one. Humboldt …

The Whole Machinery of Salvation

Romans 10:14

… Can that power be had? If you feel impelled to cry to God to give you the power to preach, the spiritual power, the power of the Holy …

The True Gospel Is No Hidden Gospel

2 Corinthians 4:3

… He cannot, indeed, be truly known at all except by the teaching of the Holy Spirit. But all that can be known of God is fairly written in …

The Chaff Driven Away

Psalm 1:4

… Doubtless, there is a large number here who must confess that they are not trusting in the blood of Christ, they are not influenced by the Holy Ghost …

Ben-Hadad'S Escape—An Encouragement For Sinners

1 Kings 20:31-34

… Pause a moment that those in whom the Holy Spirit is working may breathe a silent prayer—and then let us advance to the second head. II. MISERY …

Marah; or, The Bitter Waters Sweetened

Exodus 15:23-25

… Now, thirdly—and may divine help, the help of the Holy Ghost be given me—I will speak upon THE REMEDY OF GRACE. I have shown you the …

Fallen Asleep

1 Corinthians 15:6

… That grand fact of the Resurrection of Christ from the dead is rightly put next to His substitutionary Sacrifice, for it is the very cornerstone of our holy …

Questions and Answers Concerning Zion

Isaiah 14:32

… caricatured, misrepresented—never mind all that—it is the lot of all the holy Seed, and the citizens of Zion must expect such treatment until the Lord Himself …

Turning Back in the Day of Battle

Psalm 78:9

… What weapons of holy warfare do you want better than those which this sacred armoury supplies? Read the last chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians, and see …

The Physician Pardons His Palsied Patient

Matthew 9:2-7

… But if you say, "I am so guilty that He cannot forgive me," I pray you to withdraw that wicked word lest you should limit the Holy One …

The Honored Servant

Proverbs 27:18

… and our heaviest cross becomes our joy and delight and we say, with holy Rutherford, "I find the Cross of Christ no more a burden to me than …

Comfort To Seekers From What The Lord Has Not Said

Isaiah 45:19

… Oh, may God give us His Holy Spirit, that while I am preaching, comfort may be given to many troubled hearts. I. First, then, BY THE NEGATIVE. It …

The Heart Full and the Mouth Closed

Ezekiel 16:62

… And to have it read for you by the Holy Spirit and to be made to see and to feel its meaning, not merely as describing the Israelites …

No Room for Christ in the Inn

Luke 2:7

… We may say of the invitations of Holy Scripture, "None are excluded hence but those Who do themselves exclude; Welcome the learned and polite, The ignorant and rude …

Spiritual Glean1ng

Ruth 2:15

… God will furnish you, dear Brothers and Sisters, with all the weapons you need for the Holy War. There may be no gold and silver ornaments for your …

Temple Glories

2 Chronicles 5:13

… Do not look to God the Holy Spirit to know whether He has called you or not. That you shall discover, by-and-by. Look unto Jesus Christ …

"After Two Days Is the Passover"

Matthew 26:2

… Hear Him speak and regard Him in holy contemplation, that admiration of Him may be greatly excited. Admire His calmness. There is no token of any disturbance of …

The Shield Of Faith

Ephesians 6:16

… In that Book of the Chronicles, where the Holy Spirit has recorded the names of the mighty men that were with David in Adullam we find not the …

Christ's Word with You

Matthew 11:28

… And on other Sundays, others preach to you, and these share the burden, or else you ignore the holy day—and in that case your blood will be …

Redeemed Souls Freed From Fear

… What then? Let us hear the use which the Holy Spirit makes of this fact: “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us …

High Doctrine And Broad Doctrine

John 6:37

… Innumerable are the forms of your holy activity—may the Holy Spirit fill them all with His power. I send my love to all who are in Christ …

Dr. Rippon’s Prayer and its Answer

… Whoever else kept back the fundamental truths of our holy gospel, Benjamin’ Keach did not so. During the time of an indulgence issued by Charles I1., the congregation …

Posture, Action, Gesture, Etc.

… in the service of God even the smallest things should be regarded with holy care. Life is made up of little incidents, and success in it often depends …

A Free Salvation

Isaiah 55:1

… He has Ave-Marias and Paternosters without number, and all kinds of crossings with holy water, and bendings of the knee, and prostrations before the altar, and reverence …

Are You Prepared To Die?

Jeremiah 12:5

… But I think you ought to handle all your days with holy jealousy. Is not that a fair parable? If it is, then let me ask you to …

Heaven and Hell

Matthew 8:11-12

… If she was holy, she was holy for herself; if she was evil, she was evil for herself. “But my grandfather prayed for me!” That is no use …