Holiness

“Thus Saith The Lord:” Or, The Book of Common Prayer Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary

Ezekiel 11:15

… The Holy Ghost revealed much of precious truth and holy precept by the apostles, and to his teaching we would give earnest heed; but when men cite the …

God Incarnate, The End Of Fear

Luke 2:10

… Holy fear is a work of the Holy Spirit, and woe unto the man who does not possess it! Let him boast as he may, his "feeding himself …

The Unwearied Runner

Isaiah 40:31

… Or even if you should seek the right thing—yes, seek God Himself—if you go about to serve Him without asking the aid of His Holy Spirit …

Joy Born at Bethlehem

Luke 2:10-12

… Where is the method in the madness of the superstitious? Probably the fact is that the holy days were arranged to fit in with heathen festivals. We venture …

Faith First, Confession Following

Romans 10:10

… I utterly abhor that so-called, "piety," which belongs only to places and to dates! Your "holy" places, and your "holy" dates, and your "holy" water, and so …

The Top of the Ladder

Ephesians 3:19

… Be it ours by sweet experience to ascend that staircase of light! May the Holy Spirit reveal it to us even now! You must begin to read at …

'Trust in the Living God'

1 Timothy 4:10

… Without an angel to sing His praise, or a human being to look up to Him with holy reverence or with tearful repentance—yet still independent of them …

God Fighting Sin

Isaiah 63:10

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "But they rebelled, and vexed His Holy Spirit; therefore He was turned to be their enemy, and He fought against them." Isaiah …

All the People at Work for Jesus

… I pray the Holy Spirit to illuminate our minds while we read in the book of the wars of the Lord and as soldiers of Christ learn from …

On Conversion as Our Aim

… It is a noble work to instruct the people of God, and to build them up in their most holy faith: we may by no means neglect this …

God's Prison, Warden and Prisoner

… Never be unmindful of what the Holy Spirit did for you when He called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. About the neck of memory let …

The Sons of God

Romans 8:16

… Now, I do believe with him this morning, that the chief witness of God the Holy Spirit lies in this—the Holy Spirit has written this book which …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… And wonderful, indeed, it is that the cup of a holy God should be at our lips! In many cases blasphemy defiled the lips and lasciviousness polluted the …

Abram And The Ravenous Birds

Genesis 15:11

… Angels veil their faces and shall our eyes be gadding abroad? Angels bow themselves before Him and continually cry, "Holy, holy, holy" and shall we insult the Divine …

The Lord's Eternal Rest

Psalm 132:14

… As for God the Holy Spirit, He— " Takes delight to view The holy souls He formed anew." As He gazes upon them, He sees the gracious results of …

Hindrances to Prayer

1 Peter 3:7

… The minister, whose hands are full of holy toil and whose eyes fail with sacred watching, finds he cannot do without drawing near unto his God! If these …

The Filling of Empty Vessels

2 Kings 4:3

… When there were only two or three in a year, our friends ascribed the work to the Holy Spirit—anything little was of the Holy Spirit. But if …

Iconoclast

2 Kings 18:4

… There was a deep meaning in their breaking of crosses, and the burning of holy crucifixes. The white linen of priestly vestments served well for undergarments for the …

Good News for Loyal Subjects

1 Corinthians 15:25

… At the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit was poured out—then the whole Church was baptized with a sacred influence—and ever since then the Holy Spirit …

May 30 — HOLY FORESIGHT

Matt. 26:64

May 30 HOLY FORESIGHT "Nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the …

July 15 — THE MOURNER COMFORTED

Matt. 5:4

… By holy mourning we receive the best of our blessings, even as the rarest commodities come to us by water. Not only shall the mourner be blessed at …

Enquire of the Lord

Ezekiel 36:37

… As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know …

The Oil and the Vessels

2 Kings 4:6

… Frequently we limit the Holy One of Israel by our unbelief. Nothing hinders Grace like this impoverishing vice. "He did not many mighty works there because of their …

The Modern Dead Sea and the Living Waters

Ezekiel 47:8

… This Power is the Holy Spirit, equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Son—nothing less than very God of very God! This Holy Spirit goes …

Sept. 29 — TO GLORIFY CHRIST JESUS

John 16:14

… for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you." John 16:14 The Holy Ghost Himself cannot better glorify the Lord Jesus than by showing …

Consolation in Christ

Philippians 2:1

… Whatever the Holy Ghost may not be, he is evermore the Comforter to the Church; and this age is peculiarly the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, in which …

Obadiah; or, Early Piety Eminent Piety

1 Kings 18:12

… God hath his praise out of the least known of the holy characters of Scripture; even as the night hath its light out of those glimmering bodies which …

Joseph And His Brothers

Genesis 45:3-5

… Our spirit bows down with even deeper reverence than the cherubim, who bow before Him with veiled faces, crying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth." Besides, my …

The Increase of Faith

… If the Holy Spirit has made you candid, you will believe as soon as truth is set before you. You will believe it because it is true. The …

"Waters To Swim In"

… Then the details were, as it were, put into His outline by the Apostles under the guidance of the Holy Spirit—and so, to our own soul, the …

A Preacher from the Dead

Luke 16:31

… They must have a revolution, they must upset everything; and then they think they could be holy! Many on the other hand throw the blame on their training …

The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People

Nehemiah 8:10

… for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Now that they were penitent, and sincerely …

Crowning Blessings Ascribed to God

Psalm 65:11

… What are we that the Lord should bless us? Did you bring a soul to Christ the other day? Bless the Holy Spirit who helped you, by His …

Spring In The Heart

Psalm 65:10

… In vain are all our efforts unless God shall bless us with the rain of His Holy Spirit's influence. Holy Spirit! You, and You alone work wonders …

Spring in the Heart

… In vain are all our efforts unless God shall bless us with the rain of his Holy Spirit’s influence. O Holy Spirit! thou, and thou alone, workest …

Lecture 2: On Commenting

… We cannot expect to deliver much of the teaching of Holy Scripture by picking out verse by verse, and holding these up at random. The process resembles that …

Life's Ever-Springing Well

John 4:14

… At the same time, this life comes to us from the Holy Spirit and is a result of the Holy Spirit's graciously dwelling in us. He consecrates …

Shall and Will

Psalm 91:15

… The Presence of the Holy Spirit secures the fulfillment of this promise, "He shall call upon Me." Moreover, as the Holy Spirit gradually teaches you and educates you …

Morning, January 28

Col 1:28

… so holy and so glorious, that Hart did not go beyond the truth when he said— “With my Saviour’s garments on, Holy as the Holy One.” Then …

The Holdfast

Proverbs 4:13

… I intend at this time to speak, as the Holy Spirit shall enable me, upon this fast hold and I reckon that the subject is one of the …