Holiness

The Great Revival

Isaiah 52:10

… Their being stirred in their hearts might be the Holy Spirit’s work, but the Holy Spirit does not care to make people dance under sermons; no good …

God's Answer to Persistent Prayer

1 Kings 18:41

… Another blessed sign of an abundance of mercy for poor burdened souls is the gift of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit has been given to us. It …

What the Farm Laborers Can Do and What They Cannot do

… Listen, then, ye that sow beside all waters; ye that with holy diligence seek to fill the garners of heaven—listen, and may the Spirit of God speak …

Faith Among Mockers

Psalm 22:8

… When Rebekah had brought forth twin sons, yet the fact of their being twins of holy Isaac did not prevent the enmity that arose between Jacob and Esau …

Free Grace

Ezekiel 36:32

… Over and over again, Holy Scripture has to remind us of that which we never ought to forget, that salvation is God’s work from first to last …

Christ Crucified

1 Corinthians 1:23-24

… Look at the holy men in the old times, how they were driven from city to city, persecuted, afflicted, tormented, stoned to death, wherever the enemy had power …

Hearing, Seeking, Finding

Psalm 132:6

… The Ark was put away in the Most Holy Place and it was an express and notable symbol of the Presence of God among the people. It was …

Evening, December 16

Is 48:8

… We may well bewail ourselves that we do not hear the voice of God as we ought, “Yea, thou heardest not.” There are gentle motions of the Holy …

Evening, August 16

Ro 8:23

… We are already made “new creatures in Christ Jesus,” by the effectual working of God the Holy Ghost. This is called the firstfruit because it comes first . As …

Morning, December 23

Lu 14:10

… But, in after life, as the Christian grows in grace, although he will never forget the solemnity of his position, and will never lose that holy awe which …

Evening, January 26

Lu 2:18

… It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship ; for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God’s glory …

Evening, March 26

Mk 8:38

Evening, March 26 Go To Morning Reading “When he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” Mark 8:38 If we have been partakers …

Thought-Reading Extraordinary

Psalm 10:17

… This is to be built up on our most holy faith. Rest assured that this is not constructing castles in the air, for our faith is no delusion …

Boldness at the Throne

Hebrews 4:16

… At all events, we read of the souls under the altar crying with a loud voice and saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, do You not …

Christ's Connection With Sinners the Source of His Glory

Isaiah 53:12

… That was sharp enough for Him to bear, whom all the angels salute as "Holy, holy, holy!" Accused of blasphemy, sedition, and so forth, He had enough to …

The Tender Pity of the Lord

Psalm 103:13

… Until the Holy Spirit was come, what poor creatures the eleven were! But when the Holy Spirit was given, what brave men, what heroes, how deeply instructed, how …

Till We Meet Again

Revelation 22:21

… Is that the proper order? Should we not rather say, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit? Brothers and Sisters, the order observed in the benediction is …

The Broken Fence

… I have known young men, who really were Christians, sadly backslide through being induced to modify, conceal, or alter those holy principles in which they were trained from …

Gospel Missions

Acts 13:49

… I am sure the Holy Spirit is able to make the word successful, and the reason why we do not prosper is that we have not the Holy …

Moving

Exodus 33:15

… Who can tell how many holy thoughts may be inspired, how many wrong desires quenched, how many evil motives exposed, how many right designs prompted in human hearts …

The Happy Duty of Daily Praise

Psalm 114:1

… May the Holy Spirit instruct us by it! I. In our text we have, first of all, THE RESOLVE OF PERSONAL LOYALTY—"I will extol You, my God …

Driving Out the Canaanites and Their Iron Chariots

Joshua 17:18

… Ours is a holy Gospel and if it does not make you holy, it has done nothing for you. This, especially, is the meaning of the ordinance of …

Concerning Prayer

Psalm 86:6

… For I am holy." By this I understand him to mean that he belongs to God. That he is consecrated and dedicated to the Divine service. Should not …

The Resurrection of the Dead

Acts 24:15

… The temple of the Holy Ghost is as eternal as the Holy Ghost. You may demolish other temples and their gods too, but the Holy Ghost cannot die …

'Repentance and Remission'

Luke 24:47

… John was only sent to prepare the way for Him who should baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire. There are some, nowadays, who seem to think …

Abijah, or Some Good Thing Towards the Lord

1 Kings 14:13

… Possibly he displayed a holy horror of the worship of God under the figure of a calf. Even a child would have intelligence enough to perceive that it …

The Voices of Our Days

Job 32:7

… Though with the teaching of the Holy Spirit, every year's experience will make the Christian riper, yet without that teaching it is possible that each year may …

A Bundle of Myrrh

Solomon 1:13

… The Song occupies a sacred enclosure into which none may enter unprepared. “Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy …

Confession Of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

Psalm 32:5

… Yet, think of it! He would sooner that the great God, who is hymned of angels as the thrice Holy One, should bear the fault of his iniquity …

The Hospital of Waiters Visited with the Gospel

John 5:8

… Let me warn you of the great sin and of putting the Holy Spirit into contrast or rivalry with Jesus Christ. Now, the Gospel is, "Believe in the …

To You

… It is sent forth in childlike dependence upon the power of God the Holy Ghost, to use it in the conversion of millions, if so He pleases. No …

The Withering Work of the Spirit

Isaiah 40:6-8

… Something more than the decay of our material flesh is intended here; the carnal mind, the flesh in another sense, was intended by the Holy Ghost when he …

A Call to the Lord's Own Flock

Ezekiel 34:30

… Let us feel that the ground whereon we stand is holy, and that the time is most suitable for increased devotedness of life. Let us number our days …

Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries

… It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to …

Begin Well

… They have heard that before a man can be saved, it is necessary that, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, he should feel the weight of sin …

Spiritual Religion

John 6:63

… This word, "spirit," here does not mean the Holy Spirit. Still, almost every ordinary reader would make that mistake and say, "It is the Holy Spirit that quickens …

Prayer 17 — To Be Like Christ

… We think that we are getting holy and behold we discover that we are under the power of pride, that we are self-conceited about ourselves. Lord help …

The Memorable Hymn

Matthew 26:30

… No, there shall be the holy beauty and delight of Psalmody—none of it shall be stinted—the "Hallel" shall be full and complete! We may safely believe …

The Main Matter

John 20:30

… Holy Scripture is no mother or nurse of doubt—it is the creator of a holy confidence by revealing a sure line of fact and truth. It has …

The Underlying Gospel for the Dying Year

Romans 5:6

… You are, at this time, so far from being ungodly that the love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit which is given …