Jesus Christ

Morning, May 5

2Co 6:16

… in precious blood? Canst thou, by humble faith, lay hold of Jesus’ garments, and say, “My Christ”? If thou canst, then God saith of thee, and of others …

Evening, January 7

Song 4:12

… to share her love. Jesus, thy church delights to have it so! Let every believing soul drink solace out of these wells. Soul! Christ is near to thee …

The Novelties of Divine Mercy

Lamentations 3:22

… But the full-grown man in Christ Jesus has a gratitude of a far richer and deeper kind. Thus, this mercy of God is new to us because …

The Sweet Harp of Consolation

Isaiah 41:10

… As Baxter puts it—"Christ leads me through no darker rooms than He went through before." No, not only has Jesus once suffered, but in all our affliction …

Morning, January 14

Is 63:1

… Art thou praying for some beloved one? Oh, give not up thy prayers, for Christ is “mighty to save.” You are powerless to reclaim the rebel, but your …

Evening, October 11

Ro 8:30

… 3:13, 14 , we are told of “The high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Is then your calling a high calling? Has it ennobled your heart, and …

The Man Greatly Beloved

Daniel 10:19

… The weakest babes in Grace are as truly loved as those who have come to the fullness of the stature of men in Christ Jesus. There are delicious …

Early Pastoral Epistles

… In some sense, I might say with Paul, ' I am a prisoner of Jesus Christ.' But, ah ! my bonds are more easy and less honourable to wear than …

Evening, December 24

Is 40:5

… We believe that God will never suffer this world, which has once seen Christ’s blood shed upon it, to be always the devil’s stronghold. Christ came …

Morning, January 1

Jos 5:12

… begun below.” In heaven they are secure, and so are we preserved in Christ Jesus; there they triumph over their enemies, and we have victories too. Celestial spirits …

Evening, October 14

Ro 12:2

… You cannot become a great Christian—you may be a babe in grace, but you never can be a perfect man in Christ Jesus while you yield yourself …

Evening, October 5

Mk 16:16

… To believe is simply to trust, to depend, to rely upon Christ Jesus. To be baptized is to submit to the ordinance which our Lord fulfilled at Jordan …

Evening, August 28

Is 54:1

… Ah! I can sing of Jesus Christ. I can talk of visits which the Redeemer has aforetimes paid to me; or if not of these, I can magnify …

Morning, March 9

Song 5:16

… the fair world itself hath its wilderness; we cannot love the whole of the most lovely thing; but Christ Jesus is gold without alloy-light without darkness—glory …

God's Advocates Breaking Silence

Job 36:2

… the Character, the work, the purposes, the will, the supremacy of God in Christ Jesus—for the Lord, He is God, even He is God, alone, and the …

The Oil and the Vessels

2 Kings 4:6

… A full Christ is for empty sinners and for empty sinners only! As long as there is a really empty soul in a congregation, the Word of God …

The Holy Spirit’s Intercession

Romans 8:26

… Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have been begotten into the family of grace. When Paul had alluded to that …

Morning, December 5

Mt 7:7

… Jesus Christ so loveth sinners that he has built a St. Cross Hospital, so that whenever a sinner is hungry, he has but to knock and have his …

The Sick Man Left Behind

2 Timothy 4:20

… The love of Jesus works great tenderness and unity in the hearts of His disciples. The overflow of our Lord's great soul has saturated all His true …

Evening, October 22

Jn 16:15

… Spirit of truth, who takes of the things of Jesus, and applies them to us. Think not that Christ hath placed his joys on heavenly shelves that we …

Choice Food for Pilgrims to Canaan

Exodus 33:14

… from the beginning and the Sacrifice of Christ was always present in the mind of God, before whom His Son, Jesus, is "the Lamb slain from before the …

Question 30: What is effectual calling?

2Ti 1:9; Ac 2:37; Ac 26:18; Eze 36:26; Joh 6:44; Joh 6:45

… the knowledge of Christ, # Ac 26:18 and renewing our wills, # Eze 36:26 he does persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us …

Prayer 1 — Help from On High

… leave a broken prayer at the Mercy Seat with this at the foot of it, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ Thy Son. Amen. Published 1905

Dagon's Ups and Downs

1 Samuel 5:2-4

… May the Lord's Grace reign over all, in the power of the Holy Spirit—and even to sinners in whom sin is triumphant may Jesus Christ come …

Great Spoil

Psalm 119:162

… when we get a hold of the precious treasures of the Word as Jesus Christ's spoil, fought for by Himself and then distributed to us! What a …

The Barrier

Revelation 21:27

… THE text refers to the glorified Church of our Lord Jesus Christ. That perfected company of the elect and sanctified is set forth in this wonderful chapter under …

Four Choice Sentences

Genesis 28:15

… but God shall be with you." Take comfort, dear Friends, and may His Spirit be with you, through Jesus Christ, His dear Son, whose name is Christ, His …

Jacob and Esau

Romans 9:15

… The gospel is preached to you; it is this: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” May grace now be given to you to …

Micah's Message for Today

Micah 6:8

… very humbly, always looking to the blood, for even then, the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses and continues to cleanse us from all sin. If we …

Chariots of Iron

Judges 1:19

… Let us make war on the evil and say, "It is no use your attacking me—I will attack and overcome you by faith in Jesus Christ." The …

Reasons for Turning to the Lord

Hosea 6:1

… Repent of sin! Believe in Jesus Christ and look to Him for mercy! May God help you to do so and to do it now! Do not let …

Canaan on Earth

Deuteronomy 11:10-12

… flesh and blood, but with principalities and powers in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus—when it is no longer a matter of doubt with us whether we …

A Basket of Summer Fruit

Amos 8:1-2

… There was the first advent of the Lord Jesus Christ. God had promised to our forefather Adam in the garden that a mysterious seed of the woman should …

Home-Mercies

… lost in Adam is more than restored in Christ. Our original robes were rent asunder by Adam, but Jesus has clothed us with a divine righteousness, far exceeding …

Earth's Vanities and Heaven's Verities

Psalm 39:6-8

… of us, who have confessed Christ years ago, be kept from sin! May we all trust Christ tonight! If we never trusted Jesus before, let us begin at …

The Trees in God's Courts

Psalm 92:13-15

… Are we conscious of it? Do we know ourselves to be new creatures in Christ Jesus? If you are what you always were, you are what I pray …

Ruins

2 Chronicles 28:23

… of Jesus Christ as he had been earnest against it! If sin will be the ruin of men—and surely it will—yet our Lord Jesus Christ knows …

The Special Prayer Meeting

Acts 12:12

… This morning my earnest desire is to stir up the Church of Jesus Christ to increased prayerfulness. I have taken this text, as it furnishes me with one …

Great Difference

Malachi 2:17

… He still will accept us because we are His own sons in Christ Jesus and, by His Grace, desire to serve Him. We do not serve Him to …

Life’s Great Object

… your daily life wholly to the service of Jesus, taking as your motto, “ For me to live is Christ .” There is such a thing as living thus a …