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The Sweetness of God's Word

Psalm 119:103

… But when my Father speaks—when the Spirit lives and breathes in the Truth to which I listen—when Jesus Christ, Himself, draws near to me in the …

Spiritual Convalescence

Zechariah 10:12

… we grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! The clearer view we have of Christ, the firmer confidence we have in His faithfulness and …

Divine Surprises

Isaiah 64:3

… First, we see this in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, when did you and I ever obtain comfort, or receive hope of acceptance until we …

Where Is the Lord?

Isaiah 63:11-14

… He was, and is, and is to come—the Almighty—"Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever." He is, but where is He? The question implies that …

Love's Medicines and Miracles

Isaiah 38:17

… Jesus Christ and resting in the atoning blood, "there is therefore now no damnation," as the older version used to run, "to them that are in Christ Jesus …

Idols Abolished

Hosea 14:8

… Anything, however holy, which comes between us and the personal dealing of our soul with God, as He is revealed in Christ Jesus by faith and love and …

The Stronghold

Nahum 1:7

… a Savior, He will say, "I never knew you." But if you trust Him, He knows you now and He will acknowledge you then! Jesus Christ Himself cannot …

"As We Have Heard, So Have We Seen"

Psalm 48:8

… The Spirit of God did not drag us to Christ by our ears but He drew us with bands of love. We came to Jesus with the full …

A Homily for Humble Folks

Proverbs 30:2

… To know yourself a sinner and Christ a Savior—is this a deep mystery? To quit your own self and your own trusts—simply to rely upon the …

Loving the Law of the Lord

Psalm 119:97-100

… How wondrous is the Revelation of God in Christ Jesus! Well might the Prophets long for it and kings desire to see it. You have it in this …

The Prodigal'S Reception

Luke 15:20

… Christ Jesus is the way! He is the safe, sure, and perfect road to God. He who sees Jesus has seen the Father. But he who looks to …

Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent

Luke 21:28-31

… I have already said that I conceive our Lord Jesus Christ to have regarded the destruction of Jerusalem as "the beginning of the end." Although some 1800 years …

An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents

Proverbs 6:20-23

… But I pray you, instead thereof, seek the God of your father, and the God of your mother, and give yourselves to the Lord Jesus Christ, and live …

God's Remembrance of His Covenant

Psalm 106:44

… The promises in Christ Jesus are Yes and Amen, to the Glory of God by us. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but not one jot or tittle …

The Infallibility of Scripture

Isaiah 1:20

… How ever this sacred Book may be treated nowadays, it was not treated contemptuously, nor negligently, nor questioningly by the Lord Jesus Christ, our Master and Lord. It …

Both Sides of the Shield

Exodus 17:8

… He is that "other Comforter" whom the Lord Jesus promised to send to His disciples. And so, though Christ has ascended, that blessed Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, has …

An Anxious Enquiry for a Beloved Son

2 Samuel 18:29

… He has cast himself upon Jesus. He knew that he could not save himself, and so he came to Christ that Christ might save him, and he has …

David's Five-stringed Harp

… go to your dear Savior's feet and take your place with Mary—and so you will be praising the Lord Jesus Christ in the most effectual manner …

The Unkept Vineyard—or, Personal Work Neglected

Solomon 1:6

… In the day when we were born again, as many of us as are new creatures in Christ Jesus, we began to live to God and not to …

Unstaggering Faith

Romans 4:19-21

… is not condemned." Do you believe on the Lord Jesus? Do you take Him now to be your Savior? If you do, your personal lack of power shall …

Black Clouds and Bright Blessings

Ecclesiastes 11:3

… Well, now, if I go to those everlasting mines of Divine Faithfulness and of atoning efficacy which are laid up in Jesus Christ, I must conceive that there …

Gone, Gone Forever

1 Kings 20:40

… They have been blessed with great means and large substance—and if these had been laid out for Jesus Christ year after year—many a lagging agency would …

Good Cheer for the New Year

Deuteronomy 11:12

… What a blessed meeting of eyes when the Lord looks us full in the face and we look at Him through the Mediator Christ Jesus, and the Lord …

Faithful Stewardship

1 Corinthians 4:2

… servants to men, but as servants of Christ! That is our honor as ministers—we serve the Lord Jesus Christ—the best of Masters! But, as He deserves …

Grieve Not the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

… He is a jealous Savior, and hence Paul says he labored that he might, "present the Church as a chaste virgin unto Christ." Jesus wants to have our …

The Lord Blessing His Saints

Psalm 115:15

… Meanwhile we are also raised up together and made to sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, while all things are ours and we are Christ …

Seeing God's Goodness Here

Psalm 27:13

… that Christ is your life. And if, instead of holy meditations, your soul is racked with blasphemous temptations and evil thoughts, still hold on to Jesus, sink or …

Perfect Cleansing

Joel 3:21

… It is a great Truth of God which lies at the foundation of the Gospel system, that the blood of Jesus Christ, God's dear Son, cleans us …

Gathering Without Planting

Joshua 24:13

… For so an entrance shall be supplied unto you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. [See Sermon #123, Volume 3—PARTICULAR ELECTION …

Our Heavenly Father's Pity

Psalm 103:13

… Jesus Christ! Oh, that you were stripped of every rag of self-righteousness and clothed in the righteousness of Christ! Then you would have Christ as your Savior …

Sermon 443. The Two Draughts Of Fishes

Luke 5:4

… It is unity in Christ Jesus. It is unity in love to one another that God would have us regard. Let us learn this unity from the fact …

The Importunate Widow

Luke 18:1-8

… Back up your pleas with reasons! Urge the precious blood of Jesus! Set the wounds of Christ before the Father's eyes! Bring out the atoning sacrifice—point …

Faith Among Mockers

Psalm 22:8

… I do not think that any man has a right to be a secret believer in the Lord Jesus Christ at this time. You will tell me that …

The Inner Side of Conversion

Jeremiah 31:18-20

… You have not asked for mercy through the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a very sad and dangerous state of things. Every chastisement which ends in chastisement—and …

The Philosophy and Propriety of Abundant Praise

Psalm 145:7

… In this house, however, we worship Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—the God and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ—and none other …

A Searching Question

1 Samuel 30:13

… You belong to Christ, then trust Him. Rest nowhere but on Him. Day by day sit beneath His Cross and view Him as your Savior. You belong to …

"Jehovah-Rophi"

Exodus 15:26

… Simple faith in Jesus Christ and the putting of the Cross into the stream does it all, and does it at once, too! And does it so effectually …

Vanity Deprecated

Psalm 119:37

… you really come to die, if you have no Savior?" Men and women, if you have no Christ to trust to, what will you do? You must soon …

The Soul's Best Food

Isaiah 55:2

… He delights to give out of His fullness and, in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, that fullness is stored up on purpose that there might be …

Caleb—The Man For The Times

Numbers 14:24

… Let us look up into the face of God's mercy and through Jesus Christ He will forgive us. Having done this, may He enable us to exercise …