Love

Morning, December 23

Lu 14:10

… He will see in God rather his goodness than his greatness, and more of his love than of his majesty. Then will the soul, bowing still as humbly …

Thoughts of Christ

… Think how He has become your brother; how His heart has beaten in sympathy with yours; how He has kissed you with the kisses of His love, and …

Christ, the Glory of His People

Luke 2:32

… If you take down some of the old books of the Puritans, and others, I know which you will love the best if you love Christ. Why, those …

Morning, June 30

Jn 17:22

… Had he given us some small pension from his royal coffers, we should have had cause to love him eternally; but no, he will have his bride as …

Evening, July 15

Mk 16:9

… Tell me who they are that sit oftenest under the banner of his love, and drink deepest draughts from the cup of communion, and I am sure they …

Why Christ Is Not Esteemed

Isaiah 53:3

… This is the true God and eternal life." The poet was right when he wrote— "His worth, if all the nations knew, Surely the whole world would love …

A Holy Celebration

Exodus 12:42

… You know it, for when the Lord cast an eye of love on you, He could not see anything in you to love. You were all unholy and …

Evening, November 11

Ps 47:4

… Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there. You are placed by …

I Will Give You Rest

… It is written, “Great peace have they which love Thy law;” what peace must they have who love God’s Son! There are periods when Jesus gives us …

A New Creation

Revelation 21:5

… The old nature needed to be awed with threats, or bribed with rewards—the new nature feels the impulse of love! Gratitude is its mainspring—"We love Him …

Evening, May 24

Php 1:27

… It is the message of the God of love to a lost and fallen race. Christ’s last command to his disciples was, “Love one another.” O for …

Morning, September 30

Ps 66:2

… You are bound by the bonds of his love to bless his name so long as you live, and his praise should continually be in your mouth, for …

The Duty of Remembering the Poor

Galatians 2:10

… The Lord, has a poor people in the midst of us, for this reason, that he determines to give us opportunities of showing our love to him. Now …

Morning, September 21

Je 32:41

… But we love to dwell upon this transcendent truth, this glorious mystery: that as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so does the Lord rejoice over us. We …

Evening, March 30

La 3:40

… and so with souls who love the Saviour much, they must see his face, they cannot bear that he should be away upon the mountains of Bether, and …

Morning, July 30

Mk 14:72

… Peter also thought upon his Master's look of love . The Lord followed up the cock’s warning voice with an admonitory look of sorrow, pity, and love …

The Glorious Gospel

1 Timothy 1:15

… All is mercy; love is the sum and substance of our gospel—love undeserved; love to the very chief of sinners. But it is still a burden to …

Evening, November 18

Ps 93:2

… everlasting, we could not so devoutly love him; we could not feel that he had any share in the eternal love which is the fountain of all covenant …

What Jesus Would Do

Matthew 23:37

… It is a truly blessed experience to know a great love—the love that is equal to our own—that blessed marriage love renders life supremely happy where …

Evening, October 14

Ro 12:2

… Would you flame with vehement love? Your love will be damped by the drenchings of godless society. You cannot become a great Christian—you may be a babe …

Evening, August 26

Mk 9:15

… Behold his flowing wounds and thorn-crowned head! He is the Son of God, and therein he is greater than Moses, but he is the Lord of love …

Evening, March 10

Job 14:1

… We should love, but we should love with the love which expects death, and which reckons upon separations. Our dear relations are but loaned to us, and the …

Evening, March 19

Ru 2:14

… We have sat at the table of the Lord’s love, and said, “Nothing but the infinite can ever satisfy me; I am such a great sinner that …

Fever and Its Cure

Luke 4:38

… Though their souls have been fed and they have declared intense love to the Church and the pastor, they nevertheless go away with a light heart to places …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… It is, at best, only a creature’s love, and therefore changeable; while that love which is exercised by God towards His believing children is, like Himself, unchangeable …

Evening, August 28

Is 54:1

… Prayer is lifeless, love is cold, faith is weak, each grace in the garden of our heart languishes and droops. We are like flowers in the hot sun …

The Redeemer's Prayer

John 17:24

… At other times they are called the beloved, because God’s love was set upon them of old. They are called Israel; for like Israel of old, they …

Evening, January 8

Song 1:2

Evening, January 8 Go To Morning Reading “Thy love is better than wine.” Song of Solomon 1:2 Nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… A vehement enthusiasm, a constraining love, such as that which Jesus Christ deserves of us, says— "Oh, what can I do for my Savior to praise?" "Is there …

Morning, February 13

1Jn 3:1-2

Morning, February 13 Go To Evening Reading “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore …

Morning, November 23

1Jn 1:6

… We have fellowship with Christ in his love . What he loves we love. He loves the saints—so do we. He loves sinners—so do we. He loves …

Evening, February 24

Zec 1:12-13

… Bear patiently the rod for a season, and under the darkness still trust in God, for his love burneth towards thee. God loves the church with a love …

Evening, February 27

Mic 5:2

… Pause, my soul, and wonder! Thou hast goings forth in the person of Jesus “from everlasting.” Not only when thou wast born into the world did Christ love …

The Believer Not An Orphan

John 14:18

… Unkind and cruel men have snatched away from orphans the little which a father's love had left behind and, in the court of law, there has been …

Morning, September 16

2Pe 1:4

… We are, by grace, made like God. “God is love”; we become love—“He that loveth is born of God.” God is truth; we become true, and we …

Jesus Asleep on a Pillow

… It is the height of absurdity and folly to question omnipotent love. And the disciples were so unwise as to do the Master a very ill turn. He …

The Greatest Wonder of Grace

Ezekiel 9:8

… Because they preferred their own lusts to Infinite Love and persisted in rejecting God's best proof of kindness, therefore will they say, "Hide us from the face …

A Blow For Puseyism

John 6:63

… Trusting Him, I feel joy and peace, love and zeal, hatred of sin and love of holiness—and so as to my spiritual nature I am fed upon …

Evening, November 14

Ge 29:26

… Every one falls in love with happiness, and many would cheerfully serve twice seven years to enjoy it, but according to the rule of the Lord’s kingdom …

Morning, April 25

Song 2:10

Morning, April 25 Go To Evening Reading “Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.” Song of Solomon 2:10 Lo, I hear the voice of …