Love

Songs For Desolate Hearts

Isaiah 54:1

… Goths and Gauls, uncivilized men of war, feel the potent power of the love of the Cross. From eastern coast to western, Jupiter and Venus fall from their …

The Eternal Name

Psalm 72:17

… We will not allow Polygamy, while there are men to be found who love the social circle, and cannot see it invaded. We would not wish, when God …

Loyal to the Core

2 Samuel 15:21

… Feel that one grand impulse without needing pressure or argument’The love of Christ constraineth me’; but do not wait to have your duty urged upon you, for …

The Dumb Become Singers

Isaiah 35:6

… Where God has blotted out transgression, He also removes the love of it, and makes us seek after holiness and walk in the ways of the Lord. We …

Reasons for Seeking God

Amos 5:8

… There is an unlawful affection when, by any means, the creature comes before the Creator—to this you may not descend! Unlawful love, love which idolizes its object …

Why Men Do Not Believe

John 5:46

… It is love of sin! Trace it home to its den and lair, and you shall find that it is love of sin that breeds hatred of Christ …

The Law Written in the Heart

Jeremiah 31:33

… But, furthermore, there is worked in the heart, by God, a love to the Law as well as a consent to it—such a love that the man …

Psalm 112

Psalm 112

… What wealth can equal that of the love of God? What riches can rival a contented heart? It matters nothing that the roof is thatched, and the floor …

A Solemn Warning for All Churches

Revelation 3:4

… I will bring them into the banqueting-house; my banner over them shall be love; they shall drink wine on the lees well refined; they shall have the …

Christ Glorified as the Builder of His Church

Zechariah 6:13

… Oh, when you get to heaven, ye children of God, will ye praise any but your Master? Calvinists, today you love John Calvin; will you praise him there …

Christ's Ambassadors

2 Corinthians 5:20

… And though we do still err and mourn a thousand imperfections, yet we can truly say that we do love Him and that we long to be like …

Christ the Creator

Colossians 1:16

… Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints, for the hope which is laid up for …

“As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be”

Deuteronomy 33:25

… We do not love nights, but we do love stars; we do not love weakness, but we do bless God for the promise that is to sustain us …

Shall and Will

Psalm 91:15

… You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that …

India’s Ills and England’s Sorrows

Jeremiah 9:1

… He that loveth much, must weep much; much love and much sorrow must go together in this vale of tears. The unfeeling heart, the unloving spirit, may pass …

A Command and a Promise

James 4:8

… I do not despise that prayer which is like shooting an arrow up to the Throne of God, but I love still better the prayer that grips the …

The Single-handed Conquest

Isaiah 63:3

… Alone He suffered—will you not love Him, alone? Alone He trod the winepress—will you not serve Him? Alone He purchased your redemption—will you not be …

The Great Emancipator

Exodus 4:22

… How sweet it is that He does not merely speak about the people as being His people, but He says, "Israel is My son." There is a love …

The Saint's Trials and the Divine Deliverances

Psalm 77:1-20

… It is no evidence whatever that God has no love to you if He chastens you, for remember who it was—that it was none other than a …

Method and Music, Or the Art of Holy and Happy Living

Colossians 3:17

… Then, as if this were not concise enough, we have the whole Law summarized in two commands, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart …

The Tomb of Jesus

Matthew 28:6

… I will admit that catacombs are not the places where we, who are full of joy, would love to go. There is something gloomy and noisome about a …

A Pastoral Visit

… Of course, they will love each other from the ties of the flesh, but they should also love each other from the higher ties of the Spirit. There …

A New Year's Wish

Philippians 4:19

… In return for your kindness, after the manner of His gracious love, "my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus …

Psalm 66

Psalm 66

… So long, therefore, as the love of sin possesses our hearts, our love to spiritual things is dull, heavy, inactive, and our prayers for them must needs be …

What the Farm Laborers Can Do and What They Cannot Do

Mark 4:26-29

… The man's love accepts the love of God—man's faith worked in him by the Spirit of God believes the Truth of God; man's hope …

One of the Master's Choice Sayings

Matthew 14:16

… Those whom we love most would not desire us to be always with them and never out of their sight. A guest is very welcome, but the proverb …

Joining the Church

2 Corinthians 8:5

… He asks only for intelligent love, intelligent service—and I trust that many of you came to Christ knowing what you did, knowing what repentance meant, knowing what …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878 (Continued)

… I love you in my heart; accept that love, and the hearty greetings of all our brotherhood at home. Remember us in your prayers, especially remember me. By …

Prepared to Meet God

Amos 4:12

… Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of Hosts will be gracious unto the remnant …

The Eternal Day

Isaiah 60:20

… Their sun has not gone down, for the Lord Jesus Christ has never hidden His face, and they have rejoiced in an abiding sense of His love. I …

A Mighty Plea

Psalm 27:9

… I think there is one more argument here, namely, a plea to God's love. "You have been my help." Lord, surely if You did love me enough …

The Incarnation and Birth of Christ

Micah 5:2

… He knew how badly I would act towards him, and yet he has continued to love me; “His love in times past forbids me to think. He’ll …

Angelic Studies

Ephesians 3:10

… They love in Heaven—they show their love by rejoicing over repenting men. They will be glad to see us there. I do believe they will make much …

The Bellows Burned

Jeremiah 6:29

… If they reject that message of love, yet they have made manifest in them the longsuffering of God in having borne with their hardheartedness. They show the mercy …

The Blessing of the High Priest

Numbers 6:22-27

… This was the custom in early times—the congregation was dismissed with the gracious words—"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and …

Comfort for the Fearful

Matthew 8:26

… Do you think, because of your present experience, that He does not love you? You dare not utter such a calumny! Look back at your past life and …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… And yet such people say they have repented Do you believe them when they say they are sinners, but do not love sin? They may not love it …

The Redeemer's Face Set Like a Flint

Isaiah 50:7

… They listened to what they thought was meant to be uttered in love to them, but which was really a siren song luring them away from their proper …

Salt For Sacrifice

Leviticus 2:13

… I am sure that if the Lord has set our hearts on fire with His own love, we, also, shall be frequently saying, "What shall I render unto …

If So—what Then?

1 Peter 4:18

… You love holiness, yet unholiness tries hard to make you its slave. Perhaps it is a fiery temper that is your "thorn in the flesh," or some constitutional …