Love

Evening, March 12

1Sa 30:13

… If you are not Christ’s you are in a hard service— Run away from your cruel master ! Enter into the service of the Lord of Love, and …

Evening, July 14

Mt 28:1

… If Christ be your one and only love, if your heart has cast out all rivals, you will not long lack the comfort of his presence. Mary Magdalene …

Evening, December 27

Is 58:11

… You have infallible wisdom to direct you, immutable love to comfort you, and eternal power to defend you. “Jehovah”—mark the word—“Jehovah shall guide thee continually.”

Belief in the Resurrection

Mark 16:6

… But the men—the stronger sex, will not they, also, their hearts being full of love and having walked with Christ, having strong judgments, many of them, having …

Morning, March 14

1Co 10:12

… A man says, “I have great faith, I shall not fall; poor little faith may, but I never shall.” “I have fervent love,” says another, “I can stand …

Evening, July 30

Jn 6:37

… righteous.” But suppose that believers backslide? “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.” But believers may fall …

Morning, May 5

2Co 6:16

… his great heart upon them; he has loved them with an everlasting love, a love which many waters cannot quench, and which the revolutions of time shall never …

Morning, August 19

Mic 5:4

… He rules by the force of love and the energy of goodness. His reign is practical in its character . It is said, “He shall stand and feed .” The …

Morning, January 2

Col 4:2

… If thou be a child of God, thou wilt seek thy Father’s face, and live in thy Father’s love. Pray that this year thou mayst be …

Evening, October 20

Is 43:6

… Keep not back from close communion with God, from boldly appropriating covenant blessings, from advancing in the divine life, from prying into the precious mysteries of the love …

Evening, January 9

Ps 100:2

… Our God requires no slaves to grace his throne; he is the Lord of the empire of love, and would have his servants dressed in the livery of …

Evening, March 31

2Sa 21:10

… what ought we to do who have by our sins crucified our Lord? Our obligations are boundless, our love should be fervent and our repentance thorough. To watch …

Morning, November 15

De 32:9

… He chose them, and set his love upon them. This he did altogether apart from any goodness in them at the time, or any goodness which he foresaw …

Spared!

Ezekiel 9:8

… Then, if I hate sin, and if I sigh because others love it—if I cry because I, myself, through infirmity fall into it—if the sin of …

Evening, November 27

Eph 1:7

… Forever blessed be the revelation of atoning love which not only tells me that pardon is possible, but that it is secured to all who rest in Jesus …

Heaven and Hell

Matthew 8:11-12

… But, I beseech you, as you love your souls, weigh right and wrong this night; see whether what I say be the truth of God. If it be …

Morning, March 1

Song 4:16

… she desires the warm south wind of comfort, too, the smiles of divine love, the joy of the Redeemer’s presence; these are often mightily effectual to arouse …

Evening, May 17

Is 41:9

… The eye of sovereignty singled us out, and the voice of unchanging grace declared, “I have loved thee with an everlasting love.” Long ere time began or space …

Morning, August 3

Rev 21:23

… Oh! what unfoldings there will be and what glorifying of the God of love! Light also means manifestation . Light manifests. In this world it doth not yet appear …

The Heavenly Rainbow

Revelation 4:3

… Oh, it is delightful to think of going up yonder if for nothing else than knowing more of Christ, understanding more of Divine Love, drinking deeper into the …

Morning, February 1

Ps 138:5

… So full was my soul of joy, that I wanted to tell every snow-flake that was falling from heaven of the wondrous love of Jesus, who had …

Morning, February 8

Mt 1:21

… the Saviour were so sweetened by his person that he could not but love them. Certain it is, that there is not a spot where that hallowed foot …

Morning, July 16

Ex 16:21

… we may often repair to his throne, and constantly be reminded of his love? Oh! how rich the grace which supplies us so continually, and doth not refrain …

"Return! Return!"

Jeremiah 18:11

… Love what you now hate! Hate what you now love. Do what you have left undone. Leave undone what you have been accustomed to do." There must be …

Morning, January 14

Is 63:1

… He is mighty to make the man who hates holiness love it, and to constrain the despiser of his name to bend the knee before him. Nay, this …

Evening, April 26

Rev 16:15

… the devil little cares which it is, so long as he destroys our love to Christ, and our confidence in him. I fear me that the Christian church …

Evening, June 28

Ex 7:12

… The same absorbing principle shines in the faithful service of God! With an enthusiastic love for Jesus difficulties are surmounted, sacrifices become pleasures, sufferings are honours. But if …

Evening, October 21

Lu 24:38

… saints.” “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to his purpose.” Let the fact …

Marvellous Increase.–Facts and Figures

… The love that exists between a pastor and his converts is of a very special character, and I am sure that mine was so from the very beginning …

Morning, September 13

Ps 84:6

… O God of love, open the windows of heaven and pour us out a blessing!

What Had Become of Peter?

Acts 12:18

… If you love the Lord who has saved you, you will love the people whom the Lord has saved and you will, like Peter, find your Brothers and …

Evening, December 15

Is 54:11

… own blood, but now we see him radiant with the soft blue of love, love abounding, deep, eternal. Our eternal hopes are built upon the justice and the …

Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856-1890 (Continued)

… We love the same Lord, and the same blessed truth. " May the everlasting arms be underneath you ! I breathe for you a loving, tender prayer, — ' Lord, comfort Thy …

Psalm 71

Psalm 71

… The devil rages against the substitutionary sacrifice, and errorists of every form make this the main point of their attack; be it ours, therefore, to love the doctrine …

The Great Birthday

Luke 2:10

… They are friends of the Bridegroom and rejoice in His joy! They are household servants of the family of love and they wait upon us with an eager …

Consolation for Poor Petitioners

Isaiah 38:14

… I confessed my sin but then I thanked You for Your forgiving love. But now it is all sorrow! I harp on one string, and that string is …

Morning, May 6

1Jn 4:13

… Ah! you would like to pay a respectable rent! You would love to do something to win Christ? Then you cannot have the house, for it is “without …

Evening, June 10

Jn 5:39

… This volume contains Jesus Christ’s letters to us, perfumed by his love. These pages are the garments of our King, and they all smell of myrrh, and …

Why Should I Weep?

Luke 23:27-31

… Again, lost souls hate God and love sin, but Christ ever loved God and hated sin. Now, to love evil is misery when undisguised and rightly understood sin …

The Happy Beggar

Psalm 40:17

… We are pilgrims and we need that love should give us both a staff and a Guide. We are sailing over the sea of life and we need …