Marriage

Special Protracted Prayer

Luke 6:12

… Do not enter upon marriage, or upon emigration, or upon starting in business without having sought a benediction from your Father who is in Heaven. Any of these …

Lessons From the Malta Fire

Acts 28:2

… A wife who has become converted has a husband who has no desire towards the things of God and, therefore, opposes and vexes her continually. A Christian is …

Belief in the Resurrection

Mark 16:6

… Who among us has not? We lose a husband, a wife, a child. Very dear are these associations and when the ties are snapped, our heart bleeds, and …

The Joy of Redemption

Isaiah 44:23

… shall clap their hands." When the heart is happy, nature seems to ring marriage peals in unison with the music within the heart. Let the eyes be clear …

Lessons From a Dovecot

Isaiah 60:8

… Besides, 'tis sweet for many to go together How glad I am when I can receive husband and wife into the Church at the same time! And I …

A Golden Sentence

John 4:34

… Jesus said unto her, Go, call your husband, and come here. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, You have well said …

Epilogue — The Golden Key of Prayer

… And He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation." "My husband is dead," said the poor woman, "and my …

The Lamentations of Jesus

Luke 19:41

… When Zion shall be built up, the Lord shall appear in His Glory and the marriage of the Lamb will have come. Meanwhile, if any one of you …

Consolation In The Furnace

Daniel 3:25

… The child sickens, the wife is gradually declining, the husband is struck down with a stroke. Friend after friend departs as star by star grows dim. We bitterly …

Who Can Tell?

Jonah 3:9

… They were married and given in marriage: they ate and they drank: they builded and they planted. The whole world was their granary, and the kingdoms of the …

Jesus Sitting on the Well

John 4:6

… Jesus said unto her, Go, call your husband, and come here. The woman answered and said, Ihave no husband. Jesus said unto her, You have well said, Ihave …

"Take Heed, Brethren"

Hebrews 3:12

… The moment our heart's deepest affections twine about the dearest creature—be it husband, or wife, or child—we are, to that degree, "departing from the living …

Thrice Happy Day!

Haggai 2:19

… dead child, or have to follow to the grave some dearly-beloved wife or husband, or some brother or sister upon whom your soul was set! To stand …

Shutting, Sealing and Covering—or, Messiah's Glorious Work

Daniel 9:24

… spirit not at all like the joy of harvest, or the joy of marriage, or the joy of a first-born child in the house. No! It is …

The Chariots Of Amminadib

Solomon 6:12

… the masculine or the feminine variety of the same name)—the Prince the husband, or the princess the spouse—whether, in a word, it was Christ or the …

Leaning On Our Beloved

Solomon 8:5

… fact that Jesus is as actually and truly yours as is your husband, your wife, your child, your mother, or your own self—then will peace and love …

The Fruit of the Spirit—Joy

Galatians 5:22

… We can sympathize with him when we can bring about a marriage between Christ and any poor soul—and help to put the ring on the finger. The …

The First Appearance of the Risen Lord to the Eleven

Luke 24:36-44

… I have eaten and I will still eat with you, till we sit down together at the marriage supper of the Lamb. If any man opens unto Me …

Two Loving Invitations

John 1:39

… We sit down in Heaven with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—at the marriage supper of the Lamb—and no small part of the heavenly bliss is connected with …

The Exceeding Riches of Grace

Ephesians 2:7

… may be enticed to come and taste of the dainties of Christ's marriage-feast. To this end I shall rehearse the loving kindnesses of the Lord. Oh …

The Condescension of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Now, when I address you as a great congregation, you will not feel the beauty of this expression, “For your sake.” Husband and wife, walking in the fear …

A Holy Celebration

Exodus 12:42

… Ryland put it? When his wife was dying and she was deeply desponding, though she had been for years a Christian, he said to her—"Well, where are …

God's Prison, Warden and Prisoner

… Father, that dear child of yours may become as much an idol to you as even the golden calf was to the Israelites! Husband, wife, friends, acquaintances, brothers …

Life And Walk Of Faith

Colossians 2:6

… Come, then, let the remembrance of your marriage unto the Lord Jesus rebuke you! And if you have lost your fellowship with Jesus, come again to His dear …

The Sinner's Only Alternative

2 Kings 7:4

… If you are a husband, you will never be content until you have told it to your wife. Or if you are a mother, I am sure you …

Feeding on a Whole Christ

Numbers 9:11

… No, it was a family meal—all who were in the house, of the seed of Israel, master and servants, husband and wife and children—all came to …

Faith and Repentance Inseparable

Mark 1:15

… When the feast was spread upon the table for the marriage-supper, there was an invitation, but it had all the obligation of a command, since those who …

The Resurrection of the Dead

Acts 24:15

… You do not weep because your father, brother, wife, husband, has ascended to heaven—you would be cruel to weep about that. None of you weep because your …

The Waterpots at Cana

John 2:7

… The Lord grant us grace to be obedient to his command, especially to that command, ‘Believe and live!’ and may we meet him in the marriage-feast above …

The Golden Key Of Prayer

Jeremiah 33:3

… And He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation." "My husband is dead," said the poor woman, "and my …

The Lord No More Angry with His People

Isaiah 54:9

… of that dear dead child, or in the decease of that beloved wife or husband—you are seeing the hand of God going out against you. It may …

The Two Builders And Their Houses

Matthew 7:24-27

… In that day when the Master shall only accept into His marriage feast the companions of His warfare on earth, He will say to those who have not …

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature

John 6:55

… made flesh and dwelt among us," is the first bell of Heaven's marriage peal—and the second has an equally sweet note of its own—"Christ died …

A Waiting God and a Waiting People

Isaiah 30:18

… come unto the marriage." Alas, they would not come! So it was with us who are now brought in to enjoy the provisions of Grace—and so it …

Free Grace a Motive for Free Giving

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… The pardon of sin is ours; the perfect righteousness of Christ is ours; life in Christ is ours; union to Christ is ours; marriage to Christ is ours …

The Suffering Savior's Sympathy

Hebrews 2:18

… He was one of whom we read that he could lose his wife, that he could lose his sons. He had to eat and to drink, to be …

The Alter

Matthew 23:19

… You admit the soft impeachment that you are His in blessed marriage bonds—come, then, and declare anew—"My Lord, take me wholly! Use me, use me to …

Sown Light

Psalm 97:11

… You are espoused to a Husband who is not here—you look for a kingdom far above these changeful skies! Have patience, then, till the great hour shall …

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Joel 2:25

… Her godly, gracious husband, a minister of Christ, had laid out his heart to cheer her but she had refused to be comforted. And yet to my great …

Hidden Manna

Jeremiah 15:16

… A Memorial of the Marriage of the Princess Louise, entitled, THE ROYAL WEDDING: the Banquet and the Guests. By C. H. SPURGEON. Price One Shilling, beautifully bound; or …