Marriage

Importance of Small Things in Religion

… the roots; she would sit as empress of the earth, and Christ, her husband, would reign with her, and the tabernacles of God would be among men. But …

Light—Natural And Spiritual

Genesis 1:1-5

… Jerusalem which shall come down from Heaven as a bride adorned for her husband! You shall tread her golden streets, delight in her jasper radiance, and sing with …

Father’s Furlough, and how I Shared it

… Acworth, of Kawdon, and wife to her are two daughters, once pupils of Miss Dransfield, excellent ladies. (4) An old round-faced Dutchman, a Mennonite, with his daughter …

Characteristics of Faith

John 4:48

… He was a better husband, a better master, a better father, than he was before, or else his religion was not genuine. Now, have you ever thought, my …

Communion With Christ And His People

… Some of us speak oftener with Christ than we do with wife or child, and our communion with Jesus is deeper and more thorough than our fellowship with …

Our Place—at Jesus' Feet

Luke 7:38

… Lord, save my wife," or, "Lord, have mercy upon my wandering, willful boy and save him, for Your mercy's sake." Plead with your whole soul. Plead importunately …

Deacons and Elders; Pastors and Teachers

… There was no real ground for apprehension, for my dear wife and I were scrupulously careful to “owe no man anything,” and there was no pecuniary liability in …

Four Choice Sentences

Genesis 28:15

… seems to say of his God—It was He that gave me my wife and my children. It was He that prospered me in the teeth of those …

An Inscription for the Mausoleum of the Saints

Hebrews 11:13

… Would you have it said that you were the means of the death of your child, or wife, or friend, because you did not pray sufficiently for them …

Psalm 23

Psalm 23

… Hervey, the wife of a missionary in Bombay, was dying, a friend said to her, that he hoped the Saviour would be with her as she walked through …

The Bird Escaped from the Snare

Psalm 124:7

… If you are extremely needy, you may be tempted to do wrong to provide for your wife and family. I pray that you may never yield to the …

The Joy of Harvest

… I always looked upon her with interest, though only a poor laborer’s wife, till she was taken away to heaven, after having lived a holy life. Many …

A Mediator

Galatians 3:20

… I need no mediator between myself and my brother, between myself and my son, between myself and my wife. We are perfectly at one already and no mediator …

The Covenant Pleaded

Psalm 74:20

… But what did your wife say in death? Or your mother, now with God? Or what of your child who had learned of the Savior's love? Can …

Two Sorts Of Hearers

James 1:22-25

… You know the story of Donald's coming home a little sooner from church than usual and his wife enquiring, "What? Donald! Is the sermon all done?" He …

The History of Sundry Fools

Psalm 107:17-20

… many! I have known one man destroyed by his shop, another by his wife, another by his children. Many a woman is destroyed by her clothes; many a …

The Call of Abraham

Hebrews 11:8

… hast dwelt, from the city in which thou halt done business, from thy wife, from thy children, from thy bed, and from thy table. Arise and take thy …

Salt For Sacrifice

Leviticus 2:13

… Oh, the gratitude one feels for everything which comes to us by the Covenant of Grace! Remember the old Scottish wife who thanked God for the porridge and …

Psalm 16

Psalm 16

… conceived that he should give himself to be a portion, a friend, father, husband, but in abundance of love. Whosoever therefore shall refuse acquaintance with God, slighteth the …

The Blood-Shedding

… at a late hour on Saturday night, disturbing everybody; and he beat his wife, too. He has broken the Sabbath; and as to swearing, if oaths be like …

Psalm 7

Psalm 7

… The Judge is your Head and Husband, your Redeemer, and your Advocate. Ye must appear before the judgment-seat; but ye shall not come into condemnation. His coming …

Psalm 121

Psalm 121

… Offices which imply it,—Shepherd, King, Husband, Father, etc. 4. Conduct suggested by it. Verse 5 (last clause). God as near us, and as indivisible from us as …

Under The Apple Tree

… It would be a great pity if a man never spent five minutes with his wife, but was forced to be always hard at work. Why, that is …

Watch-Night Service

Psalm 90:1-22

… His friend answered from the top of the house, where he had been lying asleep, “My wife and children are with me in bed, and I cannot rise …

The Strait Gate

Luke 13:24

… Could he think, he has got something else to think about than the dread future that awaits him! Look at his weeping wife. See those dear children, brought …

Unabated Affection between Pastor and People

… Most men find that they go right when they obey their wives ; and as my wife and my deacons are agreed on this matter, I am afraid I …

The Old Man Crucified

Romans 6:6

… Like Lot's wife they set out to leave Sodom, but their eyes show where their hearts are. How many a drunkard has given up his cups because …

The Loaded Wagon

… Another child is dead! The wife is sick, and starvation stares the family in the face; but they go on still with a high hand and an outstretched …

The Minister’s Fainting Fits

… If a scanty cupboard is rendered a severer trial by the sickness of a wife or the loss of a child, and if ungenerous remarks of hearers are …

Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man (Continued)

… The authoress is the wife of that Ham of whom we read in Genesis. — C. H. Spurgeon, Dec., 1891." He knew that there was a "seamy side" even …

The Question of Fear and the Answer of Faith

Job 23:6

… to the ground; and he came off victorious, like an Orpheus, with his wife, up from the very shades of death; he had delivered Melancthon from death by …

The Holy Spirit in Connection with Our Ministry

… Do you find it easy, my brethren, to be saints?—such saints that others may regard you as examples? We ought to be such husbands that every husband …

A Typical Week’s Work

… at that part of my preparation, I am glad to call my dear wife to my assistance. She reads to me until I get a clear idea of …

A Word in Season

Job 22:29

… A man's fellow workman, who chaffed the Christian and laughed at him, will be pleased enough to see him when the wife gets ill. And he will …

The Saviour's Many Crowns

Revelation 19:12

… Your wife frequents the house of God, and you forbid her. You persecute your child because she follows Jesus. You hate the very name of Christ; you curse …

The Young Soul-Winner at Waterbeach

… Who is it?” I asked. “Oh, it is a poor laboring man’s wife over at such-and-such a place! She went home broken-hearted by your …

The Ship on Fire—A Voice of Warning

Genesis 19:17

… And what if you should lie upon a bed of sickness? You will have enough to do to bear the pain, to mourn over your weeping wife, and …

A Type and Its Teaching

Genesis 22:8

… At length old age crept over the Patriarch and his wife. Still he looked steadfastly for the promise because he believed implicitly in the Promiser. He considered not …

A Psalm of Remembrance

1 John 4:16

… You have seen a wife buried, but you have seen your God living. You have seen your children carried one after another to the tomb, but you have …

Goodness Going Before

Psalm 21:3

… And so, the loss of a child, or having a sick wife, or a serious injury to property are all plows which God uses in Providence to make …