Providence

Self-Sufficiency Slain

John 15:5

… They have always had for their covert, if not for their open aim, the exaltation of human nature, and the casting down of the Sovereignty of Divine Grace …

The Question of Questions

John 9:35

… after perfect holiness! Your heart is bending towards Christ's perfect rule and sovereignty and I am sure that you have believed that He is the Son of …

The Joy of Redemption

Isaiah 44:23

… seemed the most unlikely subjects of Divine Grace have been chosen by Divine Sovereignty and have been made wonders of Divine Power! Herein lies the matter that makes …

The First Day Of Creation

Genesis 1:4

… The instantaneous coming of light revealed His power, His sovereignty, His goodness, His wisdom and His love. He is not a God whose glory consists in darkness, but …

Presumptuous Sins

Psalm 19:13

… Now, if two men should commit treason—if one of them should wantonly and wickedly raise the standard of revolt to-morrow, should denounce the rightful sovereign of …

Loving the Law of the Lord

Psalm 119:97-100

… Another likes the Doctrine of Divine Sovereignty, but he does not like the Doctrine of Human Responsibility and he cannot endure exhortations to sinners to repent and believe …

Jesus The Shepherd

Isaiah 40:11

… And though they will be swept away with the broom of destruction when their iniquity is fully ripe, yet meanwhile they are spared because of the mediatorial sovereignty …

The Secret of Happiness

Matthew 9:2

… But when he again basks in the sunshine of his sovereign's smile because his offense has been forgiven, then is his life once more filled with happiness …

"Dare To Be a Daniel"

Daniel 1:8

… He who believes the Doctrines of Grace is the man who can suffer! He who falls back on Predestination and the Sovereignty of God is the man to …

The Leading of the Spirit, The Secret Token of the Sons of God

Romans 8:14

… infinite knowledge—neither can we be independent and self-existent, or possessors of sovereignty or worshipfulness. Man can never be so expressly the image of the Father as …

'Non Nobis, Domine!'

Psalm 115:1

… mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." The Sovereignty of God is a Doctrine which lifts Him up high and, therefore, I accept …

The Blessings of Public Worship

Luke 18:10

… sheer mockery and yet God has blessed them, for His ways are strangely sovereign. But that is to be ascribed to matchless mercy and it is not the …

The Children and Their Hosannas

Matthew 21:15

… So, too, I think is His sovereignty—that while He permits the wise of this world to be foolish in their wisdom and not many great men after …

Prayer 18 — O, For More Grace!

… God bless our country and our Sovereign. God bless this city. May there be no disquietude between the different orders of men - the employer and the employed, but …

Christ the Conqueror of Satan

Genesis 3:16

… The divine sovereignty and glory afford us a stronger foundation of hope than merit, even if merit can be supposed to exist. Now we must note concerning this …

To Souls In Agony

Psalm 116:3

… nowhere else to go, yet He will receive us! Into the port of Sovereign Grace no vessel ever runs except through stress of weather. When the sea is …

The Prodigal's Return

Luke 15:20

… O sovereign grace, turn men that they may repent! “Turn ye, turn ye, why will ye die, O house of Israel?” “Lord, do thou the sinner turn, For …

Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries

… tenor of his work, there breathe such a holy reverence for God's sovereignty, and such spiritual unction, that the most extreme Calvinist would, for the most part …

The Law Written in the Heart

Jeremiah 31:33

… A sense of pardon, of adoption and of God's sweet favor, both in Providence and in Grace must sanctify a man. He cannot willfully offend against such …

Preparation Necessary for the Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… My Brothers and Sisters, have we not been changed by Sovereign Grace? Can we not, each one, say, "By the Grace of God I am what I am …

A Cure For Unsavory Meats—or, Salt for the White of an Egg

Job 6:6

… The human heart especially revolts at the Sovereignty of Divine Grace. Man is a king, so he thinks, and when he hears of another King, he straightway grows …

The Holy Spirit—the Need of the Age

Micah 2:7

… some rather than on others and God forbid that we should straiten His Sovereignty! Lord, send by whomever You will send! Choose whom You will to the sacred …

A Great Bargain

Matthew 13:45

… That is the man whom God, in infinite Sovereignty, saves, though He was heretofore indifferent and careless. This is a person of a nobler sort. He is of …

Lydia, the First European Convert

Acts 16:14

… First, the working of Providence. Secondly, the working of Lydia, herself. Thirdly, the working of Paul. And fourthly, the working of the Holy Spirit. I. First, notice THE …

Love Stronger Than Death

John 13:1

… that no flesh should glory in His Presence." Oh, the wondrous sovereignty of Divine Love! I trust that there are some here, tonight, who Christ calls "His own …

The Jeer Of Sarcasm, And The Retort Of Piety

2 Samuel 6:20-22

… I suppose you set this change of character down to Sovereign Grace and you are ready to sing with all of us— “Grace led my roving feet To …

The Secret Spot

Deuteronomy 32:5

… in Bedlam believes himself to be a king, but no man owns his sovereignty! Your undisturbed conscience may be no evidence of Divine Grace, but rather a token …

Travailing for Souls

Isaiah 66:8

… Hard are men’s hearts, and they will not love thee; unyielding are their wills, and they will not own thy sovereignty. Oh! weep because Jesus is not …

A Sweet Silver Bell Ringing in Each Believer's Heart

Micah 7:7

… He would lose all that his wisdom has planned, all that his sovereignty has ordained, all that his love has begun, all that his power has wrought, and …

Harvest Joy

Isaiah 9:3

… Mark you, he found it, so the 18 shillings were clear gain! Some time after, he saw another sovereign lying in the road and he would not pick …

The Two Yokes

Jeremiah 28:13

… Service and sovereignty blend here, as when Joseph became Prime Minister of Pharaoh he was lord over all the land of Egypt. To serve God in very truth …

Compassion on the Ignorant

Hebrews 5:2

… of the Doctrine of the Eternal Covenant, and of the Doctrine of the Sovereignty of God, for these Truths of God are meant for men of full age …

To Those Who Are Angry With Their Godly Friends

Genesis 4:6

… Why, then, should Cain be angry and his countenance fall? My dear Friend, if you are angry, tonight, about the Sovereignty of the Grace of God, as seen …

God's Heart the Source of All Blessing

2 Samuel 7:21

… Here is the reply—"According to Your own heart, have You done all these great things." Sovereignty ruled the hour! God chose whom He had a right to …

The Minister’s Self-Watch

… word directly by his Holy Spirit; but we cannot regard God’s absolutely sovereign acts as a rule for our action. He may, in his own absoluteness, do …

Prayer 19 — God's Unspeakable Gift

… Lord, we pray for our country with all our heart and as Thou biddest us we pray for those in authority, for the Sovereign as supreme, for the …

Am I Sought Out?

Isaiah 62:12

… We were desperately set on mischief, and if we had not been sought out by Sovereign Grace, saved we never would have been— "'Twas Your love, O God …

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-4

… Both to try our faith and to prove His own sovereignty, the right hand of the Lord is sometimes thrust into His bosom. He will only make bare …

Moses—His Faith and Decision

Hebrews 11:24-26

… How often have I heard people excuse themselves for doing wrong by quoting what they call Providence! Arguments from Providence against positive commands are ingenious deceptions. Providence is …

A TRAITOR SUSPECTED AND CONVICTED

Romans 8:7

… I begin to think that he must be on the wrong side and it grows upon my mind that he must be an enemy to our lawful sovereign …