Sin

Morning, June 19

Ac 2:4

… As the only truly purifying water he cleanses us from the power of sin and sanctifies us unto holiness, working in us to will and to do of …

Morning, December 26

1Co 15:45

… Adam’s righteousness was ours so long as he maintained it, and his sin was ours the moment that he committed it; and in the same manner, all …

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… If any man escapes the rod, the true-born children of the royal family of Heaven never can! Some may sin and prosper, but the righteous, if they …

Morning, May 27

2Sa 9:13

… Bad nursing in their spiritual infancy often causes converts to fall into a despondency from which they never recover, and sin in other cases brings broken bones. Lord …

Morning, June 15

Ge 21:6

… so it is beyond all ordinary rules that I, a poor, helpless, undone sinner, should find grace to bear about in my soul the indwelling Spirit of the …

Evening, August 4

Hag 2:17

… We hoped for many conversions, and lo! a general apathy, an abounding worldliness, or a cruel hardness of heart! There may be no open sin in those for …

Evening, March 6

Pr 18:12

… O Christian, is thine heart haughty this evening? For pride can get into the Christian’s heart as well as into the sinner's; it can delude him …

Morning, April 24

Ne 9:38

… Especially, let us do this after any sin which has grieved the Holy Spirit , or brought dishonour upon the cause of God; let us then look to that …

Evening, May 17

Is 41:9

… We were once the servants of sin, but he who made us free has now taken us into his family and taught us obedience to his will. We …

Morning, August 3

Rev 21:23

… They were poor and wretched, but what a transformation! They were stained with sin, but one touch of his finger, and they are bright as the sun, and …

Morning, May 8

Jn 5:13

… Even so the sinner who has for weeks and months been paralysed with despair, and has wearily sighed for salvation, is very conscious of the change when the …

Evening, July 15

Mk 16:9

… Learn from this, that the greatness of our sin before conversion should not make us imagine that we may not be specially favoured with the very highest grade …

Morning, October 7

Nu 11:11

… Could we be so supremely blessed in heaven, if we had not known the curse of sin and the sorrow of earth? Will not peace be sweeter after …

Evening, October 8

Jude 20

… It is his office to convince of sin, and so to bow us down in contrition and brokenness of spirit. We shall never sing Gloria in excelsis except …

Morning, December 14

Ps 84:7

… love of many waxes cold and iniquity abounds, but this is their own sin and not the fault of the promise which still holds good: “The youths shall …

Morning, January 14

Is 63:1

… the divine existence, and strengthens it until it bursts asunder every bond of sin, and the soul leaps from earth, perfected in glory. Believer, here is encouragement. Art …

Evening, February 22

Na 1:3

… it toileth on with tardy footsteps, for God taketh no pleasure in the sinner’s death. God’s rod of mercy is ever in his hands outstretched; his …

Evening, January 26

Lu 2:18

… It will cause within you godly watchfulness ; you will be afraid to sin against such a love as this. Feeling the presence of the mighty God in the …

Evening, May 24

Php 1:27

… It never excuses sin: it pardons it, but only through an atonement. If our life is to resemble the gospel, we must shun, not merely the grosser vices …

Evening, December 9

Is 32:18

… When man was unfallen, his God gave him the flowery bowers of Eden as his quiet resting places; alas! how soon sin blighted the fair abode of innocence …

Evening, February 29

1Co 2:12

… The Holy Spirit dips our vessel into this precious wine, and then we drink; but without the Spirit we are as truly dead in sin as though the …

Morning, September 15

Ps 112:7

… Will you fall into that same sin? Will you provoke the Lord as they do? Moreover, unconverted men often run to wrong means in order to escape from …

Morning, December 11

1Th 5:24

… it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will …

Blessing for Blessing

Ephesians 1:3

… We never mean any such thing! We mean deliverance from evil, deliverance from sin! I often wonder why some people grumble because God has chosen to deliver others …

Morning, June 23

Ho 7:8

… there must not be the appearance of holiness in one place and reigning sin in another, else thou, too, wilt be a cake not turned. A cake not …

Morning, September 21

Je 32:41

… say all that to poor fallen creatures like ourselves, debased and depraved by sin, but saved, exalted, and glorified by his grace. In what strong language he expresses …

Evening, September 28

1Ki 18:43

… Reader, do not fall into that sin, but continue in prayer and watching. At last the little cloud was seen, the sure forerunner of torrents of rain, and …

Morning, May 3

Jn 16:33

… Lastly, look within thee , into thine own heart and observe what is there. Sin and self are still within. Ah! if thou hadst no devil to tempt thee …

Evening, June 4

1Ti 3:16

… glory above all—that which he has well earned in the fight against sin, death, and hell. As victor he wears the illustrious crown. Hark how the song …

Evening, June 12

2Ti 1:9

… them to rejoice in holiness just as naturally as aforetime they delighted in sin. God neither chose them nor called them because they were holy, but he called …

Evening, June 26

2Pe 1:4

… It were ill that a man who is alive in Christ should dwell in the corruption of sin. “Why seek ye the living among the dead?” said the …

Morning, August 10

Col 3:4

… may eat thereof, and not die.” O wayworn pilgrims in this wilderness of sin, you never get a morsel to satisfy the hunger of your spirits, except ye …

Morning, November 8

Col 2:6

… He gave us pardon of sin; he gave us imputed righteousness. These are all precious things, but we are not content with them; we have received Christ himself …

A Mournful Defection

John 6:67

… I remember one who fell into a gross sin, of whom a Brother unwisely said, "If that man is not a Christian, I am not." His prayers had …

Morning, April 5

Lu 23:26

… Christ exempts you from sin, but not from sorrow. Remember that, and expect to suffer. But let us comfort ourselves with this thought, that in our case, as …

Stewards

… Great alterations are demanded of us, in the name of “the spirit of the age.” Of course, we are warned that the very notion of punishment for sin …

Morning, March 26

Jn 18:8

… In the midst of Egypt’s bondage, that voice rings as a word of power, “ Let these go their way .” Out of slavery of sin and Satan the …

Morning, April 28

Ps 119:49

… hast said it, do as thou hast said.” Are you distressed because of sin, and burdened with the heavy load of your iniquities? Listen to these words—“I …

Morning, September 7

Mk 2:4

… O Lord, make us quick to suggest methods of reaching thy poor sin-sick ones, and bold to carry them out at all hazards.

Evening, August 26

Mk 9:15

… Look, sinner, to the bleeding Saviour, and as thou feelest the attraction of his love, fly to his arms, and thou shalt be saved.