Temptation

Observing the King's Word

1 Kings 20:33

… If you ever yield to Satan, you will find him to be a hard taskmaster. You can never yield enough to satisfy him and if you yield to …

Joy And Peace In Believing

Romans 15:13

… It is of yourself, and is a snare of Satan. Beware of it! You will get peace just as the florist gets his flower from the bulb—but …

Redemption and Its Claims

1 Corinthians 6:20

… are bought as the ungodly were not, for they remain the slaves of Satan and are not redeemed from their vain conversation received by tradition from their fathers …

Paul Apprehended and Apprehending

Philippians 3:12

… We remember when we, who had been formerly carried captive by the devil at his will, found ourselves arrested by One stronger than Satan. We managed, by Divine …

Fast-Day Service

DANIEL 9:1-19

… In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array; When God has first despised their host, They fall an easy prey. Our God, our help in …

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

Daniel 9:24

… While Jesus' blood, through earth and skies, Mercy, free, boundless mercy cries!" I fail to describe this triumphant overthrow of sin and Satan. I have neither wisdom nor …

The Last Sermon for the Year

Luke 16:2

… to come, but wholly frittered away in the service of sin, self and Satan? Where, for instance, did some of you spend yesterday—how did you employ its …

Bands Of Love

Hosea 11:4

… We were free by the power of God's Holy Spirit from the service of Satan and were enlisted under the banner of Christ. Oh, what freedom is …

A Second Word to Seekers

Jeremiah 29:13

… David said, "My soul thirsts for You, my flesh longs for You." If one part of the man refuses to seek the Lord and remains reserved for Satan …

The Dawn of Revival, or Prayer Speedily Answered

… Brethren must not take delays in prayer for denial—God's long-dated bills will be punctually honored—we must not suffer Satan to shake our confidence in …

An Awful Premonition

Matthew 16:28

… He will hear how Satan has been defeated in all his craftiest undertakings. Read from those mysterious books, the secrets of all hearts shall then be revealed. Then …

The Dream of the Barley Cake

Judges 7:13

… The Lord will tread Satan under our feet shortly, even under our feet, who are less than the least of all saints! Note, next, God uses unexpected means …

Is It Nothing To You?

Lamentations 1:12

… He was absolutely perfect, so that He could say when Satan came to assail Him, "The Prince of this world comes and has nothing in Me." Now, herein …

The Best House-visitation

Mark 1:29-33

… The gracious Spirit may use you for their conversion, or Satan may employ you as the instruments of their destruction. Which is it like to be? I charge …

Moses' Dying Charge to Israel

Deuteronomy 8:2

… Oh, how He led some of us— "When Satan's blind slaves, We sported with death "! We would have damned ourselves before conversion if we had been left …

Come From the Four Winds, O Breath!

Ezekiel 37:9

… We shall defeat our adversaries by that sword-thrust, "It is written." So spoke the Christ; and so He conquered Satan. So also the Holy Spirit speaks. Be …

Psalm 125

Psalm 125

… Now if Satan through these munitions casts his darts at us, it must needs be that the Lord himself shall be hurt before we take harm. Great is …

Sheep Among Wolves

Matthew 10:16

… The streets at night tell of those whom Satan hires that he may use them as his decoys! The vicious literature scattered abroad so plentifully is another form …

A Revival Sermon

Amos 9:13

… I mean he would not have known the depths of Satan, nor the trying experience, nor even the power of divine grace, if he had not been suffered …

The Immovability of the Believer

Psalm 125:1

… difficult, but find it so! It is a sure evidence of how much Satan has bewitched the human mind that simple faith has even become impossible to unrenewed …

Sincerity And Duplicity

1 John 2:3

… If you know Christ, you have that written on the tablet of your heart which Satan shall never erase, which time shall never dim, which the iron hand …

"The Sure Mercies of David"

Acts 13:34

… and to put all your temptations to the rout! It may be that Satan, himself, assails you and I pity you if that is the case. Any man …

Believing To See No.

Psalm 27:13

… Get you behind me, Satan!" And that is the true way. Do you feel that you are saved? No, I do not expect to feel it—it is …

Sentence Of Death, The Death Of Self-trust

2 Corinthians 1:9

… On another occasion it is written, "Lest I should be exalted above measure, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to …

Zion's Prosperity

Psalm 102:13

… There is a great evil in the universal charity of the present day—it is Satan transforming himself into an angel of light! He sees us divided into …

Faith Versus Sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

… mostly it is present gain that Satan sets before us, and present pleasure. "Snatch the hour as it passes," says Satan. "These things are sure—you do not …

Travailing for Souls

Isaiah 66:8

… We may sleep, but Satan sleepeth never. The church’s plough lies yonder, rusting in the furrow; do you not see it to your shame? But the plough …

Sealed and Open Evidences

Jeremiah 32:14

… Then again, these evidences answer the unjust charges of Satan when he comes and says, "You are not a child of God." Ah, but we have the evidences …

The Backslider'S Way Hedged Up

Hosea 2:5-7

… But oh, what reason have you to thank Him for that disappointment which has robbed Satan of his prey and saved your soul! Moreover, what painful hindrances our …

Psalm 116

Psalm 116

… Under great affliction our temptation will be to form hasty judgments of our fellow men, and knowing this to be the case we ought carefully to watch our …

A Feast for the Upright

Psalm 84:11

… The more brightly you shine, the more will Satan and the world try to quench your light. This, then, is your comfort. The Lord God who is a …

The Winnowing Fan

Hebrews 12:14

… Surely He who would not spare Satan, the bright archangel, will not admit polluted man to Heaven! And He who put His Son to death to bring His …

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

… If we refuse to be His servants, we are not saved, for we still remain evidently the servants of self and the servants of Satan. Holiness is another …

Another Lesson From Manasseh's Life

2 Chronicles 33:10

… You seem to be under the cruel dominion of Satan— you hear about Zion, but you are carried away to Babylon—you are an exile in a strange …

The Perseverance of the Saints

Philippians 1:6

… Remember Peter's case—"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat, but I have prayed for you, that your …

Fear Not

Revelation 1:17

… It is one of Satan's temptations to make us afraid of Christ. Let us not be ignorant of his devices. Why should you be afraid of Jesus …

Faith's Ultimatum

Job 13:15

… It is well worthy of observation that in these words Job answered both the accusations of Satan and the charges of his friends. Though I do not know …

God's People—or Not God's People

Hosea 2:23

… I want chapter and verse for that which I receive as Gospel." Our Lord's reply to Satan was, "It is written, man shall not live by bread …

The Exeter-Hall Sermon to Young Men

Psalm 116:16

… You cannot give one hand to Christ and another to Satan. You must give up your dearest sins. Sweet sin must become bitter. If sins are like right …

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Luke 15:4-7

… He can take no rest as long as a soul for whom he shed his blood still abides under the dominion of Satan and under the power of …