Work & Service

Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints

Matthew 12:20

… The work of God’s Holy Spirit begins with bruising. In order to be saved, the fallow ground must be ploughed up; the hard heart must be broken …

The Child of Light and the Works of Darkness

Ephesians 5:11

… Well, now, whether we, who are the children of light, are busy or not, it is quite certain that children of darkness work! They are always working—there …

Brave Waiting

Psalm 27:14

… You know what the Orientals meant by having their loins girt—they gathered up their loose flowing garments when they meant work—even as a hard-working man …

The First Appearance of the Risen Lord to the Eleven

Luke 24:36-44

… When you and I are risen from the dead, we shall rise full of the spirit of service! What engagements we may have throughout eternity we are not …

Victorious Faith

1 John 5:4

… No, Brothers and Sisters, you and I have to roll up our shirtsleeves and go into the world and work like other people—we have to mingle with …

Indwelling Sin

Job 40:3-4

… Those Diabolians within do more service to Satan than all the Diabolians without. As Bunyan says in his Holy War, the enemy tried to get some of his …

Why Some Seekers Are Not Saved

Isaiah 59:1

… They have grown to be somewhat discriminating in their taste—they know what is the Gospel and they would not care to be present at a service in …

The Whole Gospel In A Single Verse

1 Timothy 1:15

… The first sigh under the burden of sin is His own work. Jesus does it all! He came into the world to save us. "When we were yet …

Smoking Flax

Isaiah 42:3

… So, to a large extent, He left these scribes and Pharisees, and other opponents, alone, and He went quietly on with His own work of healing the sick …

Strengthening Words from the Savior's Lips

2 Corinthians 12:9

… Therefore He completed the work which His Father gave Him to do and in death He was able to exclaim, "It is finished." The Lord, here, assures His …

The Elders Before The Throne

Revelation 4:4

… Oh, Brothers and Sisters, if we have failed in the past, may God give us Grace for the future! And during the coming days of the next work …

The Love of God and the Patience of Christ

2 Thessalonians 3:5

… Here he felt his own powerlessness and so he cast the grand matter of heart-work upon the Lord Himself. As the heart naturally baffles all physicians so …

A Plain Talk Upon An Encouraging Topic

Jonah 2:7

… And though he sought to flee from the service of his Master, yet his Master never cast him off—He brought back His petulant messenger to his work …

The Tenderness of God's Comfort

Isaiah 66:13

… With regard to the first point, WHO COMFORTS? "As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you." The work of comforting His saints is not too …

Converts, and Their Confession of Faith

Isaiah 44:5

… We must have the Spirit of God with us for real spiritual work and if we have Him not, the most powerful revivalist will be only as sounding …

Landlord and Tenant

Isaiah 38:1

… It is but a peppercorn, a mere acknowledgment, but yet there are millions who never pay even that! They offer the Lord no thanks, no love, no service …

Young Man! A Prayer For You

2 Kings 6:17

… Leave room for God to work and, in a moment, at the touch of His finger, in response to the prayers of His people, the wondrous work shall …

Unbelief Condemned and Faith Commended

Deuteronomy 32:20

… May God the Holy Spirit work faith in us by His own gracious power! Alas, it is still true that "all men have not faith." Even when an …

"Take, Eat"

Matthew 26:26

… But when I have to tell you that He has died, that the work of your redemption is accomplished, that Jesus cried, "It is finished," before He bowed …

A Holiday Drive to the New Forest

… Already, I am so much better that I feel able to go to work again,—quite. We go to Selborne this afternoon. How I wish you were with …

Temple Glories

2 Chronicles 5:13

… The two pillars, Jachin and Boaz, are thought by some to have been vast castings of brass, set up in front rather for ornament than service, like the …

Chastened Happiness

Jeremiah 33:9

… If the eternal Deity deigns to make a workshop of my nature, I, too, must work, but it must be with fear and trembling. So, then, the blessed …

Heart-Knowledge of God

Jeremiah 24:7

… Paul tells the Galatians in the 4th chapter and 8th verse of his Epistle, that it was when they knew not God that they did service unto them …

A Royal Funeral

John 19:38-42

… He has proven that he was the very man for this work. We would never have thought of him, but God had him in reserve for the hour …

The Holdfasts of Faith

Romans 4:16

… The preacher begs the reader, before perusing the sermon, to read the two portions of Scripture which were used in the public service— Genesis 15:1-6 and …

"A People Prepared for the Lord"

Luke 1:17

… May the good Spirit, who dwelt in John the Baptist, work through us, also, that some here may be made ready for Christ—"a people prepared for the …

The Seed Upon a Rock

Matthew 13:5

… The work has been very thorough—nobody could doubt its genuineness—yet it took place quite unexpectedly and was looked upon as a wonder. Do not judge the …

“Helensburgh House” and Garden (Continued)

… He saw fit to reverse our position to each other ; and for a long, long season, suffering instead of service became my daily portion, and the care of …

Satan Considering the Saints

Job 1:8

… Those of us who are called to the work of the ministry must expect from our position to be the special objects of his consideration. When the glass …

The Vision of the Field

Ezekiel 36:9

… If you have not done anything distinctly and avowedly in the service of God, there is no remuneration that you can reasonably expect God to give you! What …

Psalm 81

Psalm 81

… In this case, it would be a call to a greater than usual degree of alacrity and excitement in regard to the work and service of God. And …

Eating the Sacrifice

Exodus 29:33

… And while the Father smiles because the work of Atonement is finished, we sit down and we rejoice, too. Even we poor weeping sinners wipe our tears away …

“Thus Saith The Lord:” Or, The Book of Common Prayer Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary

Ezekiel 11:15

… otherwise work is no more work;” and I ask a “Thus saith the Lord” for this baptismal covenant, which is nominally of grace, but really of works, or …

Threshing

… We all need such cleansing and purging as the threshing-floor is intended to work for us. Now, threshing is useful in loosening the connection between the good …

Hiding Among the Stuff

1 Samuel 10:22-23

… about the management of the service, the ruling of the Church, the arranging this point, the setting of this Brother to work and the calling to account of …

The Known and the Unknown

Ecclesiastes 6:12

… He takes in the whole run of things and it may be for His Glory that some of us should work on throughout our whole life with very …

Good Earnests of Great Success

Acts 6:7

… We have been enabled to do some service for the Master by this incorporation, but whatever service we may have done or may not have done, this certainly …

Asleep and Yet Awake—a Riddle

Solomon 5:2

… Next, when you are blaming yourselves for your own work, do not forget the work of the Spirit in you. "I sleep"— smite your heart for that, but …

What Self Deserves

Ezekiel 36:31

… This however, is but theory; the fact lies quite another way; for if a, man be truly subjected to the work of grace in the heart, and if …

Questions of the Day and THE Question of the Day

Matthew 22:42

… to Him, that you work for Him? "What do you think of the Christ?" Is He worthy of your actual, practical, diligent service, or is it to be …