Psalms 108:13, “Through God we shall do valiantly.” This is the support of all saints, “through God” for it cannot be done in our own strength. With this verse the martyr John Philpot finished his devotions to God at the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 Corinthians 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am. When the Rev. John Newton was a blind elderly man and could no longer read he heard someone recite our text for today. In response he said: “I am not what I ought to be....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“And Peter followed afar off” (Luke 22:54). This is a phrase which is very striking. It was true physically for there is a distance between Peter and the Lord. Sadly however it is often true spiritually. That the Christian is still...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 Kings 17:4, “And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.” The Lord promises to care and provide for His servant. Drinking from the brook is fairly ordinary, though it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 129:5-6, “Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up.” On 10 December 1520, sixty days after Luther had received a copy of the papal...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalms 23:1, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. When the Lord takes this title and office for us He must be amazingly gracious. He does His work in that relation so well, for none of His sheep want what is really beneficial for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ephesians 3:15, “Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.” God calls His people by many names. They are called flock, vine, temple, a body, a kingdom, a city, and the church. But here in our text is a most wonderful name...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 John 2:17, “And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” Two messages today.1. The world is passing away!2. The believer will live forever! There are two worlds, the world...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Isaiah 43:12, “I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.” Witnesses in a day of wickedness is what Christians ought to be....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Mark 7:33, “And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue.” John 8:6, “This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]