Luke 17:5 “And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.” If the Apostles needed so to pray then it is certain we do as well. It is because our faith is so small, that our hearts become cold, that we fall into declensions,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Timothy 1:12, “For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 34:18, “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” There are two things that can break our heart and keep us humble. The first is God’s Word; “Is not my word...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ecclesiastes 7:9, “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.” Anger may pass through a good man’s heart, but it should never rest there. The bosom ought to be the seat of love. A man’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalms 37:37, “Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.” Such a man was John Brown of Haddington. He died this day (19th June) 1787. He was ordained to the Gospel ministry in Haddington, Scotland,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
James 1:6, “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” To “ask in faith” is, among other things, to ask in accordance with the Word of God....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Romans 15:13, “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” Selina Shirley Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon died this day (17th June) 1791. Though...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Kings 2:14, “And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.” James...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
