J.C. Philpot ("A Longing Soul in a Thirsty Land") Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Put your soul in one side of the scale--and put...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
My grace is sufficient for you!(J.C. Philpot) 
"My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in your weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

 Not your strength, 
not your wisdom, 
not your prayers, 
not your experience; 
but "My grace"--My...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Our God! (Charles Spurgeon)Romans 9:13-16 Just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Why does God afflict us?(Ashton Oxenden, "The Blessings and Trials of Sickness" 1863)
"Affliction does not come forth from the dust, neither does trouble spring forth out of the ground!" Job 5:6 "Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Only one life to liveby Charles Orr We have only one life to live--only one! Think of this for a moment. Here we are in this world of time, making the journey of life. Each day we are farther from the cradle, and nearer to the grave! Solemn...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
(William Nicholson, 1862) "And this is what He promised us--even eternal life!" 1 John 2:25 This poor world is full of sin, sorrow, pain, and death. If we had this life only, we would be most miserable. But the Christian has an unfailing hope of a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
(William Nicholson, 1862) "It is appointed for men to die once, and after this comes judgment!" Hebrews 9:27No event is so important as death--but how little is it regarded! Death is sure to come. Nothing can prevent it. Every expedient has been...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jeremiah 32:40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. Jesus, to whom I have been led to commit myself,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The letters of John Newton "Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone." Psalm 71:9 I am drawing nearer and nearer to the season which the Psalmist either expected or felt. Many reasons teach the aged believerthe...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?" Ecclesiastes 8:7 God's purposes have all their seasons of fulfillment. His judgments each have their time of visitation. Mapped out in clear perspective, your every...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
