All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.For I came down from heaven not to do mine own will but the will of Him that sent Me.And this is the Fathers will which hath sent Me
Issue: Issue 5
THE CAMEL AND THE NEEDLE’S EYE “With men this is impossible”. Mark adds, ‘but not with God; for with God all things are possible’; to be done by Him if He will, which are consistent with the glory and perfections of His nature: for he could, by His almighty power, if he would, reduce a …
SALVATION “Mine eyes have seen Thy salvation”; here Simeon speaking of our Saviour calls Him “Salvation”, because all salvation is in Him and from Him. He is the author, and He is the finisher of it. The great plan of it was laid by the co-equal and co-eternal Persons of the ever-blessed Trinity before the …
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation and took upon him the form of a Servant and was made in the likeness of men. Phil. 2
I AM CLINGING TO THE ROCK “You have all made a public profession of faith, but how many of you will stand testing before God in secret? To be confirmed by a bishop is one thing, to be confirmed by the Holy Ghost is another. You may submit to an outward ceremony, and be lost …
A CALL NEEDED Elijah found Elisha behind the plough. It is not without meaning that this is mentioned in the history. Here then we have a pleasing picture of a man, who, notwithstanding the gifts with which he was endowed, continued lowly in his own eyes, and led a humble and unassuming life. How many, …
The precious sons of Zion comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers the work of the hands of the potter! Lamentations 4. v. 2.