And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; And said unto me. Thou art my servant O Israel in whom I will be glorified. Then I said I have laboured 4 3
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I WILL POUR WATER Rev. Robert Murray M’Cheyne ‘For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.’ Isa. 44:3-4. …
THE LORD WILL PROVIDE Praise the Lord by whose controlling Seasons come and go; Praise the Lord whose kind consoling Day by day we know. Praise the Lord for gracious guiding And providing Here below. Praise the Lord at whose commanding Harvest time appears, When the fields of corn are standing, Rich with golden ears; …
SNARES AND DIFFICULTIES IN THE MINISTRY John Newton Dear Sir, I am glad to hear that you are ordained, and that the Lord is about to fix you in a place where there is prospect of your being greatly useful He has given you the desire of your heart; and I hope He has given …
BOBBIE AND THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM The Revd. John McNeill says: “There was a lad in our village who we called Bobbie. He was mentally handicapped, but harmless. He drifted into the day-school in a harmless way, and drifted out again; but sometimes he would do the same in the Sunday School, with his vacant smile, …
SANCTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE Of God ‘are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written. He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.’ 1 Cor. 1:30, 31. THE CAPTIVE GROANING ‘O wretched man that I am! who shall …
TWENTY-FIVE PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS Herman Newmark Written by Jewish prophets some 1,000 to 500 years before they occurred, here are twenty-five specific prophecies concerning the sufferings of the Messiah, all of which were fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth during the twenty-four hours leading up to His crucifixion. 1. He was to be sold …
MORE NOTES FROM J. C. RYLE Further extracts from Bishop J. C. Ryle’s commentary on the Gospel of Luke. Continued from Vol. 17 p.295 Luke 13. 22-30. Too late. There is something peculiarly striking in our Lord’s language in this prophecy. It reveals to us the awful fact, that men may see what is right …
‘WHY ART THOU CAST DOWN, O MY SOUL?’ Extracts from an address by Mr. George Miiller. Psalm 42.5, 11. ‘Why art thou cast down, O my soul?’ the Psalmist saith to himself. And so may we say to ourselves. Is there ever any ground to be cast down? There are two reasons, but only two: …
THE KINGDOM OF GOD George Whitefield (1714-1770) A sermon preached in Scotland during the Cambuslang Revival. ‘For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.’ Rom. 14.17 Though we all profess to own one Lord, one faith, one baptism;though Jesus Christ never was, and …