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
Magazine: Volume 5
BROWNLOW NORTH’S CONVERSION Extracts from Brownlow North by K. Moody-Stuart The 12th of August, 1854, found Mr. North busy once more upon the Dallas moors; and to show that his hand had not yet lost its cunning, on the 14th, after the other sportsmen had all started for distant beats, he went out, and with …
LOOKING UP TO THE HILLS C. H. Spurgeon 1. `I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.’ It is wise to look to the strong for strength. Dwellers in valleys are subject to many disorders for which there is no cure but a sojourn in the uplands, and it …
REALITY J. C. Ryle ‘Reprobate silver.’ Jeremiah 6.30; ‘Nothing but leaves.’ Mark 11.13; ‘Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.’ 1 John 3.18; ‘Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.’ Revelation 3.1 If we profess to have any religion at all, let us take …
COMFORT FOR THE CHURCH A Sermon by Thomas Watson, 1620-1686.* ‘God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved.’ Psalm 46.5 Solomon said, ‘A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver,’ Proverbs 25.11. In which regard I have made choice of this Scripture, which may be a …
THIS PRESENT EVIL AGE Foreword The following poem was written during the last World War, but is relevant today. The selfish ambition of men in high positions is causing unrest and even war. The peace men desire is still far off, as a world- achievement. Truth is trodden down, the ‘evolution’ fable is credulously accepted, …
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. …
REST IN CHRIST J. Newton, 1725-1807. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11.28 The learned have a variety of arguments whereby to prove the Scripture to be the word of God. But though that kind of proof, which may be brought in a …
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; …