This is true communion when the sap of grace flows from the stem to the branch, and when it is perceived that the stem itself is sustained by the very nourishment which feeds the branch. As we day by day receive grace from Jesus, and more constantly recognize it as coming from him, we shall…
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” ((Matt 5.4)) You can be truly happy. True happiness is found in humility. First, this humility is found by possessing a spirit of dependence, being “poor in spirit.” ((Matt 5.3)). Second, humility possesses a spirit of repentance. Someone has written: A real indication of true…
And were it not for the promises of deliverance from our enemies that are so replete throughout the Scriptures, were it not for the hope that we would see deliverance “in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13), and were it not for the confident knowledge that “evildoers shall be cut off” (Psalm 37:9), we…
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ((Matt. 5:3))You can be truly happy. In the Sermon on the Mount there is an utterly new approach to living, one that results in joy instead of despair, in peace instead of conflict—a peace that the world does not understand and cannot…
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:…
“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” ((Acts 5:1–2)) Motives: why you do what you do. Even what is done for God. Even…
Many a Christian feels he is out in the wilderness — that all he is doing is being led about in circles. Maybe God is grooming you. He is not ready to thrust you into heavy responsibilities as yet. He has you in a holding pattern for His holy purpose. Life is a journey that…
The world is upside down, and therefore, the first are last and the last first. See how the servile sons of Satan lord it in the earth! What a high horse they ride! How they lift up their horn on high! Haman is in the court, while Mordecai sits in the gate; David wanders on…
“Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.” ((Ex 14:13)) These words contain God’s command to the believer when he is reduced to great straits and brought into extraordinary difficulties. He cannot retreat; he cannot go forward; he is shut up on the right hand and on the left; what is he now to…
Why should God have to lead us through troubles and allow the pressure to be so hard and constant? In the first place, it shows His all-sufficient strength and grace much better than if we were exempt from pressure and trial. We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may…
“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.” ((Psalm 20:7)) What is your most treasured possession? What do you have that you are most proud about? Is there something about yourself that you boast about (maybe not verbally, but with your attitude)? The psalmist…
You are to have but one goal in your life, and that is to know Jesus Christ personally, powerfully, passionately, and preeminently. Everything else will flow out of that. You say, “But wait a minute. I’ve got other things to do! I’ve got a job. I’ve got to rest. I’ve got to have recreation. I’ve…