Yearly Archives: 2020

​IN the life of George Miller of Bristol there was an epoch, four years after his conversion, to which he ever after looked back, and of which he often spoke, as his entrance into the true Christian life. In an … Continue reading →

For he that in these things serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men – Romans 14:18 Dean Howson renders this verse thus: “He who lives in these things as Christ’s bondsman is well-pleasing to God, and cannot be … Continue reading →

Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ – Romans 13:14 This verse is ever memorable from its association with the life of Augustine, who says: “Thus was I sick and tormented in mind, bitterly accusing myself, and rolling and turning about … Continue reading →

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me – Romans 15:18 All things that have not sprung from the indwelling and inworking power of Christ, are probably valueless in the … Continue reading →

Of him, and through him, and to him, are all things – Romans 11:36 This verse reminds us of those lagoons of perfectly still clear water, of which travellers tell. So clear, that it is easily possible to look into their … Continue reading →

They which receive abundance of grace … shall reign in life – Romans 5:17 All God’s dealings with us are on the same principle. As we received Christ Jesus the Lord, so we must walk in Him. Whether it be justification … Continue reading →

    There is one decisive ground of battle in the world today and it is the battleground of prayer!  To gamble with the idea of praying or not praying is to court disaster.  Why wait?  Do not look to … Continue reading →

The Sinful Woman Kisses the Feet of Jesus Luke 7:37-50 Christ, the manifestation of divine love among sinners. His person and His words, the part He plays in this narrative, and the parable that He speaks in the course of … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking of writing briefly on this subject for some time – the power of God’s Word. How important it is to display God’s Word on the walls of our houses. I remember a few Bible texts that were … Continue reading →

The children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua in the midst of them – Joshua 19:49 Since Joshua prefigures the Lord Jesus, we are led to think of his inheritance in the midst of his brethren.  In the midst on … Continue reading →