How deeply touching are the words of our Lord Jesus: “My soul is exceeding sorrowful” (Matt. 26:38). We do well to meditate upon them, because while our hearts overflow with praise as we recall what He has done, our spirits are subdued; and while we exult in all the blessing that He has secured for […]
Some time ago in a dream of the night, I thought that I was visiting some Yorkshire villages, distributing gospel tracts and talking with the people in their homes. At the door of one of these cottages there stood a group of women chatting in the glorious sunshine of a summer afternoon. I gave a […]
Why would the twelve-year-old son of a Church of England clergyman join the British Navy? Of course, this was a different time, and people seemed to be constituted of sterner stuff. And besides, what twelve-year-old wouldn’t be filled with romantic notions of sailing the high seas? Leonard Strong (1797-1874) soon found out what it was […]
The two chapters, 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, contain a sevenfold description of the gifts bestowed by believers for the help of their fellow saints. That seven different terms are used here is an indication of the value which God sets upon the liberality of His saints, and of His appreciation of that which is […]
As you enter the Old City of Jerusalem by way of the Zion Gate, you may notice an inscription, written in the days of Suleiman, stating that the gate was constructed in 1541 AD. The wall here is pocked with gunfire. During the fiery rebirth of Israel in 1948, the Jewish Palmach breached the gate […]
There are many names for God; no one name could express all that He is, in Himself. The study of them is not only most illuminating but should lead us into intimate fellowship with Him. By it we enter into the heritage of all His people, in the unfolding of the progressive self-revelation of God […]
Charles Stanley (1821-1890), of Rotherham, England, was left an orphan at the age of four. At seven, he had to earn his living in the summer by working in the fields. With his energy he could have been a rascal. But it was his legal guardian who stopped the precocious little fellow and, with a […]
Seven times Paul speaks of God in a deeply personal way. It was from the lips of the Saviour Himself that such a revelation came: “My God and your God.” Like the sunshine, I can enjoy this relationship all myself, basking in His undivided attention. 1. “I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you […]
“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. It shall be a jubilee unto you.” (Lev. 25:10) In olden times as well as presently, considerable significance has been given to 50 years–half a century. In ancient Israel, the jubilee was a time of great […]