The ordinary blessings of life

(Hannah More)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “God has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; He provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” Acts 14:17 That sun which … Continued

It is not hasty reading but serious meditating

(Thomas Brooks)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio Remember, it is not hasty reading–but serious meditating upon holy and heavenly truths, that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not he who reads most–but he who meditates … Continued

To be like Him

​(​William Dyer, “Christ’s Famous Titles“) “To you who believe, He is precious.” 1 Peter 2:7 Christ is MOST precious. Oh, sirs, angels, saints, friends are precious, Heaven is precious–but Christ is 10,000 times more precious than these. ​…​“Whom have I in … Continued

Providence teaches us to trust

(anonymous)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are … Continued

Hope quickens us

(James Smith, “Salvation by Hope” 1862)  Play Audio!  Download Audio “Salvation is of the Lord!” Jonah 2:9 Salvation includes . . . our election, which is past; our effectual calling and sanctification, which are present; and our glorification, which is … Continued

In the midst of my brokenness

(anonymous)   LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio Heavenly Father, In the quietness of this moment, I come before You with a heart heavy with the weight of my sins, and the brokenness they have caused. Lord, I confess that I … Continued

The omniscience of God

(Arthur Pink) The omniscience of God is an encouragement to prayer. There is no cause for fearing that the petitions of the righteous will not be heard, or that their sighs and tears shall escape the notice of God–since He … Continued

A time to laugh

(J. R. Miller, “The Duty of Laughter”)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 13:52 “The fruit of the Spirit is joy” Galatians 5:22 The Wise Man says that there is “a … Continued

His is the perfect friendship

(J.R. Miller) “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother!” Proverbs 18:24 God helps and blesses us through our friendships, but these are meant only to draw us up to Himself. Jesus is the only man in whom … Continued

Warning against hypocrisy

(J.C. Ryle, “The Gospel of Luke” 1858)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees–which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be made known.” Luke 12:1-2 … Continued