(Octavius Winslow) Are you going through a sorrowful affliction? “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid!” Matthew 14:27 What a Friend, and a Helper, is Jesus! Never, no never, does He leave His suffering child to travel that mournful night … Continued
(Thomas Guthrie, 1803-1873) “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 all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth … Continued
(“Every Day!” Author unknown, 1872) “He led them forth by the right way–that they might go to a city of habitation.” Psalm 107:7 Just so will the Lord will lead you, beloved reader, by the “right way”–if you truly yield yourself to … Continued
(Octavius Winslow, “Morning Thoughts”) As though it had never been! Child of God, soon, oh, how soon! all that now loads your heart with care, and wrings it with sorrow; all that dims your eye with tears, and renders the … Continued
(Jerry Bridges) GRACE is God’s free and unmerited favor shown to guilty sinners who deserve only judgment. It’s the love of God shown to the unlovely. Worst & best days It is God reaching downward to people who are in … Continued
(John MacDuff, “Sunsets on the Hebrew Mountains”) STREAMS OF CONSOLATION “Is there no Balm in Gilead? Is there no Physician there?” Jeremiah 8:22 There is not a wounded bosom on earth for which there is not Balm in Gilead, and … Continued
(James Smith, “Our Father and Comforter”) “For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven — is My brother and sister and mother.” Matthew 12:50 Every relation in which Jesus stands to His people is precious. But there are … Continued
(author unknown) Give it all to Him! For me, fear was the worst! In my head I kept hearing a little voice that said “There’s no way you’re going to be able to handle all that this disease will bring!” But it … Continued
(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
(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”) “I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 There is no rest for the Christian in this world. Because there will be always something to disturb, perplex, or distress him; it is an enemy’s land. … Continued
