(from Octavius Winslow’s, “Morning Thoughts” “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there?” Jeremiah 8:22 There is! Because the physician is Jesus, the balm is His own most precious blood. He binds up the broken heart, He heals … Continued
(Charles Spurgeon, “The Immutability of God!”) The proper study of God’s elect, is God. The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God–is the name, the nature, the person, … Continued
(“The Marvelous Riches of Savoring Christ, The letters of Ruth Bryan” May 1845) Dear friend, I know not your present malady; but I know that Christ is the remedy for it! There is more in Christ for empty souls than pen or tongue of … Continued
Grace Gems Gems from Martin Luther Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God! ~ ~ ~ ~ God does not need your good works–but your neighbor does! ~ ~ ~ ~ I have held many things … Continued
(William Mason, “The One Thing Needful to Make Poor Sinners Rich–and Miserable Sinners Happy” 1773) A continual supply of Grace. “I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me!” Galatians 2:20 That … Continued
(William Mason, “The One Thing Needful to Make Poor Sinners Rich–and Miserable Sinners Happy” 1773) I have read of a godly man who was once very dissolute. When converted, his former companions sought to bring him back to his former … Continued
(John MacDuff, “The Throne of Grace”) It is the work of the blessed Spirit to take of the things of Christ, and to show them to the soul; to reveal to us the precious benefits of redemption, and the riches … Continued
(Henry Law, “The Gospel in Numbers” 1858) Earth is affliction’s home. A troop of sorrows compass us about. Tears stream. The bosom sighs. The brow is furrowed by the lines of care and worry. Death tears away the much loved friend. … Continued
(edited from Thomas Reade’s, “Divine Sovereignty”) There is something peculiarly soothing to the heart of a pious Christian; to know that He who rules over all worlds, in whose hands are the destinies of nations, and who guides the minutest … Continued
(Gleanings from the Inner Life of Ruth Bryan) “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers–but … Continued
