The Lord is in this place

 (Letters of John Newton) “Surely I am with you always — to the very end of the age!” Matthew 28:20 In our natural state, — we conceive of God as at a distance. But when the heart is awakened, we begin to … Continued

The furnace of suffering

(Charles Spurgeon) (portions)  Play Audio!  Download Audio “I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.” Isaiah 48:10 I can truly say of everything I have ever tasted in this world of God’s mercy, (and my path has been remarkably strewn with … Continued

Giving thanks

“Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!” Ephesians 5:20 ~ ~ ~ ~ One day, Johann Tauler of Strosbourg met a peasant and greeted him, “God give you a good … Continued

Bring your trials to God

(Winslow, “The God of Grace”) “And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philip. 4:19 Bring your perplexities to God, and He will guide them. your needs to God, and He will supply them. and your mountains to … Continued

Lord God thinks of you

(from “The Preciousness of God’s Thoughts” by Octavius Winslow) It marvelous that God should think of us as He does. God is infinitely great and holy; all worlds, all beings, all events occupy His mind. Yet, He has individual thoughts … Continued

A high calling of God

(Charles Spurgeon, “The Spur”)  Play Audio!  Download Audio “As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” John 9:4 Some men are spending their time in … Continued

Nothing too trivial

(Octavius Winslow) “And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew 10:30 Christ thus teaches us that our Heavenly Father takes cognizance of the minutest events and circumstances of our individual history; and that there is nothing too … Continued

A supply of strength

(MacDuff, “Words of Comfort to the Christian Pilgrim”) “As your days, so shall your strength be.” Deut. 33:25 The Christian is frequently compared to a pilgrim, traveling onward through a dreary wilderness, to the promised land of Canaan. His experience is varied and chequered. … Continued

The need may be great

(George Everard, “Help on the Way to the Better Land!” 1873) Very rich and full is the promise, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 The need may be great! … Continued

Heavenly manna

(Charles Spurgeon, “A Bundle of Myrrh“)  PLAY Audio!  Download Audio Christ Jesus is unutterably precious to believers! Nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with Christ. The Christian has joy as other men have in the ‘common mercies’ … Continued