Seek grace from God

(James Smith, “Bread from Heaven!” 1857)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Do you have a father?” Genesis 44:19 Standing at my window one day, while the cholera was raging in London, I saw two corpses carried by, followed by one … Continued

The safe side

(James Smith, “The Safe Side!“)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio There are usually two sides: one dangerous, the other safe; the one is uncertain, and the other is sure. It is always wisest to be found on the safe side! … Continued

Wherever the Lord leads

(James Smith) “For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you: Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I myself … Continued

My Friend

(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “You are My friends!” John 15:14 What infinite condescension in Jesus, to call us sinful worms–His friends! But He not only calls us so but treats us as such! … Continued

My Father sees

(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Evening Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Your Father who sees in secret.” Matthew 6:6 Can anyone hide himself from the Lord in secret places? Can I, under any circumstances, escape His notice? Impossible! The eye … Continued

Loved by the Lord Jesus

(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Christ, who loved us!” Romans 8:37 No condition can possibly be more dreary than to feel that no one loves or cares for us! There is something peculiarly sweet … Continued

God’s free grace

(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Their righteousness is from Me!” Isaiah 54:17 The longer the Christian lives, the more he learns. And the more the Spirit teaches him, the more he loathes himself and … Continued

Your Father’s hand

(Octavius Winslow) “My times are in Your hand!” Psalm 31:15 Our times of adversity are also in God’s hand. As every sunbeam that brightens, so every cloud that darkens, is allowed by God. We are subject to great and sudden … Continued

Lean upon Him

(J.R. Miller, “Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ” 1890) “One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was leaning on Jesus’ bosom.” John 13:23 We are not told the name of this disciple — but we know him … Continued

All that we are

(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “I am nothing!” 2 Corinthians 12:11999 This was Paul’s estimate of himself: “less than the least of all saints,” and “the chief of sinners.” The more we know of … Continued