(Letters of John Newton) LISTEN to audio! Download audio (You will find it helpful to listen to the audio above, as you read the text below.) The life of faith is a happy life. Though it is attended with conflicts … Continued
(James Smith) “Hearken unto Me! I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. I will be your God throughout your lifetime until your hair is white with age. I made you, … Continued
(William Dyer, “Christ’s Famous Titles”) “Yes, He is altogether lovely!” Song of Solomon 5:16 Jesus is most desirable in Himself–and all things that are desirable are in Him. Beauty is in Christ, bounty is in Christ, riches and honor are … Continued
(George Everard, “Up High!” 1884) “He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ” Ephesians 1:5 “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus!” Galatians 3:26 Here is one of the sweetest privileges of … Continued
(Octavius Winslow) “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age!” Matthew 28:20 What an exalted and endearing truth, is Christ’s sleepless vigilance over His people! Imagine yourself threading your way along a most difficult and … Continued
(Don Fortner) “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. And I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any … Continued
(Don Fortner) “I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” … Continued
(Don Fortner) “I served the Lord with great humility and with tears” Acts 20:19 Without humility there is no salvation (Psalm 34:18; 51:17; Isaiah 66:2; Matthew 5:3-5; 18:34; Philippians 3:3). No man can serve or glorify God in this world … Continued
(adapted from Mary Winslow’s, “Life in Jesus“) Life is a journey, often a short one, and always uncertain. But there is another journey. The believer is traveling through a waste howling wilderness, to another and a glorious region, where ineffable … Continued
(William Nicholson, “God the Portion of His People!” 1862) “The Lord is the portion of my inheritance!” Psalm 16:5 This passage describes the wealth and happiness of believers. God has given Himself to be their Portion forever. God, as the … Continued
