an unfinished building

(J.R. Miller, “Unfinished Life-building”)  LISTEN to audio! Download audio “This fellow began to build, and was not able to finish!” Luke 14:30 We are all builders. …every one of us builds an edifice which God sees! Life is a building. It rises slowly, day by day, … Continued

not as I will

(J.R. Miller, 1905)  LISTEN to audio! Download audio Where to go in sorrow is one of life’s great questions. For there are none to whom sorrow come at some time. The Master, whose footprints are on all life’s paths, shows us the … Continued

Refuge!

(J.R. Miller, “Help for the Day”) “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms!” Deuteronomy 33:27 “You are my refuge — my portion in the land of the living!” Psalm 142:5 Often we do not learn the depth and riches of … Continued

Cast all your cares

http://gracegems.org, “Fellowship with God” 1849) “Cast all your cares on Him–because He cares about you!” 1 Peter 5:7 “You keep track of all my sorrows and have collected all my tears in Your bottle. You have recorded each one in Your book.” Psalm 56:8 … Continued

Unbelief!

(Charles Spurgeon)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio (You will find it helpful to listen to the audio above, as you read the text below.) Could we roll all sins into one mass–could we take murder, blasphemy, lust, theft, immorality, and everything that is vile, … Continued

I have a Brother

(Charles Spurgeon,“The People’s Christ” I may be poor, but I have a Brother who is rich; I have a Brother who is a King–and will he allow me to starve or lack, while He is on his throne? Oh! no; … Continued

Praise the Lord

(Thomas Guthrie, 1803-1873)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio As we looked down on the pleasant scene, we were astonished at the varied and rich profusion with which God had clothed His world. Because nature, like Joseph, was dressed in a coat of many … Continued

O blessed rest!

(From Octavius Winslow’s, “God Resting in His Love”) Beloved reader, come and rest in the love of Jesus. He invites you to its blessed repose. Are you weary, tossed with tempest? Is there…. sadness in your spirit, sorrow in your … Continued

benefits of affliction

(John Angell James) Some of the benefits of affliction, are that it . . . quickens prayer,    extracts the balmy sweets of the promises, endears the Savior. And to crown all, affliction directs the mind to that glorious state … Continued

He made everything beautiful

(Octavius Winslow)  LISTEN to audio! Download audio Those bright constellations–Christ created them. Those burning suns–Christ kindled them. Those snow wreathed alps, those cloud-capped mountains–Christ raised them. Those verdant valleys–Christ spread them. That blushing rose, that graceful lily, that exquisite fern, that curious … Continued