We need very little…
(James Smith, “The Way to Be Wealthy and Happy!” 1859) Play Audio! Download Audio “The lions may grow weak and hungry; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” Psalm 34:10 Those who seek the Lord may be … Continued
Category: Devotionals
He can extract pleasure out of pain!
(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795) Dear friend, He loves you more than you can possibly love yourself; and He will send you nothing but what is for your real and best interest, and He will let you find it so. His … Continued
The great lesson…
(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795) There is . . . no pardon but in Christ’s blood, no justification but in His obedience, no safety but in His keeping me, no happiness but in His love, no Heaven but in the enjoyment of our precious Immanuel. The great lesson of the Christian … Continued
All their concerns are upon His heart…
(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795) ALL THEIR CONCERNS ARE UPON HIS HEART His redeemed people are the object of His special care. They are all . . . bought with His blood, quickened by His Spirit, kept by His power, and … Continued
When the Comforter comes…He will testify
(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795) “When the Comforter comes . . . He will testify about Me.” John 15:26 He shall testify to My person as self-existent Jehovah. And He shall bear witness to My work as the perfect sin-atoner. He shall testify of My grace, how free … Continued
This is Mercy…
(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795) “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to Heaven, but was beating his chest, saying: God, be merciful to me, the sinner!” Luke 18:13 “He redeems your life from … Continued
Making use of His fullness…
(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795) When the Holy Spirit takes of the things of Christ and preaches them to the heart–oh, what a sweet peace follows! For the believer then finds himself saved from all the miseries of sin, and entitled … Continued
Depths of loveliness…
(Cornelius Tyree, “The Glorious Sufficiency of Christ!” 1879) DEPTHS OF LOVELINESS… The more we love Him, the more lovely He will become to us. We soon exhaust the most excellent characters of earth. But in the character of our blessed … Continued
The Benefits of Affliction
(Cornelius Tyree, “The Benefits of Affliction”) THE BENEFITS OF AFFLICTION “I have refined you in the furnace of affliction.” Isaiah 48:10 Afflictions tend to purify us. Before some of the vessels of the temple could be used for sacred purposes, they had … Continued
Vain idols…
(George Horne, 1730-1792) “The prophets prophesied by Baal, following worthless idols!” Jeremiah 2:8 Vain were the idols of the ancient world, such as Baal and Jupiter. They were as vain as the idols of modern times: Pleasure, Honor, and Profit. “While Paul was … Continued