Change the direction of your gaze!

(Frank Hall)  “You are complete in Him!” Colossians 2:10 Oh desponding Christian, is not your grief caused by looking within yourself? …There is nothing within us to give us hope, rest, or peace. Have we ever found anything within us that gave us joy? Of … Continued

Remedy for inward anxiety

​(​​​Ja​​mes Smith, “The Remedy for a Troubled Heart!“) “Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God — believe also in Me!” John 14:1 Our Lord would have us be calm, patient, and composed; therefore He says, “Let not … Continued

God will care

(Charles Simeon)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall!” Psalm 55:22 “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you!” 1 Peter … Continued

The hour of softening

(Octavius Winslow, “Evening Thoughts“)   LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “For God makes my heart soft, and the Almighty troubles me.” Job 23:16 The hour of affliction is the hour of softening . . . the hardness of the heart yields, the callousness of the … Continued

His prayer was not in vain

(Alexander Smellie, “The Secret Place” 1907)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up His clothes by casting lots.” Luke 23:34 “And when the centurion, … Continued

Precious balm of Gilead

 (Susannah Spurgeon, “Free Grace and Dying Love!“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “Not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10 The precious balm of Gilead … Continued

The sleep is inexcusable

(Alexander Smellie, “The Secret Place” 1907)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. ‘Could you not keep watch with Me for one hour?’ He asked.” Matthew 26:40 Every word is incisive–every syllable is … Continued

Not to be at home in this world

(Alexander Smellie, “The Secret Place” 1907)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” John 17:16 Christ did not mean that I am to withdraw and seclude myself from … Continued

The goodness of God

(Alexander Smellie, “The Secret Place” 1907)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all.” Psalm 104:24 Let me walk through the world, so various, so beautiful, so pleasing–with an … Continued

His whole soul is humbled

(Charles Simeon)  LISTEN to Audio!   Download Audio View the genuine Christian from day to day–his whole soul is humbled before God under a sense of his own extreme unworthiness. Were you to behold him in his secret chamber, you would … Continued