A faithful unchangeable friend

(Edward Payson, 1783-1827) “How is your Beloved better than others?” Song of Songs 5:9 Does not our Friend as far excel all other friends . . . as Heaven exceeds earth, and eternity exceeds time, as the Creator surpasses His … Continued

Doubt not His mercy

(Jared Waterbury, “Meditations and Prayers” 1840)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God–to those who are called according to His purpose!” Romans 8:28 The … Continued

If men really believed

(Thomas Watson, “The Good Practitioner“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio Unbelief makes sermons to be like showers of rain falling upon a rock! They neither mollify nor fructify, because men don’t really believe them. If men really believed that sin … Continued

Let us fix our eye

(Jared Waterbury, “Meditations and Prayers” 1840)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it–and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind; and there … Continued

His heart is there

Bonar, “The Night of Weeping” God has many names for His people. He calls them His flock, which implies tender watchfulness on His part, and dependent helplessness on theirs. He calls them a vine, denoting their oneness, as well as … Continued

How true it is

(Jared Waterbury, “Meditations and Prayers” 1840)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “But the dove could find no resting place to set its feet because there was water over all the surface of the earth. So it returned to Noah in … Continued

Honor comes from God alone

(James Smith, “The Way of Salvation Set Forth”)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio Sin degrades as well as endangers. Sin is a crime–a fearful, abominable, inexcusable crime against a loving God! God’s heart is love, but man’s heart is enmity. … Continued

Ever-present help!

(Jared Waterbury, “Meditations and Prayers” 1840)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble!” Psalm 46:1 “Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards!”  The world in which … Continued

The great secret

(Cornelius Tyree, “The Moral Power of a Pious Life“)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio A higher degree of personal piety, will promote a higher degree of personal happiness. Sin and sorrow are bound together by adamantine chains! Hence man increases … Continued

The darling of Heaven

(Thomas Vincent, “The True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ!“) LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio How may I attain great degrees of love to Christ? Be much in holy contemplation of Christ. Spend time in secret retirement, and there think … Continued