Every saint needs solitude

(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me…I did not consult any man. … Continued

I owe everything to Calvary

(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne!” Revelation 5:6 “Then I looked and heard the voice … Continued

There is a fountain

(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity!” Zechariah 13:1 “The … Continued

Fixing our eyes

(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith!” Hebrews 12:2 This is how I am justified and forgiven. Not by the hopeless endeavor to … Continued

Nothing out of selfish ambition

(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.  Each of you should look not only to your own interests … Continued

Listen to the Voice in the storm

(John MacDuff, “The Words of Jesus”) “Take courage! It is I—do not be afraid!” Mark 6:50 Jesus lives! His people may dispel their misgivings—for Omnipotence treads the waves! To sense it may seem at times to be otherwise— accident and … Continued

The Rock of ages

(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people both now and forevermore!” Psalm 125:2 God, to the humble heart that leans on Him, is like … Continued

Set your minds on things above

The believer’s best day!   Ecclesiastes 7:1 “The day of death is better than the day of birth!” Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain!” Philippians 1:23 “I am torn between the two: … Continued

These are the gifts

(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, … Continued

Sure Refuge a Strong Tower

THE SAFE REFUGE “And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.” … Continued