The Lord Himself goes before you

(author unknown) The Lord Himself goes before you! For me, fear was the worst! In my head I kept hearing a little voice that said “There’s no way you’re going to be able to handle all that this disease will bring!” But … Continued

God’s testing room of faith

(John MacDuff) GOD’S TESTING ROOM OF FAITH “I have tested you in the furnace of affliction!” Isaiah 48:10 I stood once in the test room of a great steel mill. All around me were little partitions and compartments. Steel had been tested to the limit, and marked … Continued

True and saving religion

(Charles Simeon)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation! Old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Most people view Christianity as a superficial thing, consisting … Continued

No condemnation

(Octavius Winslow, “Morning Thoughts“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 How strong the consolation flowing from this truth to the believer in Jesus! ‘No condemnation’ is the … Continued

The richest man

(Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “Having nothing–and yet possessing all things.” 2 Corinthians 6:10 This is a riddle the world cannot understand. A holy man cannot be a poor … Continued

The school of spiritual knowledge

(Octavius Winslow, “Trial, A Help Heavenward”) The school of trial is the school of spiritual knowledge. Oh yes, in severe trials we learn more of . . . God’s power to support us, His wisdom to guide us, and His love to comfort us, in a degree we could not have learned … Continued

The grace of contentment

(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

Throne of grace

(Octavius Winslow, “Evening Thoughts”)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio ” Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) God erected in this … Continued

Examine yourselves

(Charles Spurgeon)   EXAMINE YOURSELVES “Many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able!” Luke 13:24 I do not wonder that so many are deceived, when I see the careless way in which they … Continued

The danger of worldly conformity

(Thomas Reade, “Christian Experience”)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “Do not be conformed to this world.” Romans 12:2 The admonition implies the danger of worldly conformity, and proneness of  heart to earthly things. Who can say that he is always … Continued