Things are not left to chance

(Charles Spurgeon, “A Basket of Summer Fruit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download a​udio​ ​…​Cheer up, Christian! Things are not left to chance; no blind fate rules the world! God has purposes, and those purposes are fulfilled! Therefore God has plans, and those plans are wise, and … Continued

He is unchangeable

(James Meikle, “Converse with the Unseen World”) “Our God is in heaven and does whatever He pleases.” Psalm 115:3 (HCSB) “But He is unchangeable; who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.” Job 23:13 (HCSB) While I might wish to change … Continued

He opened their eyes

(James Smith, “The Evening Sacrifice; Or, A Help to Devotion” 1859) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law!” Psalm 119:18 God’s Book is a book of wonders! It is a … Continued

God the refuge of His people

J.R. Miller, “Guarded from Stumbling” 1906)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio God is the refuge of His people. “My help comes from the Lord who made the heavens and the earth! He will not let you stumble and fall; the One who … Continued

He will wipe tears from eyes

(Charles Simeon) “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe tears from their eyes, and … Continued

Sickness often a greater mercy

(Charles Spurgeon) I bear my witness that some of the best things I have ever learned from mortal lips–I have learned from bedridden saints! There is no greater mercy that I know of on earth than good health–unless it is sickness. Sickness … Continued

a Man shall be as a hiding place

(Newman Hall, “The Shadow of the Almighty” 1867) A Man shall be as a hiding place because: The desert is dreary. The way is long. Heavily burdened, a weary traveler slowly drags onward his wounded feet. Faint by reason of … Continued

not found without the other

Something to ponder: “I fear it is sometimes forgotten that God has married together justification and sanctification. They are distinct and different things, beyond question–but one not found without the other. All justified people are sanctified, and all sanctified people … Continued

The real Saint Patrick…

It may surprise you to learn that the real Saint Patrick was not actually Irish — yet his robust faith changed the Emerald Isle forever. Patrick was born in Roman Britain to a middle-class family in about A.D. 390. When … Continued

one standard…

Something to ponder: The poorest saint that ever died in a ghetto, is nobler in His sight than the richest sinner that ever died in a palace. God does not look at riches, titles, education, beauty, or anything of the … Continued