Deliverance came at a moment

(adapted from Octavius Winslow’s “Morning Thoughts”) Imagine yourself threading your way along a most difficult and perilous path, every step of which is attended with pain and jeopardy, and is taken with hesitancy and doubt. Unknown to you and unseen … Continued

Oh to be there

(Mary Winslow) Without Jesus life would be an aching void, earth a wilderness of woe and sorrow! He can transform this wilderness into a little heaven, making it radiant with His presence! What must heaven itself be! OH TO BE … Continued

See the cross in our own life

(J.R. Miller, “Things That Endure”) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “That the life of Jesus may be manifested in our body.” 2 Corinthians 4:10 It is important that we should understand how we are to manifest the life of Jesus … Continued

With us in our boat

(J.R. Miller, “Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ” 1890) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Then He got into the boat and His disciples followed Him. Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the … Continued

True self-denial

(J.R. Miller, “Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ” 1890) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Then Jesus said to His disciples: If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me!” … Continued

The life of faith

(Octavius Winslow, “Go to Jesus”) Then Jesus said, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 The life of faith is a constant coming to Jesus for … Continued

Better things in store for us

(adapted from Mary Winslow‘s, “Heaven Opened”) What a mercy that there are better things in store for us than this poor world could give! Who that knows the truth experimentally would wish to live in this base world one moment … Continued

The Lion and the Lamb

(J.R. Miller, “Heavenly Worship” 1909)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Look! The LION of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed! Then I saw a LAMB, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the … Continued

My peace I give to you

(Charles Spurgeon, “Gleanings among the Sheaves”) “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 Unless the heart is kept quiet … Continued

I am sighing for Jesus

(James Smith, “Sighing for Jesus!” 1858) “As the deer pants for streams of water–so my soul pants for you, O God! My soul thirsts for God, for the living God! When can I go and meet with God?” Psalm 42:1-2 I have just been … Continued