An exalted and endearing truth

(Octavius Winslow) “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age!” Matthew 28:20 What an exalted and endearing truth, is Christ’s sleepless vigilance over His people! Imagine yourself threading your way along a most difficult and … Continued

His promise and foreshadowing

(Octavius Winslow, “The Precious Things of God“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio The Word of God must ever be transcendently precious to the believer. The Bible is, from its commencement to its close, a record of the Lord Jesus. Around Jesus the … Continued

Learn from Me said the Master

(J.R. Miller, 1909)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Learn from Me–for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 All of Christian life is a school. “Learn from Me,” said the Master. We are only beginners when we first … Continued

He came to suffer!

(Octavius Winslow, “Evening Thoughts”)  LISTEN to Audio!   Download Audio The life of our adorable Lord was a life of continuous trial. Because From the moment He entered our world, He became leagued with suffering. He identified Himself with it in … Continued

In each season of affliction

(Octavius Winslow)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio God’s family is a sorrowing family. “I have chosen you,” He says, “in the furnace of affliction!” The history of the church finds its fittest emblem in the burning, yet unconsumed bush, which Moses … Continued

Dwell upon this amazing fact

(Octavius Winslow, ” Evening Thoughts“)  LISTEN to Audio!   Download Audio “This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” 1 John 4:10 … Continued

Wherever the grace of God is

(J.C. Philpot) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio Wherever the grace of God is, it constrains its partaker to desire to live to His honor and glory. But he soon finds the difficulty of so doing. Such is . . . … Continued

It is Divine love

(James Smith, “The Love of Christ! The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior’s Grace Displayed!“) Play Audio!  Download Audio “I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering!” … Continued

Observe the gentleness

(Octavius Winslow, “Morning Thoughts”) It is in times of trials that . . . the love, the tenderness, and the grace of the Holy Spirit are better known. As Comforter, Revealer of Jesus, we are more fully led into an … Continued

An act of simple prayerful faith

(Octavius Winslow, “The Burden Cast upon God”)  LISTEN to Audio!   Download Audio “Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you.” Psalm 55:22 It is by an act of simple prayerful faith, that we transfer our cares and … Continued