"And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when His friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on Him: for they said, He is beside Himself." [Mk 3:20-21] There was a certain time in Jesus’ life when, as happened regularly, that the multitudes …
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The Unfailing, Unfading Strength of The Savior’s Salvation
"And The LORD shall do unto them as He did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom He destroyed. And The LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. Be …
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The Uncompromising Passion of Jesus
"Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things, He said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that …
Zeal for The Lord
"I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." [Rev 3:15-16] When Peter encourages us regarding trials in our lives, He compares faith to gold. He says, …
Preface: The Glory of Christ in Marriage, Vol I
In Ephesians we are told, “husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it;” [Eph 5:25] and, in regard to the institution of marriage, Paul writes by The Spirit, “this is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” [Eph 5:32] From this passage we …
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Shameful Sleep
"Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night." …
Love Which Surpasses Experience
The love which Jesus has for us is incredible and strong, a vehement flame of divine passion which cannot be quenched. In an infinite contrast and opposition to the fires of hell, which “never shall be quenched,” [Mk 9:43] Christ’s love for us shall never fade nor grow cold. Yes, praise to God Almighty that …
Our Zealous Father
2021 Christmas Advent Day 9: The Zeal of The LORD Main Passage: Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of …
A Third Prayer to God
I pray to God for a fire in my soul which burns eternallike the blessed burning of that grandest ball of celestialand everlasting flame, exalted and lifted up likethe one who upholds its very atoms, upon whose willits energy depends and who has found fit to makeit as a strong man running a race;And I …
Insatiable Appetites
Removing a shed along with various branch trimmings via fire for a widow. There is something about fire which catches the eye; something God has put within us which causes us to be drawn toward fire. It can be a beautiful thing, and a fearful thing, and in fact, fire is associated with many things …