LIGHT FROM DARKNESS
” If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! ” MATTHEW vi. 23. THERE are many truths and teachings in these deep words of Jesus. I have turned to them more than once…
THE NEW BIRTH
” Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” JOHN iii. 3. It is impossible, I think, for any one to read or hear these words of Jesus Christ without remember- ing what solemn words…
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS AND SELF-FORGETFULNESS
” He that findeth his life shall lose it, and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.” MATTHEW x. 39. THERE are some words of Jesus Christ that seem to mean one special thing; and when…
THE TREE OF LIFE
” And he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.” GENESIS iii. 24. THE recent discussions about, and criticisms of,…
WORD AND DEED
” For he spake, and it was done.” PSALM xxxiii. 9. WHEN David sang these words in his great Psalm, he was calling upon the earth to fear the Lord, and all the inhabitants of the world to stand in…
INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE HUMANITY
” Jesus then lifted up his eyes and saw a great company.” JOHN vi. 5. THE sight of a crowd of human beings always is impressive. The crowd may be of any sort and gathered on any occasion. It may…
LIVING EPISTLES
“Ye are our epistle, . . . known and read of all men.” II. CORINTHIANS iii. 2. “To be is more than to seem,” so runs the sub- stance of many maxims which are faithfully taught to the young as…
THE NECESSITY OF THE SOCIAL LIFE
“Woe to him that is alone when he falleth, for he hath not another to help him up.” ECCLESIASTES iv. 10. THESE words of the preacher are capable of a low or of a very high application. We may read…
INDESTRUCTIBLE POSSESSIONS
“For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away : his glory shall not descend after him.” PSALM xlix. 17. IT is an old familiar story that David is singing over in his Psalm. He is talking about the worldly…
THE OLD-NEW AND THE NEW-OLD
” But these things have I told you that, when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them.” JOHN xvi. 4. JESUS CHRIST is just upon the point of leaving His disciples. He has but…