LUKE xii. 23. "It cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem." PROBABLY this was a proverb amongst the Jews, which our Saviour used and endorsed. I. It seems…

LUKE xii. 32. "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." NO one can read these verses without feeling that at least…

LUKE xii. 15. "And He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." I…

LUKE xii. 6, 7. "Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows." THESE words occur in a discourse of the Lord to His disciples, in which He…

LUKE xi. 1. "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples." WE have here a simple illustration of the silent involuntary influence of our Lord. One of…

LUKE ix. 59, 60. "And He said unto another, Follow Me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the…

LUKE ii. 34. "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel." THIS was a saying of the aged Simeon, when our Lord Jesus…

LUKE ii. 26. "And it was revealed to him, by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ." WHEN the eyes of…

LUKE i. 53. "He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich He hath sent empty away." WE are familiar with these words, occurring in the great hymn…

LUKE i. 20. "Thou shall be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be…