“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness : I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. ” Psa. xvii, 15. We shall be satisfied, because our souls and bodies, which were separated at death, will be united again. It is written, ” All that are in their graves shall hear… Read More Deformity
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you. — Colossians 2:1. … the pastor’s work severely taxes the sensitive part of his nature. … His position, too, brings him constantly in contact with something that is painfully exciting. As it is his special business to observe the defects and necessities… Read More Cottage
318. Having made profession of the glorious gospel of Christ a long time, and preached the same about five years, I was apprehended at a meeting of good people in the country, among whom, had they let me alone, I should have preached that day, but they took me away from amongst them, and had me before a… Read More Child
‘ Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth’ — Matthew 5:5 “…The sixth rule is this. Consider thy own frailty. Others there are that do provoke thee and stir up thine anger ; but thou must go by that rule. We seek pardon, and we give it. I meet with such and… Read More Burdens
“For if ye forgive men,” saith He, “your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not, neither will He forgive you.” Matthew 6:15 … Yet some there are, who have come to such a point of brutishness, as not only to make intercession against their enemies, but even to curse their children,… Read More Bite
“ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Isaiah 55:7 When I was in Switzerland many years ago, I learned some solemn lessons about the suddenness with… Read More Avalanche
“And behold they cried out, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?” ST. MATTHEW VIII. 29.” The devils who held two miserable men under their thraldom put this question to our blessed Lord. They were coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, and met the Redeemer as He was entering into… Read More Afflicted
‘If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend… Read More Waxen
‘But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord.’ Psalm 37:39. ‘You are in a terrible condition just now. Everything has been going wrong. You do not know what to do. But “the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord.” He will bring you through. You are in good hands. The Great… Read More Forlorn
“In the garret of a three story brick house they lived, huddled together, stricken with smallpox, almost destitute of food, fearing to call for medical attendance lest they should be carried back into slavery. While death stared them in the face, fugitive slave hunters rapped at the door of the front room. These inhuman beasts… Read More Smallpox
Quicksand, Rocks, and Shallows 