| Devotional | The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him
There are secrets of providence which God's dear children may learn. His dealing with them often seems, to the outward eye, dark and terrible. Faith looks deeper and says, "This is God's secret. You look only on the outside; I can look deeper and see the hidden meaning. "Sometimes diamonds are hidden in rough packages so their value cannot be s ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Comfort
"Walking in the comfort of the Holy Ghost." Acts ix 31
Our English translators have given to the Greek work Paraclete, which the Lord Jesus applied to the Holy Ghost, the translation of the Comforter. And while this term is not expressive of the complete sense of the original, yet it expresses very beautifully one of the most blessed character ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit of Holiness
"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ" 1 Peter i: 2.
It would throw a flood of light on the perplexing doctrine of election if we would remember, when thinking of this subject, that we are elected by God, not unto salvation unco ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Holiness
"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ" 1 Peter i: 2.
It would throw a flood of light on the perplexing doctrine of election if we would remember, when thinking of this subject, that we are elected by God, not unto salvation unco ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Holiness
"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ" 1 Peter i: 2.
It would throw a flood of light on the perplexing doctrine of election if we would remember, when thinking of this subject, that we are elected by God, not unto salvation unco ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Life
Rom. viii.
What is life? The unsolved question of science and philosophy. What is it that makes the difference between that soaring bird with buoyant wing and burnished breast, as it mounts the air, and that little limp, broken thing that the hunter gathers up in his hand a moment later, as it has fallen before the cruel fire? What is the cause ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Light
"Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God;
that we may know the things that are freely given to us of God."-I. Cor. ii: 12.
The first aspect in which the Holy Spirit is revealed to us is as the Illuminator and Guide of our life. Even in the story of creation the first result of His brooding over the face ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Love
"Walk in love." Eph. v: 2.
"The fruit of the Spirit is love." Gal v: 22.
The legend has come to us that when the apostle John was old, and waiting for His Master's call, he used to rise in the pulpit of the church in Ephesus each Lord's Day as it came, and looking tenderly in the faces of the assembled people, simply say, "Little children, lov ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Power
"Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you."--Acts i: 5.
The world is discovering, even in the scientific field, that power is not to be measured by mere mechanical and material forces. There was a time when the strength of an army could be estimated by the numbers and the fighting qualities of its soldiers, but today a small ...read |
| Sermon | The Spirit Of Prayer
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not
what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself
maketh intercession for us with groanings
which cannot be uttered." Rom. viii: 26.
"Praying in the Holy Ghost." Jude, verse 20.
The mystery of prayer! There is nothing like it in the natural universe. A higher a ...read |
| Devotional | The sweetness of the lips
Spiritual conditions are inseparably connected with our physical life. The flow of the divine life-currents may be interrupted by a little clot of blood; the vital current may leak out through a very small wound. If you want to keep the health of Christ, keep from all spiritual infections, from all heart wounds and irritations. One hour of worry wi ...read |
| Devotional | The sweetness of the lips increaseth learning
Life is made up very largely of words. They are not so emphatic, perhaps, as deeds, for deeds are more deliberate expressions of thought. Yet one of the most remarkable authors of the New Testament said, If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man (James 3:2). Not offending in word is often a test of victory in the Christian life. Our ...read |
| Devotional | The things which are seen are temporal
How strong is the snare of the things that are seen, and how necessary for God to keep us in the things that are unseen! If Peter is to walk on the water, he must walk; if he is going to swim, he must swim; but he cannot do both. if the bird is going to fly it must keep away from the fences and the trees and trust to its buoyant wings. If it tries ...read |
| Devotional | The three hundred blew the trumpets
We little dream sometimes what a hasty word, a thoughtless speech, an imprudent act, or a confession of unbelief and fear may do to hinder our highest usefulness or turn it aside from some great opportunity which God has been preparing for us. Although the Holy Spirit uses weak men, He does not want them to be weak after He chooses and calls them. ...read |
| Devotional | The trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold
0ur trials are great opportunities. Too often we look on them as great obstacles. It would be a heaven of rest if each of us would recognize every difficult situation as one of God's chosen ways of proving to us His love and power. It would be an inspiration of unspeakable power if, instead of calculating upon defeat, we should begin to look aroun ...read |
| Devotional | The very God of peace sanctify you wholly
The great tide is bearing up the stranded ship until she floats above the sand bar with neither straining seam nor struggling seaman. No need now for the ineffectual and toilsome efforts of the crew and the strain of the engines which had tried in vain to move her an inch before that heavenly impulse lifted her by its own attraction. God lifts up, ...read |
| Devotional | There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken
Some day even you, trembling faltering one, shall stand upon those heights that Joshua knew. As you look back upon all you have passed through, all you have narrowly escaped, all the perils through which He guided you, the stumblings through which He guarded you and the sins from which He saved you; you will shout, with a meaning you cannot underst ...read |
| Devotional | There is no spot in thee
The blessed Holy Spirit who possesses the consecrated heart is intensely concerned for our highest life and watches us with a sensitive and even a jealous love. Very beautiful is the true translation of that ordinary passage in James 4:5, The Spirit that dwelleth in us loveth us to jealousy. The heart of the Holy Spirit is deeply concerned in pres ...read |
| Devotional | There they dwelt with the king for his work
It is easy for water to run down from the upper springs, but it requires a divine impulse for it to flow up from the valley in the subterranean springs. There is nothing that tells more of Christ than to see a Christian rejoicing and cheerful in the humdrum and routine of commonplace work. He or she is like the sailors who stand on the dock loading ...read |
| Devotional | Therefore, choose
Men are choosing every day the spiritual or earthly. And as we choose we are taking our place unconsciously with the friends of Christ or the world. It is not merely what we say; it is what we prefer. When Solomon made his great choice at Gibeon, God said to him, Because this was in thine heart . . . to ask wisdom, . . . wisdom and knowledge is gra ...read |
A.B. Simpson