"If you do your part as well as I do mine, you’ll be all right,” I was the careless remark of a man in a hotel lately, as to the matter of salvation. But how stands this matter, when brought to the test of God’s holy word? Have you ever learned what your part is … Continue reading If You Do Your Part, What Then? →

I wish to notice in this beautiful chapter, chiefly, the footsteps of our adorable Lord, as the Shepherd going before His sheep, part of that blessed example which He has left us, that we should follow His steps. First, then, there are seven distinct petitions in this chapter. Another thing in connection with these seven, … Continue reading Lord’s Prayer, Our →

Some time ago I visited a brother in the Lord who had used his sawmill for the manufacture of broom handles. Seeing the rough appearance of the broom handles as they came from the saw and lathe, I asked the brother how they were made smooth enough for use. "Oh, I will show you," he … Continue reading The Revolving Cylinder →

The scriptural account of our Lord’s early life is relatively brief compared to the amount of space devoted to His three years of public ministry and His death and resurrection. But even the little which we do have of our Lord’s early life is framed in some fine surroundings, as "apples of gold in pictures … Continue reading Old Simeon →

Elijah was an inhabitant of Gilead, a city noted for its wickedness Elijah was an inhabitant of Gilead, a city noted for its wickedness. As a solitary witness he stood for God and rebuked the throne on which sat one of the most wicked of Israel’s kings (1 Ki. 16:33). Elijah had the strength to … Continue reading The Servant’s Dependence →

      “I believe in the communion of saints,” many repeat from the Apostles’ Creed, who but little enter into its Scriptural meaning. First, “communion” is what we have in common, both to enjoy from God and to hold as a trust for Him in the midst of all opposing forces. Then it is the “communion … Continue reading A Word on Fellowship →