Archive | December 2011
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Our Unfailing Friend, Jesus Christ
Look around the world, and see how failure is written on all of people’s schemes. Count up the partings, separations, disappointments, and bereavements which have happened under your own knowledge. Think what a privilege it is that there is One at least who never fails, and in whom no one was ever disappointed! Never, never [...]
Stand Your Ground in the World
True believers are always represented as mixing in the world, doing their duty in it, and glorifying God by patience, meekness, purity, and courage in their several positions — and not by cowardly desertion of them. Moreover, it is foolish to suppose that we can keep the world and the devil out of our hearts [...]
Read Ryle Daily in 2012
2012 is fast approaching so I want to introduce you to these fantastic J.C. Ryle devotionals, which you can use alongside your Bible reading during the course of this upcoming year. Pictured above are my two copies. The book on the right wore out quite fast, so my wife used her ‘crafting skills’ to put [...]
The Blessedness of Heaven
The cares of this world, the necessary duties of life, the demands of our families, the work of our various stations and callings — all these things appear to eat up our days, and to make it impossible to have long quiet times of communion with God’s people. But, blessed be God, it shall not [...]
No True Happiness Without Christ
The plain truth is, that without Christ there is no happiness in this world! He alone can give the Comforter who abides forever. He is the sun — without Him, men never feel warm. He is the light — without Him, men are always in the dark. He is the bread — without Him, men [...]
The Definition of Christian Love
Christian love will show itself in the general spirit and demeanor of a believer. It will make him kind, unselfish, good-natured, good-tempered, and considerate for others. It will make him gentle, affable, and courteous, in all the daily relations of private life. It will make him thoughtful for others’ comfort, tender for others’ feelings, and [...]
A Memorial to the Wise Men
The faith of the wise men, let us remember, is which God delights to honor. We see the proof of that at this very day. Wherever the Bible is read the conduct of these wise men is known, and told as a memorial of them. Let us walk in the steps of their faith. Let [...]
A Striking Example of Faith
The conduct of the wise men is a striking example of faith. They believed in Christ when they had never seen Him – but that was not all. They believed in Him when the Scribes and Pharisees were unbelieving – but that again was not all. They believed in Him when they saw Him a [...]
A Splendid Example of Spiritual Diligence
The conduct of the wise men is a splendid example of spiritual diligence. What trouble it must have cost them to travel from their homes to the place where Jesus was born! How many weary miles they must have journeyed! The fatigues of an Eastern traveler are far greater than we today can at all [...]
