Prov. 4:23. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. IT is certainly of infinite importance that we be deeply convinced of our utter inability to do any thing that is good, and of our entire dependence upon God for the effectual aids of his Holy Spirit. But we must not imagine, that, because we have no sufficiency of ourselves to do the will of God, we are not bound in duty to do it, or not to be exhorted and stimulated to the performance of it

THE question, ‘Are there few that be saved?’ drew from our Lord a wondrous answer.

That is, wisdom, knowledge, and understanding; which all signify and relate unto one and the same thing, expressed here by her: namely, the doctrine of wisdom, or Christ; that is, the Gospel, and a spiritual and experimental knowledge and understanding of it...

He goeth on to say what He confesseth, that we might understand His confession to be of praise, not of sin, “I confess to Thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”

Contents: Prayer for help for the godly and shame for enemies. Characters: God, David. Conclusion: God sometimes delays help to His own people that He might excite earnest desires on their part. A heart to love His salvation and to desire His glory before our own is a good earnest of the answer to prayer and of His good will toward us. Rest assured that the enemies of Christ will have wages for their work. Key Word: Enemies, v. 2. Strong Verses: 4. Striking Facts: v

In his own time by his grace called them to it, and by his gifts qualified them for it, who otherwise were unworthy of it, and insufficient for it: to be put in trust with the Gospel; which is of great worth and value, a rich treasure, and of the last importance...

No one receives a word from God without immediately being tested by it.

Don’t think for a moment that you can get on without Him.

Jonathan was willing to decrease that David might increase

We are called to be sons and daughters of the eternal God.

CHAP. 1:1–8. The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that t

God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?—Numbers 23:19. SUPPOSE a man, in directing me to the post office, gives me ten landmarks, and that in my progress there I find nine of them to be as he told me. I should have good reason to believe that I was coming to the post office. And if, by believing, I get a new life, and a hope, a peace, a joy, and

I find clearly presented in my Bible, that the One God who demands my love, service and worship, has there revealed Himself, and that each of those three names of Father, Son and Holy Ghost has personality attached to them.

Can we not engage in the service of Christ because we love Him?

We have a terrible enemy to contend with. Don’t let Satan deceive us.

You cannot bury your sin so deep but it will have a resurrection by and by, if it has not been blotted out by the Son of God.

How a man can go out of this tabernacle after hearing this text, saying, “God does not love me,” is a mystery to me.

Christ says, “I’ll take care of you. I’ll take you to this bosom of mine.”

“I want to ask you one favor—that is, if you love me, try and be a good boy;” and I never gave her trouble again. She just put me under grace. And that is what the Lord does. God is love, and He wants us all to love Him.

There is but one God, but one source of life and happiness for the heart; He only is my Rock; my soul, wait thou only upon Him.