As the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this...

Slavery must be repugnant to God’s will, for its usual effect is the destruction of all that is noble and generous in man.

“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”

WHEN is the Christian most liable to sleep? Is it not when his temporal circumstances are prosperous? Have you not found it so? When you...

Sometimes GREAT TROUBLES cause the heir of heaven to be much cast down.

I had been trying to see the truth with my head instead of my heart.

“Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.”—Proverbs 28:5. Interpretation.—The contrast is...

Even King David could not be content without laying hands on a poor neighbor’s one pet lamb.

“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. Thine own friend, and thy father’s...

“Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation.”—Proverbs 26:26. Interpretation.—The...

“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”—25:27.

The duty enjoined is personal kindness to an enemy—to feed him with the tenderness of a nurse. By so doing you melt his hard heart.

“Change” is to be avoided when it sets aside or tampers with either the worship of the true God or the lawful authority of the true king.

Precious Lord! break down every intervening thought or passion that would rob thee of thy glory...

It is not the world that stains us, but the love of the world.

The “counsel” is to do violence to a fastidious or immoderate appetite...

As fruit is the great proof of the true relation to Christ, so prayer is of our relation to the Father.

The parental rule should adapt itself to individual circumstances...

There are some fruits that will not keep.

Christ reveals His twofold purpose in choosing us to be His Branches: that we may bear fruit on earth, and have power in prayer in heaven.