"Ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit." — Rom 8:23 Present possession is declared. At this present moment we have the...

"Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name." — Psa 29:2 God's glory is the result of his nature and acts. He is glorious in his...

"And I will give you an heart of flesh." — Eze 36:26 A heart of flesh is known by its tenderness concerning sin. To have indulged a foul...

"Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide." — Gen 24:63 Very admirable was his occupation. If those who spend so many...

"I know their sorrows." — Exo 3:7 The child is cheered as he sings, "This my father knows"; and shall not we be comforted as we discern...

"Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work." — Psa 92:4 Do you believe that your sins are forgiven, and that Christ has made a full...

"And I will remember my covenant." — Gen 9:15 Mark the form of the promise. God does not say, "And when ye shall look upon the bow, and...

"The cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted." — Psa 104:16 Lebanon's cedars are emblematic of the Christian, in that they owe their...

"The bow shall be seen in the cloud." — Gen 9:14 The rainbow, the symbol of the covenant with Noah, is typical of our Lord Jesus, who is...

"The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice." — Psa 97:1 Causes for disquietude there are none so long as this blessed sentence is true. On...

"Everlasting consolation." — 2Th 2:16 "Consolation." There is music in the word: like David's harp, it charms away the evil spirit of...

"Oh that I were as in months past." — Job 29:2 Numbers of Christians can view the past with pleasure, but regard the present with...

"The Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins." — Mat 9:6 Behold one of the great Physician's mightiest arts: he has power to...

"Christ, who is our life." — Col 3:4 Paul's marvellously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the source of our life. "You hath he...

"He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils." — Mar 16:9 Mary of Magdala was the victim of a fearful evil....

"The city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it." — Rev 21:23 Yonder in the better world, the inhabitants are...

"All things are possible to him that believeth." — Mar 9:23 Many professed Christians are always doubting and fearing, and they forlornly...

"They weave the spider's web." — Isa 59:5 See the spider's web, and behold in it a most suggestive picture of the hypocrite's religion....

"Satan hindered us." — 1Th 2:18 Since the first hour in which goodness came into conflict with evil, it has never ceased to be true in...

"The upright love thee" — Son 1:4 Believers love Jesus with a deeper affection then they dare to give to any other being. They would...