"And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul." — 1Sa 27:1 The thought of David's heart at this time was a...

"With thee is the fountain of life." — Psa 36:9 There are times in our spiritual experience when human counsel or sympathy, or religious...

"Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine." — Joh 21:12 In these words the believer is invited to a holy nearness to Jesus. "Come and dine,"...

"But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck." — Exo 34:20...

"But who may abide the day of his coming?" — Mal 3:2 His first coming was without external pomp or show of power, and yet in truth there...

"And be not conformed to this world." — Rom 12:2 If a Christian can by possibility be saved while he conforms to this world, at any rate...

"I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord." — Php 3:8 Spiritual knowledge of Christ will...

"Love is strong as death." — Son 8:6 Whose love can this be which is as mighty as the conqueror of monarchs, the destroyer of the human...

"Godly sorrow worketh repentance." — 2Co 7:10 Genuine, spiritual mourning for sin is the work of the Spirit of God. Repentance is too...

"The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost." — Joh 14:26 This age is peculiarly the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, in which Jesus cheers...

"I will meditate in thy precepts." — Psa 119:15 There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech....

"Whom he did predestinate, them he also called." — Rom 8:30 In the second epistle to Timothy, first chapter, and ninth verse, are these...

"Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens." — Lam 3:41 The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a...

"And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible." — Jer 15:21 Note the...

"Faultless before the presence of his glory." — Jud 1:24 Revolve in your mind that wondrous word, "faultless!" We are far off from it...

"But he answered her not a word." — Mat 15:23 Genuine seekers who as yet have not obtained the blessing, may take comfort from the story...

"Able to keep you from falling." — Jud 1:24 In some sense the path to heaven is very safe, but in other respects there is no road so...

"Praying in the Holy Ghost." — Jud 1:20 Mark the grand characteristic of true prayer-"In the Holy Ghost." The seed of acceptable devotion...

"Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught." — Luk 5:4 We learn from this narrative, the necessity of human agency....

"Now on whom dost thou trust?" — Isa 36:5 Reader, this is an important question. Listen to the Christian's answer, and see if it is...