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| 1. | Remembrancer, The |
| " WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT." |
| 2. | Faith |
| [AN EXTRACT.] |
| 3. | Call of Abraham, The |
| 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: (Hebrews 11:8-18)Quite a new principle was brought to light when God began to deal with Abraham; i. e., the principle of calling out. God distinctly called Abraham. Many other things are connected with Abraham, as father of the faithful, and a pattern model man, to show forth God's dealings: |
| 4. | Fragment |
| In Hebrews, faith is looked upon as an active principle of endurance and conduct; reliance on God's word through grace for practice. In Romans, it is the principle on which we are justified, in virtue of Christ's work, the ground o f peace. In the former it is the active-working |
| 5. | Ruth, Meditations on the Book of: Introductory |
| The events of the book of Ruth unfold themselves in the midst of the sorrowful circumstances that characterized the administration of the Judges, and yet there is nothing in common between the line of thought of this narrative and of that which preceded it. The book of Judges describes |
| 6. | Ruth, Meditations on the Book of: Chapter 1 |
| " Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land " (ver. 1). These words indicate the special circumstances of the scene. We are in the days of the judges, in the land of Israel, but there is |
| 7. | Extract |
| The confidence of faith is to be manifested in the Christian life as a whole. Christians are often brought to a stand, through measuring their own strength with temptation, instead of exclusive reference to God. They go on well up to a certain point. One talks of his family, another |
| 8. | Grace: Part 1 |
| Oh, wondrous grace, that makes more dark my sin, |
| 9. | Grace: Part 2 |
| How refreshing it is to our souls to think of the grace of God; for what do we not owe to that grace? May the God of all grace guide us, whilst for a little we dwell upon this blessed aspect of His character towards us poor sinners! |
| 10. | God Is Love |
| 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (1 John 4:8)The expression, repeated over and over in verse 7 of 1 John 4, is " love;" and in verse 8 it is repeated again, winding up with, " God is love." |
| 11. | Ruth, Meditations on the Book of: Chapter 2 |
| We have seen in the first chapter the beautiful expression of faith on the part of Ruth. Beautiful too in effect, for such characterizes everything that comes from God. Did not Jesus Himself marvel at the centurion of Capernaum, who, by faith, acknowledged his own unworthiness and the 'all-sufficiency |
| 12. | Peace With God |
| Oh! the peace forever flowing |
| 13. | Forgiveness, Deliverance, Acceptance: Part 1 |
| READ LEVITICUS. 1. AND 4. |
| 14. | Resurrection of Christ, The |
| The resurrection and glory of the Lord Jesus is a great fact. Whether we will hear, or whether we will forbear, there it is, and cannot be gainsayed. And further, we have to do with it, and cannot escape from the application of it to ourselves. It is set above |
| 15. | Ruth, Meditations on the Book of: Chapter 3 |
| Naomi, we have said, presents not only an example of experience but of intelligence. She is happy that Ruth should have found such a guide. Naomi commands, but her commands are not grievous, being those of love. " My daughter, shall not seek rest for thee, that |
| 16. | Fragment |
| We may receive a benefit from a person, and be assured of a hearty welcome to it, and yet feel ourselves ill at ease in his presence. Nothing is more common than this. Gratitude is awakened in the heart very deeply, and yet reserve and uneasiness are felt. It calls |
| 17. | Morning Star, The |
| (Lines suggested by a morning ride to I. H. R'y Station, Canada.) |
| 18. | Jesus, the Bright and Morning Star |
| I thought of Him who died for sin, |
| 19. | Narrative |
| But now, as slowly waned the night, |
| 20. | Rising of the Bright and Morning Star, The |
| When the trav'ler weary, |
| 21. | Narrative |
| ' But now at last, to end my story, |
| 22. | Christ, the Sun of Righteousness |
| When we speak of Israel's wand'rings, |
| 23. | Hallelujah! |
| Hail! all hail that cloudless morning, |
| 24. | "The Morning Star" |
| It has been truly said by some one that the Oki. Testament Scriptures end with the hope of the coming of the " Sun of Righteousness;" and the New, with that of the " Morning Star." Sweetly beautiful is this! The godly remnant of Israel wile feared the Lord, and |
| 25. | Forgiveness, Deliverance, Acceptance: Part 2 |
| DELIVERANCE. |
| 26. | Ruth, Meditations on the Book of: Chapter 4 |
| Naomi spake truly. Boaz could not give himself rest, until he had accomplished the work which his goodness and energy had undertaken. lie wished that the one he loved might find rest and that it might be well with her (3:1), and he knew that she could be only |
| 27. | Servant Forever, The: Part 1 |
| EXO. 21:5, 6( An old hymn slightly altered.) |
| 28. | Servant Forever, A: Part 2 |
| 2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. 5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: 6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever. (Exodus 21:2-6)It will be profitable to look at what Scripture says about the Lord Jesus as " The Servant," and to meditate a little season on the moral glory attaching to Him as such. |
| 29. | It Passeth Knowledge! That Dear Love of Thine |
| My Jesus! Savior! yet this soul of mine |
| 30. | Living to Self or to Christ? |
| 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. (2 Corinthians 5:14-16)The thought uppermost in my mind, in reading these verses, is just as simple as it is of all importance, and that is, beloved brethren, what are we living for? A weighty question, I need not say, and it is of moment to our souls that we |
| 31. | Forgiveness, Deliverance, Acceptance: Part 3 |
| DELIVERANCE ( concluded). |
| 32. | "Only in the Lord," or Scripture Marriage |
| M Y VERY DEAR ―, |
| 33. | Christian Character |
| The courage, patience, firmness and zeal of a Christian are a perfectly distinct order of character from the courage, firmness, patience and zeal of a natural man- self-confidence, self-glory, self-preservation, self-exaltation, are the essential principles of one; confidence in God, self-renunciation, subjection to God, glory to God, abasement of self, |
| 34. | Friendship of the World, The |
| " The friendship of the world is enmity with God; whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." Powerful testimony! which judges the walk and searches the heart. The world's true character has now been manifested, because it has rejected and crucified the Son |
| 35. | Bigotry and Faithfulness |
| These are days when things are breaking up. Infidelity is rising like a surging flood on every hand, and that which is affecting the world is affecting the Church. Old landmarks are being rapidly swept away, and'-those of yesterday are not those of to-day. The plenary inspiration of Scripture, the |
| 36. | Forgiveness, Deliverance, Acceptance: Part 4 |
| ACCEPTANCE. |
| 37. | Lift Up Your Heads, for Your Redemption Draweth Nigh |
| 28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. (Luke 21:28)Lift up your heads! ye drooping ones― |
| 38. | "Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh!" |
| MATTHEW. 25:1-13. |
| 39. | Marah |
| Scarcely had died away the rapturous notes of Israel's joy and exultation, because of their deliverance from all the power and malice of Egypt, before they are made to feel the barrenness and dearth of the wilderness. With what high and elated thoughts of God's goodness and power did they |
| 40. | Church of God, The |
| GOD has " a Church." God has not been ashamed to connect His name with one Church" the Church of the living God" (1 Tim. 3:15 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:15)). Oft He calls it " the Church of God" (see Acts 20:2828 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28); 1 Cor. 15:99 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. (1 Corinthians 15:9); Gal. 1:1313 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: (Galatians 1:13); {vi 29737}1 |
| 41. | Christ and the Church, Husbands and Wives |
| The exhortation through Ephesians is of a peculiar character: I think generally believers in the present day are not sufficiently aware that it is an exhortation based and built on the fact that we have got the life that expresses itself in the particular way which this epistle traces out. |
| 42. | Citizens of Heaven |
| Who are these whose faces are irradiate |
| 43. | Heavenly Dwelling-Place and the Earthly Pilgrimage, The |
| (PSALMS. 84) |
| 44. | Ribband of Blue, The |
| (NUMBERS. 15:37-41; COLOSSIANS. 3:1.) |
| 45. | Josiah and Jehoiakim |
| It was when Israel mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and misused His prophets, that the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy. Josiah and Jehoiakim reigned over Judah just before the Babylonish captivity. The judgments of God were at the door; |
| 46. | Those Engaged in the Lord's Service, A Word for |
| A few years ago I had the privilege of being present at an interview between an evangelist and a venerable servant of the. Lord. Having before me all the fellow-laborers in the vast harvest field who may read these lines, I will relate the last words that passed on this |
| 47. | Faithfulness of God Seen in His Ways With Balaam, The |
| Chapter 22-It was the object of the enemy to hinder God's people from the enjoyment of the land God had promised to bring them into. It was not now a question of getting out of Egypt. They were brought out, and nearly at the end of the way. Could |
| 48. | Song for the Wilderness, A |
| 49. | Glory in the Cloud, The |
| The cloud which conducted Israel through the wilderness was the servant and the companion of the camp. But it was the veil or the covering of the glory also. Commonly it appeared in the sight of Israel only as a cloud, and the glory was known only by faith to |
| 50. | The Place of Faith, the Work of Faith, and the Present Reward of Faith |
| As we have no place on earth, but are called out of it, our place now must necessarily be only known to faith and held by faith; and if I am not in faith, I must lose sight of my place. The word of God gives gives me my |
| 51. | "Our Citizenship Is in Heaven" |
| 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: (Philippians 3:20)We were nearing the end of what had been a very fatiguing journey of over twenty miles, from G― to A―, upon a keen frosty morning, with the thermometer ranging about 25 below zero. Already one or more of our little party had in a measure succumbed to the |
| 52. | Voice of Warning for the Present Day, A |
| In the declining days of the house of David, as we see in 2 Chron., the Spirit of God occasionally visits. The Lord sends His prophets, " rising up early and sending them;" and those prophets warned, and threatened, and counseled, " till there was no remedy," and Judah went |
| 53. | Mark of a Faithful Servant |
| " For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake."- 2 Cor. 4:5 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. (2 Corinthians 4:5). |
| 54. | Jesus at the Grave of Lazarus |
| It was not to her brother's new-made grave, |
| 55. | What Is Death? |
| For the unbeliever nothing can be more terrible than death. It is justly and scripturally called " the king of terrors " (Job 18:14 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. (Job 18:14)). It is the judicial close of the first Adam. What is beyond? It is not merely so for the animal nature, though that be true, |
| 56. | Resurrection, The |
| The resurrection after all is that which is the full and perfect deliverance from the whole effect and consequence of sin. At the same time it shows that what God has predestinated us to is an entirely new estate and condition of things altogether. Nothing is more important than that |
| 57. | "Doth Not Even Nature Itself Teach You?" |
| Nature to the mind attentive, |
| 58. | Christ as Our Food |
| I would say a word as to the way in which Christ may be considered as our food. He may be looked at as the food of the Christian in three ways.- First, as a redeemed sinner; secondly, in connection with sitting in heavenly places in Christ; and thirdly, as |
| 59. | Red Heifer, The |
| In Num. 19 we learn the excessive jealousy of the lord about sin, not in the sense of guilt, but defilement. This He measures by His sanctuary. We have to do with it, and nothing unclean can be allowed. We are “clean every whit" (John 13 to), but |
| 60. | Babylon |
| " Sanctify them by Thy truth, Thy word is truth." This is a saying much to be remembered. It teaches us that we are not to make ourselves the judges of what sanctification or holiness is; God's word is to determine this; because holiness is that character or mind which |
| 61. | Watching |
| The characteristic of a person who has his ear open to the Lord is watching. " Blessed are those servants, whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down to meat, and will come |
| 62. | Watch |
| YE THEREFORE: FOR YE KNOW NOT
WHEN THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE COMETH,
AT EVEN, OR AT MIDNIGHT, OR AT THE COCK-CROWING, |