Category Archives: Bible

March 19th The way of Abraham in faith He went out, not knowing whither he went. Hebrews 11:8. In the Old Testament, personal relationship with God showed itself in separation, and this is symbolized in the life of Abraham by his separation from his country and from his kith and kin. To-day the separation isContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

March 20 “As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.” (2 Cor. 6:10) THE stoic scorns to shed a tear; the Christian is not forbidden to weep. The soul may be dumb with excessive grief, as the shearer’s scissors pass over the quivering flesh; or, when the heart is on the point of breaking beneath the meeting surgesContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

March 19 “Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you … you are sharing what Christ suffered; so rejoice in it.” (1 Peter 4:12.) MANY a waiting hour was needful to enrich the harp of David, and many a waiting hour in the wilderness will gather for us aContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

20 MARCH (PREACHED 1770) That we may see God ‘And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.’ Luke 9:29SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: John 15:1–27 Here and there we may see the ground of what has been frequently observed, that declensions of religion begin at the closetContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

19 MARCH (PREACHED 1770) Characteristics of prayer ‘And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.’ Luke 9:29SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 62:1–12 The graces which are most immediately exercised in prayer are those having a special tendency to raise the soul above itself and above theContinue reading “365 days with Newton”