Go Down Death, by James Weldon Johnson, 1927
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Go Down, Death (A Funeral Sermon) Weep not, weep not,She is not dead;She’s resting in the bosom of Jesus.Heart-broken husband–weep no more;Grief-stricken son–weep no...In No Strange Land, by Francis Thomspon, 1907
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus O world invisible, we view thee, O world intangible, we touch thee,O world unknowable, we know thee, Inapprehensible, we clutch thee! Does the fish soar to find the ocean? The eagle plunge to find...Your good things are all yet to come! by J.C. Ryle (1815-1900)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus 1 Cor 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. Paul’s words draw on his readers’ knowledge of the Isthmian games,...Walk in the Spirit, by Charles Spurgeon
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus “Walk in the Spirit (let your steps be guided by the Spirit,) and you will not gratify the evil desires of the flesh.” Galatians 5:16 “Be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians...The Fruits and Effects the Holy Spirit Produces, by J.C. Ryle, 1816-1900
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Where the Holy Spirit is, there will always be deep conviction of sin–and true repentance for it. It is His special office to convict of sin. “When He comes, He will convict the world...Your Mother, by J.R. Miller, 1898
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Your mother is the first friend you ever had. When you came into this great world as an utter stranger, not knowing anyone, never having looked into any face — you found her love waiting for you....Give Me Perpetual Broken-heartedness (from The Valley of Vision)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus We have all experienced days or seasons of broken-heartedness. And when we do, there is really only one way to find peace and comfort. Turn to the Lord in faith and petition. He has promised to...He Left Heaven For Us! by Thomas Brooks, 1608-1680
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus The sufferings of our Lord began when He left Heaven and came to dwell amongst man. From Thomas Brooks, a meditation on the Lord’s great sacrifice. “If anyone would come after Me, he...Regeneration, Repentance, Faith, Conversion, by Thomas Moor, 1882
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus This is regeneration. The Holy Spirit quickens the sinner with new spiritual life. He is thus born again. It is a work complete at once, and one in which the sinner is completely passive. This is...What does it mean for a man to utterly deny himself? by AW Pink
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus “Then said Jesus unto His disciples—If any will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 Complete Repudiation of His Own Goodness For a...Faith is Made Up of Three Things, by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Faith is Made Up of Three Things, by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)KnowledgeKnowledge comes first. “How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?” I want to be informed of a fact before I...If Jesus is not loved above all! by Thomas Doolittle, 1693
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me!” Matthew 10:37 If Jesus is not loved above...The Sovereignty of God, by Arthur Pink, (1886-1952)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus “Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases!” Psalm 115:3″Whatever the LORD pleases, He does–in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps!” Psalm...The World is Before Me Today — A Puritan Prayer of Supplication
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus O Lord of Grace, The world is before me today, and I am weak and fearful. But I look to you for strength. If I walk alone I stumble and fall. But on the Beloved’s arms I am firm as the eternal hills....Reclaim My Truant Heart, by John MacDuff, 1890
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus My Father in Heaven, I approach the footstool of Your throne of grace, through the merits and mediation of Him whom You always hear. My best motives are mingled with selfishness; my best actions are...You Ask Why I Follow This Jesus?
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus “You ask why I follow this Jesus?” is a beautiful poem, written by an unknown saint. It’s been around for quite some time, so it’s likely this person is now part of the Great...What is the Idol of Our Day? by John Angell James (1852)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus One of the evils of our age is an excessive love of pleasure, which leads to self-indulgence, and rids the mind of sober thought and true piety. Love of Pleasure is the Idol of Our Day This is one of...Earth is Affliction’s Home So What is Heaven? by Henry Law, 1858
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Earth is affliction’s home: A troop of sorrows compasses us about. Tears stream. The bosom sighs. The brow is furrowed by the lines of care and worry. Death tears away the much-loved friend....My Times are in Your Hands by Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Matthew Henry wrote the following on January 1, 1713. He was 50 years old and died the next year. “My times are in Your hand!” Psalm 31:15 Firmly believing that my times are in God’s hand, I here...
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