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The World is Before Me Today — A Puritan Prayer of Supplication

The world is before me today, and I am weak and fearful. But I look to you for strength. (A Puritan Prayer)

Reclaim My Truant Heart, by John MacDuff, 1890

I approach the footstool of Your throne of grace, through the merits and mediation of Him whom You always hear. A prayer from the heart.

You Ask Why I Follow This Jesus?

You ask why I follow this Jesus?  Why I love Him the way that I do?  When the world’s turned away from His teachings… Read more…

What is the Idol of Our Day? by John Angell James (1852)

Are 21st century idols any different than those of the 19th century?\ Read thoughts about idolatry from a saint long-gone, now in Heaven

Earth is Affliction’s Home So What is Heaven? by Henry Law, 1858

Earth is affliction’s home — a troop of sorrows compasses us about. So what about Heaven? How should we understand our eternal home?

My Times are in Your Hands by Matthew Henry (1662-1714)

Matthew Henry wrote “My Times are in Your Hands” on January 1, 1713. He was 50 years old and died the next year.

The Coming Prince, by Sir Robert Anderson, 1894

The Coming Prince reveals the timing and accuracy of biblical prophecy. It’s also an effective resource to prove the veracity of the Bible.

Jesus is able! An Address for the New Year, by Marcus Rainsford, 1872

The ability of the Lord Jesus, which was the grounds of Paul’s hope, is not an essential attribute, but an acquired privilege. Jesus is Able.

Only One Life, Twill Soon Be Past – by C.T. Studd (1860 – 1931)

You may have learned as a child: “Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.” But do you know the whole poem?

Christmas: I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Learn the circumstances under which Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the words to the song, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.”

When God Doesn’t Give That For Which You Asked, by Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon offers insight regarding why Christians don’t always receive that for which they pray.

The chastening of love! by Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)

“For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and chastises every son whom He receives.” (Hebrews 12:6) with a chastening of love.

All Things are Under the Government of God, by James Buchanan, 1804-1870

The Bible lays a solid ground for our comfort when it assures us that all things are under the government of God.

Leaves of Healing from the Garden of Grief, by Newman Hall, 1891

In the garden of grief many of Jesus’ disciples mourn and plead that God would heal. Read the plea of a saint of old (1891).

Do You Say or Pray The Lord’s Prayer? by Karl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690—1774)

The words of The Lord’s Prayer were given by Jesus to teach His disciples how to pray. How do you pray these words?

They shall be My people! by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)

God only calls some “my people.” Are you in the group?

Heaven: Our True and Abiding Home by David Harsha, circa mid 1800s

While on earth we are strangers and pilgrims, far from our final rest. And while such is our condition here, should we not often think of our heavenly home? Should not Heaven attract us more and more as we journey through life?

When It “Needs Be” Trust His Heart — John MacDuff (1818-1895)

Your heavenly Father loves you too much to bestow harsher correction than your case requires! Be still! there was a needs be!

Death Bed Repentance by Gorham Abbott, 1833

Repentance begins in the humiliation of the heart and ends in the reformation of the heart and of the life. Sincere repentance is never too late, but late repentance is seldom sincere.

Comfort for Mourners by Henry Law (1873)

Sorrow has crossed the threshold of your home and now sits a downcast inhabitant in your heart. You mourn as one from whom all joy is fled. From where do you find comfort?

Sunny Subjects for All Seasons: Oh Give Thanks, by James Smith, 1858

O, give thanks to the Lord, Christian, for He has not dealt with you after your sins, nor rewarded you according to your iniquities!

Law and Grace are Antithetical Terms, by A. W. Pink

“The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” John 1:17 Law and grace are antithetical terms. Consider a few contrasts between them…

The Holy Spirit is Good, by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)

Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy holy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Trials and Sorrows, Troubles, Fears, and Temptations, by John Flavel (1628-1691)

“Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” (John 16:33) All our troubles are not over when we are saved by Christ

Always in His Immediate Presence, by Thomas Guthrie (1803-1873)

We cannot shake off the presence of God! When doors are shut, curtains are drawn, and all is still… “You, O God, see me!”

The Bible cannot quicken, nor sanctify, nor comfort! by Octavius Winslow (1808 – 1878)

“Our gospel came to you …with the Holy Spirit…” 1 Thess 1:5 Apart from the Spirit, the Bible cannot quicken, nor sanctify, nor comfort.

True Consecration, by J.R. Miller, 1911

Consecration is devotion to the will of God. It is readiness to do, not what we want to do in His service–but what He gives us to do.

Was Moses a wise man or a fool? by James Smith (1802—1862)

“Moses chose to suffer affliction along with the people of God–rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time!” (Hebrews 11:25) Was this wise?