Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. (Psalm 12:1 ESV) Psalm 12:1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. (KJV) C. H. Spurgeon, in the Treasury of David, makes this comment on … More Spurgeon: a short but sweet, suggestive, seasonable, and serviceable prayer
“And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.” – Genesis 29:26 Jacob loved Rachel, but his uncle Laban tricked him into marrying Leah first, although he had served for seven years to be able to have Rachel. C. H. Spurgeon has a very interesting … More Repentance->Holiness->Happiness->Heaven
C. H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 11:5 “The Lord tests the righteous” from The Treasury of David: “The Lord trieth the righteous:” he doth not hate them, but only tries them. They are precious to him, and therefore he refines them with afflictions. None of the Lord’s children may hope to escape from trial, nor, indeed, in … More What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
John Piper, in a sermon from Acts 7, The Story of a Stiff-Necked People: So in Acts 7:1 the high priest gives Stephen a chance to defend himself, “Is this so?” he asks. And Stephen does a very strange thing. He tells a story—a condensed version of the history of Israel. He starts with Abraham … More Stephen’s defense: a history lesson
Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the SALT of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the LIGHT of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. … More Jesus: Be These
Henry Law, at “Grace Gems!” Ponder well this Ladder. Another like it, earth never saw. Mark its extent. It unites the worlds of Deity and man. It connects our sin-vile hovels with the abode of the Eternal. Resting on the ground, which our feet defile, it rises and stretches upward, and pierces the skies, and mounts … More Ever wonder about the ladder in Genesis 28?
God is sovereign and His Spirit leads us to the right opportunities for ministry. We see this in Acts 16:6-10…. Pastor Steven J. Cole comments: Opportunities come to those who are already serving, not to those who are doing nothing…..Sometimes people don’t serve the Lord because they’ve never experienced a dramatic “call” to ministry. But this … More Get Moving
J.C. Ryle says there are eight “foundation-stones”, which Jesus lays down at the beginning of the sermon on the mount. The wise person will look at all eight and evaluate their life against this passage of Scripture. J. C. Ryle comments on Matthew 5:1-12, The Beatitudes: 1-The Lord Jesus calls those blessed, who are poor … More Foundation Stones
“He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.” Comments on Psalm 10:6 from James Saurin, 1677-1730 found at The Treasury of David To consider religion always on the comfortable side; to congratulate one’s self for having obtained the end before we have made use of the … More False peace
In our reading for today, Genesis 25-26, we encounter the story of Esau selling his birthright to his younger brother, Jacob, in a moment of hunger. Alexander MacLaren was a renowned preacher of the 19th and 20th century. Expositions of Holy Scripture brings together many of the sermons over his fifty years in ministry. Here … More The folly of a bowl of lentils
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