Sermons & Devotionals by Edward Payson

"There is joy in the presence of the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth." Luke 15:10 Though eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him, yet, for our encouragement and consolation, he has revealed t... Read More

"Who can understand his errors?" Psalm 19:12 From the preceding part of this psalm it appears that, when David uttered this exclamation, he had been meditating on the purity and perfection of the divine law. From this subject he passed by a very natural transition, to his own transgressions of that ... Read More

"And the Lord said unto him, go through the midst of the city, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and cry for all the abominations, that be done in the midst thereof. And to the others he said in my hearing, go ye after him through the city, and smite; let not your eye spare, nei... Read More

"Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance." Psalm 90:8 It is a well known fact that the appearance of objects, and the ideas which we form of them, are very much affected by the situation in which they are placed in respect to us, and by the light in ... Read More

"And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing." 1 Kings 3:10 In the context we are informed that, soon after Solomon's coronation, the Lord appeared to him by night, and said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead o... Read More

There are two objects which a speaker who addresses his fellow-beings on an occasion like the present, ought ever to keep in view. Of these objects, the first, and with respect to his hearers, the most important is, to induce them to prize as it deserves a volume, which, notwithstanding its unrivall... Read More

Joy in Heaven Over Repenting Sinners! Edward Payson, 1783-1827 "There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents!" Luke 15:10 Though eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him—yet, ... Read More