ephesians-4:32

"Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee." This was the devout breathing of the king of Israel (the penman, too, of this little book to which we are now proposing, in the Lord's grace, to introduce ourselves), when the glory had... Read More

Theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Here is high preferment for the saints. They shall be advanced to a kingdom. There are some who, aspiring after earthly greatness, talk of a temporal reign here, but then God's church on earth would not be militant but triumphant. But sure it is the saint... Read More

Thomas Watson, The Lord's Prayer First published as part of A Body of Practical Divinity, 1692 The Preface to the Lord's Prayer 'Our Father which art in Heaven ' Having gone over the chief grounds and fundamentals of religion, and enlarged upon the decalogue, or ten commandments, I shall speak now u... Read More

Blessed are the peacemakers. Matthew 5:9 This is the seventh step of the golden ladder which leads to blessedness. The name of peace is sweet, and the work of peace is a blessed work. Blessed are the peacemakers'. Observe the connection. The Scripture links these two together, pureness of heart and ... Read More

The Two Conquerors Francis Bourdillon , 1873 The shops are closed; the streets are crowded; guns are firing; flags are flying—it is a general holiday, a day of public rejoicing. What has happened? A great general has just landed from foreign parts. He has come home a conqueror, for he has taken a st... Read More

JEWELS from JAMES (Choice devotional selections from the works of John Angell James) One gracious purpose of mercy! "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him , and are called according to His purpose for them." Romans 8:28 Providence is God's governm... Read More

The Footsteps of Jesus Things to be sought — and things to be shunned . By John MacDuff, 1856 PREFACE Whatever things were written aforetime in the sacred volume — were written for our instruction and admonition. The precepts it inculcates, and the diversified incidents it records — were evidently i... Read More

The Splendor of Kindness J.R. Miller "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32 "Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other." 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Kindness has been called the small... Read More

A Word about TEMPER J. R. Miller, 1888 "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32 More than half of us are bad-tempered —at least an English social scientist tells us so. He claims that this is no mere general statement and no ... Read More

Counsel and Help J. R. Miller, 1907 CHOICE EXCERPTS A living, loving, personal Savior We are in the habit of saying that Christ saved us by dying for us on the Cross. In an important sense this is true. We never could have been saved, if He had not died for us. But we are actually saved by our relat... Read More