ecclesiastes-5:2

Text: "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." (Eph. 4:30.) Paul is here speaking of a grade of Christians who evidently have the Holy Spirit and are "sealed," yet he admonishes them not to grieve Him. We often wonder why we see so little of the migh... Read More

Divine Motives to Contentment. SECT. 1. The first argument to contentation. 1. Consider the excellency of it. Contentment is a flower that doth not grow in every garden; it teacheth a man how in the midst of want to abound. You would think it were excellent if I could prescribe a receipt or antidote... Read More

ORATORIOS This article by John Angell James was originally published in the 'Evangelical Magazine' January, 1835 "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain." (Exodus 20:7) As that kind of public amusement which bears... Read More

PRAYER AND PRACTICE by John Angell James I need not prove to you that prayer , as a duty, is essential to Christian conduct; and, as a privilege, is equally indispensable to Christian enjoyment. All consistent professors of religion give themselves to this devout exercise. They pray in the closet, a... Read More

Private Prayer Arthur Pink "But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret, shall reward you openly" (Matthew 6:6). Eight times in the space of this verse, is the pronoun used in the singular ... Read More

GO SLOW! Arthur Pink October, 1949 "He who believes shall not make haste!" Isaiah 28:16 The writer has often had occasion to be thankful that this text was frequently quoted to him by a wise and godly father — in the years of his impetuous youth, and also during the early days of his Christian life ... Read More

A CALL TO PRAYER J.C. Ryle, 1878 "Men ought always to pray." Luke 18:1 I have a question to offer you. It is contained in three words, DO YOU PRAY? The question is one that none but you can answer. Whether you attend public worship or not, your minister knows. Whether you have family prayers in your... Read More

The Dangers of Neglecting Meditation Edmund Calamy (1600-1666) I shall show you the woeful troubles and the intolerable mischiefs which come from the lack of practicing this duty of meditation. I will show you that the lack of practicing this duty is the cause of all sin, and I will instance in part... Read More