proverbs-16:32

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness (kindness), goodness, faith (faithfulness), meekness, temperance." Gal. 5 : 22, 23. THE average life is a very partial life. Even the life of the average Christian is a very partial life, a one-sided life, it is a life in w... Read More

Direction Tenth. The Several Pieces of the Whole Armour of God. Sixth Piece--The Christian's Sword. 'And the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God' (Eph. 6:17). Here we have the sixth and last piece in the Christian's panoply brought to our hand--a sword; and that of the right make--'the swo... Read More

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth Matthew 5:5 We are now got to the third step leading in the way to blessedness, Christian meekness. Blessed are the meek'. See how the Spirit of God adorns the hidden man of the heart, with multiplicity of graces! The workmanship of the Holy Gho... Read More

COUNSELS OF THE AGED TO THE YOUNG Archibald Alexander, 1844 It is a matter of serious regret that young people are commonly so little disposed to listen to the advice of the aged. This prejudice seems to have its origin in an apprehension that austerity and rigor naturally belong to advanced years; ... 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

Wicked Men Useful in their Destruction Only Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on? Instead... Read More

The Bravest Hero! George Everard, 1885 "Better a patient man than a warrior — a man who controls his temper, than one who takes a city." Proverbs 16:32 "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city." Proverbs 16:32 This is scarcely the verdi... Read More

The Way to Victory J. R. Miller "Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him who has it: but the instruction of fools is folly. The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips." Proverbs 16:22-33 Our heart makes us. When we do anything wrong—it is our heart's fault. When a ... Read More

The Conqueror's Inheritance Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on July 6th, 1845, by J. C. Philpot "He who overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son." Revelation 21:7 The Scriptures, describing the path of the Christian, represent it under various figures, but a... Read More

Grace Preparing for Glory Arthur Pink, 1936 "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing o... Read More