hebrews-12:14

READ: John 2:1-11; 1:14,16,17. "Manifested his glory," "(and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth." Following very closely upon our meditation in chapter 1, we proceed to a further emphasis upon the manifestation of the glory of God in Jesus Chri... Read More

While we wait upon Thee [on Thee, Lord, we wait] and while we do need Thee to bless us and ask Thee to bless us while we wait on Thee, we would rise even higher and say, Lord, satisfy Thyself. Get to Thyself the reward of Thy sufferings, the travail of Thy soul. Lord, find Thine Own Satisfaction. Ou... Read More

"Mute Christian under the Smarting Rod" or, "The Silent Soul with Sovereign Antidotes" by Thomas Brooks, 1659, London. "I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for You are the one who has done this!" Psalm 39:9 IV. WHY must Christians be mute and silent under the greatest afflictions, the saddest p... Read More

"Without holiness no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14 O, do not deceive your own souls! Holiness is of absolute necessity; without it you shall never see the Lord! There are many thousand thousands now in heaven—but not one unholy one among them all! There is . . . not one sinner among all thos... Read More

"Pursue . . . holiness—without it no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14 O sirs, shall the ambitious person pursue after his honors, and the voluptuous person after his pleasures, and the worldling pursue after his gain, and the wanton pursue after his harlots, and the drunkard pursue after his fu... Read More

"Without holiness no one will see the Lord." Heb. 12:14 To 'see' implies both vision and fruition. Without holiness, no man—be he high or low, noble or ignoble, rich or poor, etc., shall ever come to a blessed acquaintance with God here, or to a glorious fruition and enjoyment of God hereafter. Oh, ... Read More

In the Old Testament there were many privileges attached to being the firstborn (This applied to male children only). The first privilege was that the firstborn son received a greater inheritance. In some cases the firstborn received the whole estate and in other cases he would be given a double por... Read More

Thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD. Holiness, without which no man can see the Lord. — God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. — But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our rig... Read More

A new and living way. Cain went out from the presence of the Lord. — Your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you. — Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord. I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. ... Read More

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Not every one that saith, ... Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. — Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. — Add to your faith virtue; ... Read More