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"To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved." (Ephesians 1:6) It would be a very profitable pursuit to go through the epistles of Paul, those inspired writings which have come to us from his pen by the grace and goodness of God, to discover in one of the... Read More

"I the LORD, the First, and with the last; I am He." (Isaiah 41:4) VERY blessed and precious are the truths set before us by JEHOVAH the Spirit in the chapter which I have read this morning for our instruction and edification. These truths appear all the more glorious through being stated by way of ... Read More

A. PURPOSE AND TYPOLOGY 1. Purpose After the fall of man in the garden of Eden, God could not continue to fellowship with man because of man’s sinfulness and God’s holiness. Now, by means of the offerings and the ritual of the tabernacle, God moves to mend the broken fellowship on the basis of sacri... Read More

IT WAS out of the wilderness of a world of blind, misunderstanding that the Christ cried, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?" He was always eager to establish in hearts His identity. "Whom do men say that I am? Whom do you say that I am?" It was the cry of a lonely Man. Though He was the Kin... Read More

"I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hell." Revelation 1:18 O what a mercy that he who was dead lives at God's right hand! that he lives as a risen head; that he is not a dead Savior; but a Savior that lives for evermore; that ca... Read More

1. SAINT JAMES, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR Neither the place of his birth nor the place where James served as bishop are known. Only this is known: he fulfilled the law of Christ and spent much time in mortifying himself through strict fasting and prayer. During the time of Copronymos, James endured great... Read More

A Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) FEBRUARY 1 Matthew 4:8-11. The third temptation of Christ. Though Jesus had resisted two temptations, Satan was not dismayed. Here we have an instance of the persistenc... Read More

Reading: Philippians 2:5-13. 5. ‘Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6. who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; 7. but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8. and being fo... Read More

Chapter Fourteen from the book Meditations on the Sacred Humanity of The Blessed Redeemer One important part of the ministration of the blessed Lord, as the great High Priest over the house of God, we have not yet touched upon. This is his blessing the people . This, we know, was committed to the ty... Read More

November 1 "The entrance of your words gives light." Psalm 119:130 The blessed Spirit is pleased sometimes to give some testimony concerning Jesus, to open up some passage of Scripture which speaks of Jesus, to cast a divine light before the astonished eyes, and to throw some of the blessed beams of... Read More