“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that you have sent me.” John 17:20, 21. Christ declared... Read More →

“Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2. The Lord does not desire that our individuality shall be destroyed; it is... Read More →

“Yes doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” Philippians 3:8. … Your will is the spring of all your actions. This... Read More →

“Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest to your souls.” Matthew 11: 29. When self is submerged in Christ, true love springs forth spontaneously. It is not an emotion or an impulse but a decision of a sanctified will. It... Read More →

“Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.” Psalm 66:16. Little by little, perhaps unconsciously to the receiver, impressions are made that tend to draw the soul to Christ. These may be received through meditating upon Him, through... Read More →

“The wind blows where it wants, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell from where it comes, and where it goes: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8.  The wind is heard among the branches of the trees, rustling the leaves and flowers; yet it is invisible,... Read More →

“Another parable spoke him to them; The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.” Matthew 13:33. In the parable, the woman placed the leaven in the meal. It was necessary to supply a want…. Thus... Read More →

“Watch you, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13. By beholding we are to become changed; and as we meditate upon the perfections of the divine Model, we shall desire to become wholly transformed, and renewed in the image of His purity. It is... Read More →

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house on a rock.” Matthew 7:24.  The part man has to act in the salvation of the soul is to believe in Jesus Christ as a perfect Redeemer, not for some other man, but... Read More →

“And when he has come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.” John 16:8. “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17. The Scriptures are a great agency in the transformation of character. Christ prayed, “Sanctify them... Read More →

“Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering.” Colossians 3:12. It is our own character and experience that determine our influence upon others. In order to convince others of the power of... Read More →

“Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know you not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except you be reprobates?” 2 Corinthians 13:5. Often the question arises, Why, then, are there so many, claiming to believe God’s word, in whom... Read More →

“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” Colossians... Read More →

“And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Ghost. So that you were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.” 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 7. The religion of Jesus Christ works a reformation in life... Read More →

“That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3.  As the mind dwells upon Christ, the character is molded after the divine similitude. The... Read More →

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and stays forever.” 1 Peter 1:23. Every time a soul is converted and learns to love God and keep His commandments, the promise of God is fulfilled, “A new heart also will I give you,... Read More →

“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5. The value of a man is estimated in heaven according to the capacity of the heart to know God. This knowledge is the spring from which flows all power. God created... Read More →

“…And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.” Ephesians 4:23. The religion that comes from God is the only religion that will lead to God. In order to serve Him aright, we must be born of the divine Spirit. This will purify the heart and renew the mind, giving us a new capacity... Read More →

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 3:18. It is by the Spirit that the heart is made pure. Through the Spirit, the believer becomes a... Read More →

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8: 14. Through the ministry of the angels, the Holy Spirit is enabled to work upon the mind and heart of the human agent and draw him to Christ…. But the Spirit of God does not interfere with... Read More →

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” Titus 3:5. Christ promised that the Holy Spirit should abide with those who wrestle for victory over sin, to demonstrate the... Read More →

“That you might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.” Colossians 1:10. And while Christ opens heaven to man, the life which He imparts opens the heart of man to heaven. Sin not only shuts us away from... Read More →

“Why as the Holy Ghost said, To day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness.” Hebrews 3:7, 8. Beware of procrastination. Do not put off the work of forsaking your sins and seeking purity of heart... Read More →

“And all things, whatever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.” Matthew 21:22. When secret prayer and reading of the Scriptures are neglected today, tomorrow they can be omitted with less remonstrance of conscience. There will be a long list of omissions, all... Read More →

“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.” Romans 12:12. Many feel humiliated at their failures, that they have been overcome by the enemy in the place of overcoming. Worldliness, selfishness, and carnality have weakened them, and they think it is... Read More →

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23, 24. Those who feel their own need, and arouse themselves to the deepest thought and the most earnest, persevering... Read More →

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9. In consideration of the shortness of time we as a people should watch and pray,... Read More →

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12. As a man “thinketh in his heart,... Read More →

“The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you, that I am not as other men are, extortionists, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.” Luke 18:11. We may flatter ourselves that we are free from many things of which others are guilty; but if we have some... Read More →

“And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness.” 2 Peter 1:6. On every side there is indulgence and dissipation, and the result is degeneration and corruption. The inhabitants of our earth are depreciating in mental, moral, and physical power,... Read More →