Category: Genesis to Revelation

  • RISE UP, O MEN OF GOD

    Amazing Grace William P. Merrill, 1867–1954 … that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. (Philippians 1:27, 28) Our world is filled with much physical and social suffering. Often we prefer to close our eyes…

  • Morning & Evening

    Paul has four of these “faithful sayings.” The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” The next is in 1 Timothy 4:8–9, “Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now…

  • O FOR A FAITH THAT WILL NOT SHRINK

    Amazing Grace William H. Bathurst, 1796–1877 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.” (Luke 17:5, 6) When the world seems at its…

  • Morning & Evening

    Churlish souls stint their contributions to the ministry and missionary operations, and call such saving good economy; little do they dream that they are thus impoverishing themselves. Their excuse is that they must care for their own families, and they forget that to neglect the house of God is the sure way to bring ruin…

  • FAITH IS THE VICTORY

    Amazing Grace John H. Yates, 1837–1900 … this is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. (1 John 5:4) Saving faith must always be reflected in a working faith. Our response of faith to the redemptive work of Christ transforms us; but then we need a daily motivating faith if we want…

  • Morning & Evening

    Once let the truth of God obtain an entrance into the human heart and subdue the whole man unto itself, no power human or infernal can dislodge it. We entertain it not as a guest but as the master of the house—this is a Christian necessity, he is no Christian who doth not thus believe.…

  • FAITH OF OUR FATHERS

    Amazing Grace Frederick W. Faber, 1814–1863 Contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. (Jude 3) If you don’t have a cause that is worth dying for, you very likely don’t have anything worth living for.— Unknown Often we fail to realize the great price many of our forefathers paid…

  • Morning & Evening

    Without sap the tree cannot flourish or even exist. Vitality is essential to a Christian. There must be life—a vital principle infused into us by God the Holy Ghost, or we cannot be trees of the Lord. The mere name of being a Christian is but a dead thing, we must be filled with the…

  • GOD OF OUR FATHERS

    Amazing Grace Daniel C. Roberts, 1841–1907 If my people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14) After what I owe to God,…

  • Morning & Evening

    Many have forsaken Christ, and have walked no more with him; but what reason have YOU to make a change? Has there been any reason for it in the past? Has not Jesus proved himself all-sufficient? He appeals to you this morning—“Have I been a wilderness unto you?” When your soul has simply trusted Jesus,…