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Morning & Evening
When a believer has fallen into a low, sad state of feeling, he often tries to lift himself out of it by chastening himself with dark and doleful fears. Such is not the way to rise from the dust, but to continue in it. As well chain the eagle’s wing to make it mount, as…
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PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN
Amazing Grace Henry F. Lyte, 1793–1847 Praise the Lord, all His works everywhere in His dominion. Praise the Lord, O my soul. (Psalm 103:22) The Christian life that is joyless is a discredit to God and a disgrace to itself.— Maltbie D. BabcockA life of praise and an inner joy and contentment are interwoven—they are…
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Morning & Evening
This day is notable in English history for two great deliverances wrought by God for us. On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy our Houses of Parliament was discovered, 1605. And secondly—to-day is the anniversary of the landing of King William III, at Torbay, by which the hope of Popish ascendancy was…
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HEAVEN
The Problem of PainC. S. Lewis It is requiredYou do awake your faith. Then all stand still;Or those that think it is unlawful business I am about, let them depart.SHAKESPEARE, Winter’s Tale Plunged in thy depth of mercy let me dieThe death that every soul that lives desires.COWPER OUT of Madame Guion ‘I reckon,’ said…
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PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY
Amazing Grace Joachim Neander, 1650–1680Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1829–1878 Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. (Psalm 67:3) Great expressions of praise to God have come from many different traditions and backgrounds. Throughout the centuries God has used the talents of people from various cultures to provide His church…
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Morning & Evening
A primary qualification for serving God with any amount of success, and for doing God’s work well and triumphantly, is a sense of our own weakness. When God’s warrior marches forth to battle, strong in his own might, when he boasts, “I know that I shall conquer, my own right arm and my conquering sword…
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HELL
The Problem of PainC. S. Lewis What is the world, O soldiers? It i I:I, this incessant snow, This northern sky;Soldiers, this solitude Through which we goIs I.W. DE LA MARE, Napoleon Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I.SHAKESPEARE In an earlier chapter it was admitted that the pain which alone could rouse the…
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THE GOD OF ABRAHAM PRAISE
Amazing Grace Thomas Olivers, 1725–1799Based on the revised Yigdal of Daniel ben Judah, 14th century You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him! (Psalm 22:23) The story of God’s dealing with Israel is an incredible one: the sovereign God preserving and directing throughout history the affairs of His chosen…
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Morning & Evening
Prayers are instantly noticed in heaven. The moment Saul began to pray the Lord heard him. Here is comfort for the distressed but praying soul. Oftentimes a poor broken-hearted one bends his knee, but can only utter his wailing in the language of sighs and tears; yet that groan has made all the harps of…
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