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HIS MATCHLESS WORTH
Amazing Grace Samuel Medley, 1738–1799 Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. (Psalm 73:25) The distinctiveness of the Christian faith is that it focuses all of its teachings and emphasis on a single person, Jesus Christ—the God-man. All that we really know about our heavenly Father is…
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Morning & Evening
To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the creature. Between the creature and the Creator there must ever be a gulf fixed in respect of essence; but as the first man Adam was…
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HOW SWEET THE NAME OF JESUS SOUNDS
Amazing Grace John Newton, 1725–1807 Unto you therefore which believe He is precious. (1 Peter 2:7 KJV) One of the important activities we need for our spiritual growth and maturity is to spend time daily in quiet meditation and communion with our Lord. Although Bible reading and prayer are absolutely necessary, it is still possible…
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Morning & Evening
Christian, you ought not to dread the arrival of evil tidings; because if you are distressed by them, what do you more than other men? Other men have not your God to fly to; they have never proved his faithfulness as you have done, and it is no wonder if they are bowed down with…
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God, the Best Portion of the Christian (Part 2)
(DATED APRIL 1736) Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. (Psalms 73:25) APPLICATION First, we may learn that whatever changes a godly man passes through, he is happy. He is happy because his chosen portion on which he builds as his main foundation of…
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God,the Best Portion of the Christian (Part 1)
(DATED APRIL 1736) Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. (Psalms 73:25) SUBJECT: It is the spirit of a truly godly man to prefer to God before all other things either in heaven or earth. IN THIS PSALM, THE PSALMIST (ASAPH) RELATES THE GREAT…
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The Excellency of Christ (Part 4)
Jonathan Edwards SECTION 2To show how this comparison of Christ’s excellencies appears in Christ’s life. APPLICATION 2. What is there that you can want in a savior that Christ does not have? Could you even desire a savior that would be different from Christ? What could Christ possibly be missing? What is there that is…
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OUR GREAT SAVIOR
Amazing Grace J. Wilbur Chapman, 1859–1918 Our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for Himself a people that are His very own, eager to do what is good. (Titus 2:13, 14) To the artist, Christ is the one altogether lovely.To the…
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Morning & Evening
Jesus was the Lord High Admiral of the sea that night, and his presence preserved the whole convoy. It is well to sail with Jesus, even though it be in a little ship. When we sail in Christ’s company, we may not make sure of fair weather, for great storms may toss the vessel which…
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The Excellency of Christ (Part 3)
Jonathan Edwards SECTION 2 (Cont’d)To show how this comparison of Christ’s excellencies appears in Christ’s life. 3. Christ never so eminently appeared for divine justice, and yet never suffered so much from divine justice, as when He offered up Himself a sacrifice for our sins. In Christ’s great sufferings, He showed His infinite regard to…
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