OCTOBER 2 Poor souls! forget not the present Saviour, who bids you look unto Him and be saved. He could heal you at once, but you prefer to wait for an angel and a wonder. To trust Him is a sure way to every blessing, and He is worthy ofRead More …

OCTOBER 1 What is your desire this day? Is it set upon heavenly things? Do you desire liberty in close communication with God? Do you aspire to know the heights, and depths, and lengths, and breadths? Then you must draw near to Jesus; you must get a clear sight ofRead More …

SEPTEMBER 30 If his dark nights are as bright as the world’s days, what shall his days be? If even his starlight is more splendid than the sun, what must his sunlight be? If he can praise the Lord in the fires, how will he extol him before the eternalRead More …

SEPTEMBER 29 Our God’s tender love for his servants makes him concerned for the state of their inward feelings. He desires them to be of good courage. Some esteem it a small thing for a believer to be vexed with doubts and fears, but God thinks not so. Our MasterRead More …

SEPTEMBER 28 How comprehensive is the love of Jesus! There is no part of His people’s interests which He does not consider, and there is nothing which concerns their welfare which is not important to Him. “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delightethRead More …

SEPTEMBER 27 And He is full of truth. True have His promises been; not one has failed. I want none beside Him. In life He is my life, and in death He shall be the death of death; in poverty Christ is my riches; in sickness He makes my bed;Read More …

SEPTEMBER 26 Endeavor to know the Father, bury your head in his bosom in deep repentance, and confess that you are not worthy to be called His son; receive the kiss of His love; let the ring which is the token of His eternal faithfulness be on your finger; sitRead More …

SEPTEMBER 25 Dost thou think, O Christian, that thou canst measure the love of Christ? Think of what His love has brought thee—justification, adoption, sanctification, eternal life! The riches of His goodness are unsearchable! Oh, the breadth of the love of Christ! Shall such a love as this have halfRead More …

SEPTEMBER 24 Believer, do you remember that rapturous day when you first realized pardon through Jesus the sin-bearer? Can you not make glad confession, and say, “My soul recalls her day of deliverance with delight. Laden with guilt and full of fears, I saw my Saviour as my Substitute, andRead More …

SEPTEMBER 23 God neither chose us nor called us because we were holy, but He called us that we might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by His workmanship in us. The excellencies which we see in a believer are as much the work of God as theRead More …