March 16th Come behind in no gift. 1 Cor. 1:7. The Scripture gives four names to Christians, taken from the four cardinal graces so essential to man’s salvation: Saints for their holiness, believers for their faith, brethren for their love, disciples for their knowledge. —Thomas Fuller Thoughts for the QuietRead More …

March 15th I sought Him, but I found Him not. Song of Solomon 3:1. Tell me where you lost the company of Christ, and I will tell you the most likely place to find Him. Have you lost Christ in the closet by restraining prayer? Then it is there youRead More …

March 14th He that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. John 6:57, To feed on Christ is to get His strength into us to be our strength. You feed on the corn field, and the strength of the corn field comes into you, and is your strength. YouRead More …

March 13th He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. John 15:5. Too much taken up with our work, we may forget our Master; it is possible to have the hand full, and the heart empty.Read More …

March 12th Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto Me. Acts 1:8. Look at it! Think of it! A hundred and twenty men and women having no patronage, no promise of any earthly favor, no endowment, no wealth—aRead More …

March 11th Keep yourselves in the love of God. Jude 1:21. Fruit ripened in the sun is sweetest. —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour.

March 10th Full of [satisfied with] years. Gen. 25:8. Scaffoldings are for buildings, and the moments and days and years of our earthly lives are scaffolding. What are you building inside it? What kind of a structure will be disclosed when the scaffolding is knocked away? Days and years areRead More …

March 9th When He cometh into the world, He saith,… A body hast Thou prepared me. Heb. 10:5 This word of Christ must be adopted by each of His followers. Nothing will help us to live in this world and keep ourselves unspotted but the Spirit that was in Christ,Read More …

March 8th Quench not the Spirit. 1 Thess. 5:19. In order that you may not quench the Spirit, you must make it a constant study to know what is the mind of the Spirit. You must discriminate with the utmost care between His suggestions and the suggestions of your ownRead More …

March 7th He that sent me is with me; the Father hath not left me alone, for I do always those things that please Him. John 8:29. He who holds nearest communion with heaven can best discharge the duties of everyday life. —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour.