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A BEAUTIFUL NAME. It is said that the "angel fish" is remarkable for its voraciousness and ugliness, being allied to the shark family. You would expect a different character from such a heavenly name. The name does not make it angelic in nature. We may put on angelic looks, even when we have a sharky … Continue reading “0930. A BEAUTIFUL NAME.”

SPIRITUAL BREATHLESSNESS. A man is said to be breathless when he is out of breath or much exhausted and unfit for work. What a fuss some people make when they do a little work for the cause of Christ. They arc out of breath for a week after it, and can talk about nothing else. … Continue reading “0927. SPIRITUAL BREATHLESSNESS.”

THE CHURCH. The Church has been called the "Bride of the Lamb" (Rev_21:9). The name bride literally means one owned or purchased. Christ’s bride is owned by Him, because she was purchased by His own precious blood. Every believer in Jesus is a purchased one; every purchased one will be owned by Him. "The Lord … Continue reading “0928. THE CHURCH.”

MY SHEEP. Sheep have no means of defence; they have neither wings nor swiftness of foot; they flock together, but their numbers do not increase their strength. Their only safety lies in the power and carefulness of the shepherd. We are the sheep of His pasture, and can be fed and defended by no one … Continue reading “0925. MY SHEEP.”

POISONOUS SELF. The rattlesnake is well known and justly dreaded as the most venomous and deadly of all reptiles. Dr. Bell has proved that its poison is even secreted after death. Sinful self is the rattlesnake which every Christian has to fear. While we reckon ourselves dead, and have crucified the flesh with its lusts, … Continue reading “0926. POISONOUS SELF.”

SECRET CHRISTIANS. The microscope has revealed to man an unknown world of living animals, but God knew that they were there, and had them all numbered. There may be many Christians living unseen and unknown to men, although the microscoptic eye of God discerns their living form; but how very small they are! "Ye are … Continue reading “0923. SECRET CHRISTIANS.”

REST AND PROGRESS. Rest does not mean inactivity or uselessness. We are being whirled through space while we rest on the earth. While we rest in the train or steamboat we are being rapidly carried along; "so while we rest in Christ we grow in grace, and are being filled with His fulness, as the … Continue reading “0924. REST AND PROGRESS.”

ROOTED IN CHRIST. A neophyte is one newly planted. This is the name given by the Romish Church to one newly admitted to a monastery. They are to be pitied who get planted in such barren soil. Those planted in Christ have their roots where all the fulness of the Godhead dwells. "Every plant which … Continue reading “0921. ROOTED IN CHRIST.”

SIN AND GUILT. The ancients used to make drinking-cups of the amethyst, supposing that they prevented drunkenness. But the blue "amethyst could not prevent the blues. The cup of sinful pleasure, no matter how beautiful, will not save from guilt and judgment. "Be sure your sin will find you out" (Num_32:23). Autor: James Smith

PLEASURES OF SIN. Thieves and robbers have what they call their "junkering times;" times when they feast in secret on stolen goods, banqueting on forbidden fare. Their hardness of heart is seen in the fact that they really enjoy such devilish delights. What shall we say of those Christians who can find pleasure in those … Continue reading “0919. PLEASURES OF SIN.”