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John 10:11 “I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.” OUR Lord here appropriates to Himself the title under which He had been foretold by the Prophets. “David My servant shall be king over them,” says Almighty God by the mouth of Ezekiel: “and they all shall have one … Continue reading “THE SHEPHERD OF
OUR SOULS”

Luke 2:10, 11 “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” THERE are two principal lessons which we are taught … Continue reading “RELIGIOUS JOY1”

Ezekiel 2:6 “And thou, son of man, he not afraid of them; neither be afraid of their words, though briars and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions; be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.” WHAT is here implied, as the … Continue reading “ENDURANCE OF
THE WORLD’S CENSURE”

1 Cor. 10:31 “Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” WHEN persons are convinced that life is short, that it is unequal to any great purpose, that it does not display adequately, or bring to perfection the true Christian, when they feel that the next … Continue reading “DOING GLORY TO
GOD IN PURSUITS OF THE WORLD”

1 John 3:1 “The world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.” OF St. Simon and St. Jude, the Saints whom we this day commemorate, little is known1. St. Jude, indeed, still lives in the Church in his Catholic epistle; but of his history we only know that he was brother to St. James … Continue reading “VANITY OF HUMAN
GLORY”

2 Tim. 4:4 “They shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” FROM these words of the blessed Apostle, written shortly before he suffered martyrdom, we learn, that there is such a thing as religious truth, and therefore there is such a thing as religious error. We learn that … Continue reading “TRUTH HIDDEN
WHEN NOT SOUGHT AFTER”

2 Kings 22:19, 20 “Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me; I also have heard thee, saith … Continue reading “JOSIAH, A
PATTERN FOR THE IGNORANT”

Psalm 119:99, 100 “I have more understanding than my teachers, for Thy testimonies are my study; I am wiser than the aged, because I keep Thy Commandments.” IN these words the Psalmist declares, that in consequence of having obeyed God’s commandments he had obtained more wisdom and understanding than those who had first enlightened his … Continue reading “INWARD WITNESS
TO THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL”

Jeremiah 1:8 “Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.” THE Prophets were ever ungratefully treated by the Israelites; they were resisted, their warnings neglected, their good services forgotten. But there was this difference between the earlier and the later Prophets; the earlier lived and died … Continue reading “JEREMIAH, A
LESSON FOR THE DISAPPOINTED”

1 Samuel 13:9 “And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.” WE are all on our trial. Every one who lives is on his trial, whether he will serve God or not. And we read in Scripture of many instances of the trials upon … Continue reading “THE TRIAL OF
SAUL”