Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Mark 12: 30, 31. On these two commandments the whole […]
Author: Nicholas Taylorson
Through Simple, Trusting Faith
The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. 1: 14. It is your privilege ever to grow in grace, advancing in the knowledge and love of God, if you maintain the sweet communion with Christ it is your privilege to enjoy. In the simplicity […]
Daily Prayer Essential
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9: 23. If we would develop a character which God can accept, we must form correct habits in our religious life. Daily prayer is as essential to growth in grace, and even to spiritual […]
HOW TO GROW
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3: 18. It is the privilege of the young, as they grow in Jesus, to grow in spiritual grace and knowledge. We may know more and more of Jesus through an interested searching of the Scriptures, and then […]
THE DIVINE ORDER OF GROWTH
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. Mark 4: 28. He who gave this parable created the tiny seed, gave it its vital properties, and ordained the laws that govern its growth. And the truths which the parable teaches were […]
“He is Able”
I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 2 Tim. 1: 12. The apostle [Paul] was looking into the great beyond, not with uncertainty or dread, but with joyous hope and longing expectation. As he stands at the […]
INVINCIBLE
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Prov. 10: 22. When in his distress, Jacob laid hold of the Angel, and made supplication with tears, the heavenly Messenger, in order to try his faith, also reminded him of his sin, and endeavored to escape from him. But […]
POWER TO SHAKE THE WORLD
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left. 2 Cor. 6: 7. The commission that Christ gave to the disciples, they fulfilled. As these messengers of the cross went forth to proclaim the gospel, there was such a revelation of […]
FOR THE HUMBLE
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5: 6. To be clothed with humility does not mean that we are to be dwarfs in intellect, deficient in aspiration, and cowardly in our lives, shunning burdens lest we fail to carry them successfully. Real […]
THE YOUTH NEED IT
Thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth. Ps. 71: 5. There are among us many young men and women who are not ignorant of our faith, yet whose hearts have never been touched by the power of divine grace. How can we who claim to be the servants […]