“Not only colts, but horses already broken, need a bridle.” So also do we who are advanced in years and full of experience. Old men are not always wise men. Passions which should have been by this time quite subdued still need bit and bridle, or […]
“A giant striking with a straw cannot put forth his strength with it. So in blessing, no creature nor ordinance can convey all the goodness of God to us.” —Thomas Manton The best preacher is no better than a straw, in and of himself. God shows […]
May God be gracious to us and bless usand make his face to shine upon us, Selah Psalm 67:1 This is a fit refrain to the benediction of the High Priest in the name of the Lord (Numbers 6:24–25). It begins with a cry for mercy. […]
May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”Psalm 70:4 All true worshipers, though as yet in the humble ranks of seekers, will have cause for joy. Even though the seeking commence in […]
Jesus Christ did not come into the world to help you to forget your sin. He has not come to furnish you with a cloak with which to cover it. He has not appeared that He may so strengthen your minds (as some men would have […]