Daily Grace Gems

Who made us to differ? (James Smith, “The Pastor’s Evening Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles . . .” Galatians 1:15-16 Paul is […]

Sudden destruction, and that without remedy! LISTEN to audio!  Download audio (Thomas Vincent, “God’s Terrible Voice in the City”. This book was written shortly after “The Great Fire of London” of 1666, which turned the once renowned city of London into a ruinous heap!) We read in Psalm 75:8, “The Lord holds a cupin His

Do not be afraid, for I am with you! (James Smith, “The Believer’s Companion in Seasons of Affliction and Trouble” 1842) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Do not be afraid, for I am with you!” Isaiah 43:5 The presence of a friend in trouble is cheering and consoling. But it is too often the case

Satan’s chapel! (Samuel Milton Vernon, “Amusements in the Light of Reason, History, and Revelation” 1882) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio We find that as matter of fact, the good and the holy of all times have pronounced the theater to be disgraceful. We can trace the theater to a definite beginning in the feasts of

O eternity! (James Smith, “The Way of Salvation Set Forth”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio My soul is immortal–it can never cease to be. It is destined by the immutable decree of God, to exist eternally. O eternity! Who can conceive your dimensions! Forever! Who can grasp the mighty idea! To exist forever! Solemn consideration!

The omnipotent Savior! (James Smith, “The Love of Christ! The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior’s Grace Displayed!”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio The love of Jesus for His people is armed with divine power, for the execution of its purposes and the fulfillment of its designs. It will perform all its good pleasure,

Happiness hunters! (Cornelius Tyree, “The Moral Power of a Pious Life“)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio A higher degree of personal piety, will promote a higher degree of personal happiness. Sin and sorrow are bound together by adamantine chains!Hence man increases in misery–as he increases in sin. It is upon this principle that the devil

The seed, the source, the essence of unhappiness (James Smith, “The Way of Salvation Set Forth”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio Sin is the seed, the source, the essence of unhappiness. “There is no peace to the wicked”–nor is there any happiness for the sinner in his sins. The carnal mind may find something like

The God of contemporary Christianity! (A.W. Tozer)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio (You will find it helpful to listen to the audio above, as you read the text below.) “These things you have done, and I kept silent. You thought that I was altogether like you! But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face!”

I shall sin no more! (The following is an excerpt from the diary of James Smith, written in 1860 when Smith was 58) LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio I am weary of myself, ashamed of myself–and often turn with disgust from myself! And yet I find a great deal of self-love, self-esteem, and self-pity working