Daily Grace Gems

Tears have a voice! (Charles Simeon)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio“The Lord has heard the voice of my weeping!” Psalm 6:8Tears have a voice, and when flowing from a humble and contrite soul, they have an eloquence which God cannot resist!The tears we shed are all carefully treasured up in our heavenly Father’s bottle. Every sigh, […]

Little Sins! (J.R. Miller, 1890)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio“Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:19A great many people are careful about breaking large commandments and committing heinous sins–while they commit ‘little sins’ continually and without

The sin of blasphemy!(Octavius Winslow, 1861)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio“I, the Lord, have spoken! I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at My Word.” Isaiah 66:2Alas! how prevalent the sin of blasphemy is, even with some professing Christians!The common use which is sometimes made of sacred words,the light and flippant manner in which holy

What tears can quench that fire? (Thomas Watson)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download AudioSin has . . .  the devil for its father,  shame for its companion,  and death for its wages!See the evil effects of sin:  1. Sin has corrupted us. As poison corrupts the blood, so sin corrupts the soul!2. Sin has degraded us of our honor.God made us

Fly to the Word of God!  (Octavius Winslow)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download AudioAs a system of consolation, Christianity has no equal. No other religion in the wide world touches the hidden springs of the soul, or reaches the lowest depths of human sorrow, but the religion of Christ.When your hearts have been overwhelmed, when adversity has

How Much I Owe! (Mark Webb)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio [You might want to pray the following lyrics as you listen to the song.] When this passing life is done,When has set yon’ glaring sun;When I stand with Christ in glory,Looking o’er life’s finished story;Then, Lord, shall I fully know,But not ’til then, how

Unquestionably unacceptable and dishonoring to God! (Octavius Winslow, “The Sigh of Christ“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download AudioNothing but what is . . .  holy in its sentiment,  spiritual in its tone,  and edifying in its influence,should be uttered by a Christian’s lips.The magnificent composition of “Handel’s Messiah” supplies no exception to this rule. Admitting . . .  the

Wholly taken up with contriving methods of amusing themselves! LISTEN to Audio!  Download AudioConcerning the performing of “Handel’s Messiah” John Newton wrote:How shall we view the people of our times? I see the great mass of people involved in one common charge of high treason against the omnipotent God! They are already in a state

For what purpose is this “sacred music” performed? (John Angell James, 1835)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download AudioWith what sentiments may it be supposed that the Son of God beholds the scenes of His suffering life, sin-atoning death, and final appearance in judgment–blended with all the hilarity of a musical festival, and sung by graceless men

For a drop of pleasure! (Thomas Watson, “The Ten Commandments“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio“You shall not murder.” Exodus 20:13Many murder their own souls! They willfully damn themselves, and throw themselves into Hell!Who are those who murder their own souls?They willfully murder their souls–who have no sense of God, or the world to come, and