Daily Grace Gems

What a wonderful person! (James Smith, “The Person and Work of Christ” 1849)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audioWhat a wonderful person is my glorious Lord Jesus! All the divine attributes are found in Him. As there are no limits to His fullness, there can be no limit to my supplies, or the least prospect of […]

Infected with a most dreadful, fearful, soul-killing disease! (James Smith, “God’s Remedy for Man’s Malady” 1849) WATCH video  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, no spot is uninjured, but only wounds and bruises and putrefying sores! They have not been cleansed or bandaged or

Complaining Christian (James Smith, “Bread from Heaven!” 1857)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Do you have a father?” Genesis 44:19 Standing at my window one day, while the cholera was raging in London, I saw two corpses carried by, followed by one little child, walking alone next to the coffins, with a few neighbors behind.

The biggest loser! (James Smith, “The Safe Side!“)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio There are usually two sides:the one dangerous, the other safe; the one is uncertain, and the other is sure. It is always the wisest to be found on the safe side! Look at theunbeliever: He denies the Bible to be God’s book.

If we could hear the awful splash! (James Smith, “Christian Sympathy”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears!  I would weep day and night for the slain of my people!” Jeremiah 9:1 Must it not rather be said of many of

This is my Friend! (James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio“You are My friends!” John 15:14 What infinite condescension in Jesus, to call us sinful worms–His friends! But He not only calls us so, but treats us as such! And expects us as His friends, to do whatever He commands us.

My Father’s eye! (James Smith, “The Pastor's Evening Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “YourFather who sees in secret.” Matthew 6:6 Can anyone hide himself from the Lord in secret places? Can I, under any circumstances, escape His notice? Impossible! The eye of Godhas been fixed upon me every second of this day; it is

He was infinitely happy and glorious without us! He was infinitely happy and glorious without us! (James Smith, “The Pastor's Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Christ, who loved us!” Romans 8:37 No condition can possibly be more dreary, than to feel that no one lovesor caresfor us! There is something peculiarly sweet and

He restores the fainting, the dying and the dead! (James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “I will restore health unto you!” Jeremiah 30:17 Jesus is a skillful Physician. He heals all the falls, bruises, and dislocations of His people. He brings health to the heart! Believer, is your heart .

He seems to grow more like Satan! (James Smith, “The Pastor’s Morning Visit”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Their righteousness is from Me!” Isaiah 54:17 The longer the Christian lives, the more he learns. And the more the Spirit teaches him, the more he loathes himself and renounces his own righteousness as filthy rags. He