Daily Grace Gems

Behold, all things have become new! “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,  he is a new creation;  old things have passed away;  behold, all things have become new!“2 Corinthians 5:17 (Matthew Henry, 1662-1714) Christians are new creations–they have a new heart and new nature. So great is the change which the grace of God makes

Behold, all things have become new! (Albert Barnes, 1798-1870) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,  he is a new creation;  old things have passed away;  behold, all things have become new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 1. “He is a new creation”In the conversion of a sinner a change is produced so great as to make it

Untried, untrodden, and unknown! (Octavius Winslow, “The Untrodden Path” 1860) “You have not passed this way before.” Joshua 3:4 How solemn is the reflection that with a new cycle of time, commences a new and untrodden path with each traveler to Zion. New events in his history will transpire;new scenes in the panorama of life

In a few years! (Thomas Chalmers, 1780-1847) “For we were born only yesterday and know nothing,  and our days on earth are but a shadow.” Job 8:9 “He springs up like a flower and withers away;  like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.” Job 14:2 “Only a few years will pass before I go

The death of an infant (Letters of John Newton) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio (You will find it helpful to listen to the audio above, as you read the text below.) My dear friend,I must leave a line to tell you that we sympathize with you and your wife in your severe trial (the death

Pains, infirmities, loss of sleep, the failure of sight and hearing! (Letters of John Newton) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio (You will find it helpful to listen to the audio above, as you read the text below.) “Do not cast me away when I am old;  do not forsake me when my strength is gone.”

Our wisest plans and best endeavors! (Letters of John Newton) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio (You will find it helpful to listen to the audio above, as you read the text below.) We are disciples–Jesus is our Master. The world we live in is His school, and every person and event is under His management,

I am very sorry about your accident! (Letters of John Newton) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio (You will find it helpful to listen to the audio above, as you read the text below.)My dear friend,I am very sorry about your accident, but I am thankful that you were not hurt. Such catastrophes, as this may