Daily Grace Gems

Justice and mercy!(Samuel Davies, “The Preaching of Christ Crucified, the Means of Salvation”) PLAY AUDIO!  Download Audio “Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other!” Psalm 85:10 The salvation of sinners by the substitutionary death of Christ, gives the brightest display of the perfections of God; and particularly of those […]

Your salvation makes amends for all His sufferings!PLAY AUDIO!  Download Audio (Samuel Davies, “The Sufferings of Christ, and Their Consequent Joys and Blessings“) “He shall see His seed! He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied!” Isaiah 53:10-11 Jesus is now exalted to His throne in the highest heavens; and

The world’s politics, pleasures, and pursuits! Play Audio! Download Audio (James Smith, “The Wondrous Love of Christ, as Displayed in His Intercessory Prayer!” 1861) The world and the Church are essentially and eternally distinct–and they ought to be distinguishable. The Church ought not to mix with the world–but to bear a practical testimony against it, that

He preached his own funeral sermon! PLAY AUDIO!  Download Audio (Samuel Davies, “This Very Year You are Going to Die!” This message was preached at Princeton College on January 1, 1761. The author died shortly after, on February 4–at the age of 37! Thus in a way, he preached his own funeral sermon!) “Thus says

Today’s Puritan AUDIO Devotional: My malady, my monster, my foe, my viperPlay Audio!  Read text  Download AudioYou will find it helpful to READ the text–as you listen to the audio!    ~  ~  ~  ~ The only effectual means for reforming mankind (Letters of John Newton)The Gospel of Christ, the glorious Gospel of the blessed

Wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, redemption(Robert Traill) “But from Him you are in Christ Jesus, who for us became: wisdom from God,  as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.” 1 Corinthians 1:30 Wisdom outside of Christ–is damning folly! Righteousness outside of Christ–is guilt and condemnation! Sanctification outside of Christ–is filth and sin! Redemption outside of Christ–is bondage and slavery! If

PLAY AUDIO!  Download Audio An infallible test! (Samuel Davies, “The Nature of Love to God and Christ, Opened and Enforced”) “If anyone does not love the Lord–a curse be on him!” 1 Corinthians 16:22 If you truly love the Lord Jesus Christ–then you earnestly study and endeavor to please Him by a life of universal

Would it not be better for you to be a cat or dog? PLAY AUDIO!  Download Audio (Samuel Davies, “The Wonderful Compassion of Christ to the Greatest Sinners”) “You will not come to Me that you might have life!” John 5:40 Yet you think that your not coming to Jesus is no crime. Is this

The thread of life is held by the divine hand alone!PLAY AUDIO!  Download Audio (Samuel Davies, “A New Year’s Gift!” January 1, 1760) “Knowing the TIME, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep!” Romans 13:11 TIME, like an ever-running stream, is perpetually gliding on–and hurrying each of us into the boundless

Where is there a more sinful spot to be found upon our guilty globe?PLAY AUDIO!  Download Audio    ~  ~  ~  ~ (Samuel Davies, “The Justice of God–and the Sins of Our Country” 1755) “When disaster comes to a city–has not the LORD caused it?” Amos 3:6 It concerns us all to seriously reflect upon