Made for frivolities? (Charles Spurgeon, “The One Thing Needful”)  Play Audio!  Download Were you made only to be a machine for digging holes, laying bricks, or cutting out pieces of wood? Were you created only to stand at a counter and measure or weigh out goods? Do you think your God made you for that […]

Our sins forged the nails! (James Smith, “The Grave of Jesus” 1861)  Play Audio! Download “When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him.” Luke 23:33 What brought Him there? It was our sins–and His own infinite love!Our sins alone could not, for He was not involved in them.His love alone

Stuffed Christians! (Charles Spurgeon, “Life’s Ever Springing Well”)  Play Audio!  Download “We are all Christians.” “Why, we belong to a Christian nation–are we not born Christians?” “Surely we must be all right–we have always attended our parish church, is not that enough?” “Our parents were always godly; we were born into the church, were we

Life quickly glides away! (James Smith, “The Time is Short!” 1860)  Play Audio!  Download “But this I say, brethren: the time is short!” 1 Corinthians 7:29 Our time on earth is short, and it is daily growing shorter! Life quickly glides away, and death and eternity rapidly approaches. In a little while we shall close

Every creature has some rock! (James Smith, “The Incomparable Rock!” 1860)  Play Audio!  Download “There is no Rocklike our God!” 1 Samuel 2:2 As creatures, we all need . . .   an object of trust,  one on whom we can lean,  one in whom we can confide,   one to whom we may look

The time has come for my departure! (James Smith, “The Better Land“)   Play Audio!  Download “The time has come for my departure! I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,

The panacea for all the ills of life! (James Smith, “The Spirit’s Work in the Believer” 1861)  Play Audio!  Download “The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 Spirituality flows from the gracious operations of the Holy Spirit in the soul, who .

He must afflict us! (James Smith, “Afflictions Necessary” 1853) Play Audio! Download “He does not afflict willingly.” Lamentations 3:33 Here is a fact well known: the Lord afflicts His children. Trouble never springs out of the dust, nor do afflictions come by ‘chance’. No! Every trial and affliction is sent from our Father’s throne, and

What can be more difficult than this? (James Smith, “Nothing Impossible” 1861)  Play Audio!  Download “For with God, nothing shall be impossible!” Luke 1:37 Difficulties often crowd the believer’s path, and trials line his way. Obstacles and opposition meet him at almost every turn. What to do at times he scarcely knows, for he has

The Lord’s care of His people (James Smith, “Daily Bible Readings for the Lord’s Household”)  Play Audio!  Download “He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.” Hosea 6:3 The Lord’s care of His people is incessant. No parent was ever so vigilant over a precious and only