"Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?"—Romans 8:33Evening ThoughtMost blessed challenge! How unanswerable it is! Every sin of the elect was laid upon the great Champion of our salvation, and by the atonement carried away. There is no sin in God's book against his people: he seeth no
"That he may set him with princes."—Psalms 113:8Evening ThoughtOur spiritual privileges are of the highest order. "Among princes" is the place of select society. "Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." Speak of select society, there is none like this! "We are a chos
"In their affliction they will seek me early."—Hosea 5:15Evening ThoughtLosses and adversities are frequently the means which the great Shepherd uses to fetch home his wandering sheep; like fierce dogs they worry the wanderers back to the fold. There is no making lions tame if they are too well fed;
"His camp is very great."—Joel 2:11Evening ThoughtConsider, my soul, the mightiness of the Lord who is thy glory and defence. He is a man of war, Jehovah is his name. All the forces of heaven are at his beck, legions wait at his door, cherubim and seraphim;, watchers and holy ones, principalities an
"The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."—1 John 1:7Evening Thought"Cleanseth," says the text-not "shall cleanse." There are multitudes who think that as a dying hope they may look forward to pardon. Oh! how infinitely better to have cleansing now than to depend on the bare poss
"Behold the man!"—John 19:5Evening ThoughtIf there be one place where our Lord Jesus most fully becomes the joy and comfort of his people, it is where he plunged deepest into the depths of woe. Come hither, gracious souls, and behold the man in the garden of Gethsemane; behold his heart so brimming
"Why go I mourning?"—Psalms 42:9Evening ThoughtCanst thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations? Who told thee that the night would never end in day? Who told thee that the sea of circumstances would e
