We Will Give Ourselves to Prayer
Dedication to a Life of Prayer But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4. Pray, yes, pray as you have never prayed before, that you may not be deluded by Satan’s devices, that you may not be given up to a heedless, careless, vain spirit, and […]
Muse on the Work of His Hands
Meditation I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. Psalm 143:5. The mercies of God surround you every moment; and it would be profitable for you to consider how and whence your blessings come every day. Let the precious blessings of God awaken […]
My Soul Thirsteth for God
Meditation As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:1, 2. The heart that has once tasted the love of Christ, cries out continually for a deeper draught, and […]
I Have Remembered Thy Name in the Night
Meditation Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. Psalm 119:54, 55. God’s messengers must tarry long with Him, if they would have success in their work. The story is told of an old Lancashire woman […]
I Will Meditate in Thy Precepts
Meditation I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. Psalm 119:15, 16. Thoughts and meditations upon the goodness of God to us would close the avenues of the soul to Satan’s suggestions. God’s love for us is proved […]
Commune with Thine Own Heart
Meditation Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Psalm 4:4. Closely examine your own heart, and the state of your affections toward God. Inquire, Have I devoted the precious moments of today in seeking to please myself, seeking for my own amusement? or have I […]
