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81.) Psalm 13
      PSALM XIII (13) To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, - having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep ...read more

82.) Psalm 77
      PSALM LXXVII (77) To the chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice ; and he gave ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My sore ran in the night, and ceased not : my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled : I complained, and my sp ...read more

83.) Ready to Go
      "I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me" (2 Kings 2:9). 0 that his mantle would fall upon me! Evil days are begun. He was so reverent toward God, so full also in desire toward Him, whether in family prayer or at common ordinary meetings. He seemed never unprepared. His lamp was always burning, and his loins always girt. I n ...read more

84.) Redeeming Time
      "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17). God has this week been impressing much upon me the way of redeeming time for prayer by learning to pray while walking or going from place to place. Also He has been showing me how to make more direct use of Scripture to my own case in daily reading. Tomorrow is the anniversary of my ordination day I fee ...read more

85.) Robert Murray Mc'Cheyne - Days of Revival 129
      CHAPTER 5 Days of Revival They shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. Isaiah 44:4 His people, who had never ceased to pray for him, welcomed his arrival among them with the greatest joy. He reached Dundee on a Thursday afternoon; and in the evening of the same day, being the usual time for prayer in St. Peter's, ...read more

86.) Robert Murray Mc'Cheyne - First Years of Labor in Dundee 59
      CHAPTER 3 First Years of Labor in Dundee Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations. Acts 20:18, 19 The day on which he was ordained pastor of a flock, was a day of much anxiety to his soul. He had ...read more

87.) Robert Murray Mc'Cheyne - His Labors in the Vineyard Before Ordination 35
      CHAPTER 2 His Labors in the Vineyard Before Ordination He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.(Psalm 126:6) While he was still undergoing a student's usual examinations before the Presbytery, in the spring and summer of 1835, several applications were m ...read more

88.) Robert Murray Mc'Cheyne - His Mission to Palestine and the Jews 93
      CHAPTER 4 His Mission to Palestine and the Jews Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8 Though engaged night and day with his flock in St. Peter's, Mr. McCheyne ever cherished a missionary spirit. "This place hardens me for a foreign land," was his remark on one occasion. This spirit he sought to kindle yet more by reading missionary literature for h ...read more

89.) Robert Murray Mc'Cheyne - His Youth, and Preparation for the Ministry 1
      Chapter 1 His Youth and Preparation for the Ministry Many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord. Luke 1:14,15 In the midst of the restless activity of such a day as ours, we feel it would be useful for ministers of Christ to trace the steps of one who during the last years of his short life walked calmly ...read more

90.) Robert Murray Mc'Cheyne - The Latter Days of His Ministry 160
      CHAPTER 6 In The Latter Days of f His Ministry My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me, and to finish his work. John 4:34 During the summer of 1842, he was exposed to several attacks of illness, experienced some severe personal trials, and felt the assaults of sore temptation. His own words will best express his state: "July 17-I am my ...read more

91.) Singing before suffering.
      'When they had sung an hymn' Matt. 26:30 'NEVER man spake like this man,' and possibly the same might be true of Christ's singing, 'never man sang like this man.' Did angels listen then as did the prisoners to the singing of Paul and Silas at Philippi? What fragrant associations has that upper room, and this also is among them. Christ sang, and ...read more

92.) THE ALTAR OF ABRAHAM
      (Sermon preached in Glasgow, Anderston Free Church, on 29 September 1889. When reading this sermon, it is interesting to note that Andrew Bonar was now 79 years old and most of his friends and his wife (25 years before) had died. He alone seemed to remain for year after year..) 'And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on ...read more

93.) THE BRETHREN OF OUR LORD
      'For neither did his brethren believe in him.' John 7:5 WE know the names of four of our Lord's brethren, James, Simon, Joses, Juda (Mark 6:3). There seems to have been a large family. The idea (originating with popery) is held by some that these were only relatives, not brethren in the strict sense of the word. But the word used, and the connec ...read more

94.) The Christian's Secret to a Happy Life - The life defined G
      In the first chapter I have tried to settle the question regarding the scriptural basis of the experience sometimes called the higher Christian life. It is the only true Christian life which is best described in the words, the "life hid with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3). In the second chapter I have sought to bring the two distinct sides of this ...read more

95.) The City of Refuge.
      'Appoint for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood' Joshua 20:2,3 There were six cities of refuge in the land of Israel. These were so situated that any manslayer, when pursued, might find his flight directed and his escape assisted by the very nature of the ...read more

96.) The Dialectic of Life and its Origin
      TO some minds, origins are of little interest; facts are facts and let them be faced as such. To others an attempt: at the explanation of the origin of things can alone satisfy the heart and mind. They must not only know what thing does, but why and how it does it. And in the things of the Spirit my own mind was not set at rest until, greatly helpe ...read more

97.) The Fear Nots of the Old and New Testament.
      [God's promises are all "Yea and Amen" in Christ Jesus. But let us see that we take them all from the hand of Jesus. Let the Owner of the Vineyard give us the grapes; let us not pick them as they hang over the wall. Is Christ yours? Then His promises are yours.] "Fear not, Abraham; I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward." - Gen.15:1. Th ...read more

98.) The Gospel pointing to the Person of Christ - Appendix
      EXTRACTS FROM OLD AUTHORS. "God would have us pitch our faith upon The Person of His Son, and not barely upon the Promise. And therefore, He has so ordered things in His divine wisdom that the Promises should all hold on Christ, and be Yea and Amen in Him." - TILLINGHAST's Six Sermons, p. 9. "Saving faith is in the nature of it not a mere asse ...read more

99.) The Gospel pointing to the Person of Christ - Chapter 1
      STATEMENT OF THE FACT THAT THE PERSON OF CHRIST IS THE ESSENCE OF THE GLAD TIDINGS. From the beginning, the Gospel has come to the awakened sinner with the same consciousness of important news to tell, as that messenger who ran to David, after the battle of Mahanaim, exclaiming "All is well !" But even as the burden of that message brought by Ah ...read more