John Hames

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21.) Hidden Manna
       "To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna" (Rev. 2:17). There are three hidden things referred to in the Word of God which greatly interest the writer. One is found in Job 28:7, 8, which reads as follows: "There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen. The lion's ...read more

22.) How to Determine Our Calling
       "Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee" (Jer. 1:17). In the chapter before us we have one of the most delicate subjects in the catalog of a Christian's experience. The question, no doubt, arises from the heart of the reader: How may one know for a certainty that he is ca ...read more

23.) How to Keep Free in the Meeting
       "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free" (Gal. 5:1). My purpose in this chapter is to give the convert a few brief hints on how to keep free and enjoy the meetings. One must be in possession of the joy and freedom of the Spirit if he would feel contented and at home in the house of God. Sat ...read more

24.) How to Listen to a Straight Sermon
       "Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth." (1 Sam. 8:9) The convert must also learn how to listen to strong sermons without casting away his confidence or becoming crippled. Many an honest soul after hearing a straight sermon has become confused and thrown down a good experience. This, of course, was due to his being inexper ...read more

25.) How to Treat Doubtful Things
       "And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin." (Rom. 14:23) The devil is aware of the fact that it would be no easy matter to induce a newly converted soul to commit a gross sin, therefore, he has a more unique way of getting him into darkness; that way ...read more

26.) How to Treat Inspiration
       "Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew Thee that Thou art a hard man, reaping where Thou hast not sown, and gathering where Thou hast not strewed" (Matt 25:24). There are two lamentable features found among the Christians of these days. One is, they are entirely too slow in recognizing thei ...read more

27.) Obeying the Checks
       "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God" (Rom. 8:14). No doubt by this time the newly converted soul has become acquainted with the Christian's guide, the blessed Holy Spirit, therefore, it will be no great difficulty to make him understand what we mean by "obeying the checks." ...read more

28.) On Being True
       "We are true men" (Gen. 42:11). The word true is used as an adverb when establishing a fact, statement, or declaration, but here in the text it is used as an adjective, referring to principle, genuineness, uprightness and sincerity. We are well acquainted with what it means to have an untrue timepiece, unt ...read more

29.) Paul's Conversion
       "And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" (Acts 9:3-5) It is true, we are now living in a time when theoretical religion is taking the field; when men are ...read more

30.) Pentecost and Its Results
      "But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high." --- Luke 24:49 "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost." -- Acts 2:4 Pentecost, with its fiery baptism, was an epoch in the lives of the disciples, and they were never the same again. They were lifted into the realms of the supernatu ...read more

31.) Planted in the Proper Soil
       "But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended" (Matt. 13:20, 21). In the above text we are reminded ...read more

32.) Satan's First Attack
       "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil" (Matt.4:1) Because we have broken ranks with sin and the world and enlisted in the army of Jesus Christ is by no means a sign that Satan will never annoy us again. Every newly converted soul may well be on the lookout for a rude attack from ...read more

33.) Seed Thoughts
       * Who of us believe unwaveringly that for every idle word we speak, we shall have to give an account thereof in the day of judgment? * We exercise faith and confidence in frail, dying men who are subject to various contingencies and on every feature of whose existence vanity and uncertainty are written. But when we are ca ...read more

34.) Signs of a Growing Soul
      There are at least three things that God desires of His children. First, God wants us to have a growth in grace in order that we shall be well rounded in our Christian experience. Second, God wants every grace and fruit which flourished and grew in the bosom of Christ Jesus to be planted within our hearts. Third, God wants us to be happy and succes ...read more

35.) Some Dangers in Not Going on to Perfection
       "Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskillful ...read more

36.) Some Disappointments at the Judgment
       'Not every one that saith unto me, ‘Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works?' And then will I profess unto ...read more

37.) Spiritual Development
       'According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped, the corruption that is in the world ...read more

38.) Spiritual Lessons from the Trees
       Among the many admirable and attractive pieces of divine workmanship seen in the world today there is hardly one to be found more instructive and inspiring than a tall, majestic tree, as it lifts its bushy head above the woody maze and stretches out its beautiful boughs to the gentle breeze. There is no marvel that this piece of high-class ...read more

39.) Spring In The Desert
      "Springs in the desert" can be fully appreciated only by the people of the far off East, who have experienced the hardships of long marches over endless stretches of sand, with burning heat like a monstrous furnace. A spring or fountain with its cool, refreshing waters, and shade trees where the weary travelers find rest from fever stricken bodie ...read more