John Hames

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61.) The Sunrisen Blessing
      "And as he passed over Peniel the sun rose upon him." Gen. 32:31. The above sentence was written in reference to Jacob, after his all night struggle with the angel. And as he went forth across the brook that morning, we are told that "the sun rose upon him." In one sense it was part of the blessing he received that night. We are convinc ...read more

62.) The Sweet Incense
       One of the sweetest things connected with the tabernacle was the altar of incense. This little altar was three feet in height and eighteen inches in breadth. It was of acacia wood, and covered with a crown of pure gold. On the altar was burned the sweet spices of incense. When set on fire, they would rise in a cloud of aromatic fragranc ...read more

63.) The Tabernacle
       Some of the most deeply spiritual truths are taught in connection with the tabernacle. I. It is a type of Christ. "And the Word was made flesh, and tabernacled among us" (John 1:14, R. V.). II. It has its fulfillment in His saints. "What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost?" (I C ...read more

64.) The Value of Secret Prayer
       "That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day." (Dan. 6:13) There is no phase of devotion more rudely opposed by the devil than secret prayer. No doubt when we get to eternity and behold the th ...read more

65.) Undeveloped Capabilities
      "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 strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word o ...read more

66.) Untempered Zeal
       "Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves." (Matt. 10:16) One of the many things which furnished material for shame and regret in the early part of the writer's Christian experience was the rash and unwise way we approached and dealt with the souls we ...read more

67.) Untimely Matrimony
       "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul" (1 Pet 2:11). In looking the field over there seems to be no end to the wily methods Satan has adopted to wreck the human race. His warehouse seems to contain devices fitted to every walk and condition of life ...read more

68.) Walking by Faith
       "For we walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Cor. 5:7) In entering upon the Christian life the beginner will hear many new and strange expressions, which, if not explained and made clear, will tend to confuse rather than help him. The above text is something of that order and needs to be explained, for it contains some of the ...read more

69.) Weighed and Found Wanting
       "This is the interpretation of the thing; MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting." Daniel 5:26, 27. If I were an artist I would like very much to paint at least one picture - a midnight scene in the Bible. I would paint Babylon with her swinging g ...read more

70.) What to Do When Tied Up
       "Behold, I go forward, but He is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive Him: on the left hand, where He doth work, but I cannot behold Him: He hideth Himself on the right hand, that I cannot see Him" (Job. 23:8, 9). One does not go far up the royal highway before awaking to the fact that a thoughtless word or deed ...read more

71.) What to Expect
       "Yea, and all that will live godly In Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (2 Tim. 8:12). In casting a hurried glance over the highway of holy living clear back to the time of pious Abel, we see no place where the world had any esteem or appreciation for a godly person. There is a trail of the blood of the saints, so to ...read more

72.) When and How to Seek Holiness
       "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection." (Heb. 6:1) All true Christianity begins and ends in the Bible. Therefore, we are not, by any means, to believe or accept any doctrine or theory which can not be found within the lids of this blessed old guide. On the other hand we ...read more

73.) Why Some Are More Spiritual Than Others
       "But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold" (Matt. 13:8). Jesus here compares the willing, responsive heart to grain sown in good soil. How simple and yet suggestive are all of the parables of the Savior. You will notice that the good se ...read more

74.) "Taking Up the Cross"
       "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me." (Luke 9:23) The command, "Take up the cross," is no doubt a strange one to the new beginner; therefore, for his special benefit we will hurriedly explain a part of what is meant by "taking up the cross." We are not to ...read more

75.) "The Evil Day"
       "Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day" (Eph. 6:13). Since the convert is in a new country and has never gone over the road before, it is quite necessary that he should be informed of the hills, valleys, sloughs and sunbaked plains that skirt his homeward path. ...read more