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The Undeviating Question “Lovest thou Me?” John 21:17 Peter declares nothing now (cf. Matthew 26:33-35). Natural individuality professes and declares; the love of the personality is only discovered by the hurt of the question of Jesus Christ. Peter loved Jesus in the way in which any natural man loves a good man. That is temperamental […] February Do Ye Now Believe? “By this we believe . . . Jesus answered, Do ye now believe?” John 16:30-31 Now we believe. Jesus says – Do you? The time is coming when you will leave Me alone. Many a Christian worker has left Jesus Christ alone and gone into work from a sense of […] February Impoverished Ministry Of JESUS “From whence then hast Thou that living water?” John 4:11 “The well is deep” – and a great deal deeper than the Samaritan woman knew! Think of the depths of human nature, of human life, think of the depths of the “wells” in you. Have you been impoverishing the ministry […] February Inferior Misgivings About JESUS “Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with.” John 4:11 “I am impressed with the wonder of what God says, but He cannot expect me really to live it out in the details of my life!” When it comes to facing Jesus Christ on His own merits, our attitude is one […] February 25 The Destitution Of Service “Though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.” 2 Corinthians 12:15 Natural love expects some return, but Paul says – I do not care whether you love me or not, I am willing to destitute myself completely, not merely for your sakes, but that I […] |
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