HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." Isaiah 35:1 The desert blossoms, when Christ is in it. There is a desert of separation from outward means of grace. I may be deprived of my Christian surroundings. I may have … Continue reading THE DESERT OF TRIAL

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins." 1 Corinthians 15:17 If Jesus has not risen — then the lessons of my mind will never be learned — the blessed lessons of heavenly truth and wisdom which He has commenced to teach me by His … Continue reading WHERE IS YOUR FAITH

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." Romans 12:9 There is hatred in the Christian life — hatred of sin in every shape and form, abhorrence of the very appearance and approach of evil. "Which thing I also hate!" says Jesus Himself. … Continue reading BE NOT HATEFUL

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?" Matthew 18:33 The unforgiving man is forgetful. He has lost sight of that great debt of ten thousand talents, which God has remitted. He is living in strange unmindfulness of it, in strange ingratitude … Continue reading THE FORGIVING MAN

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" Acts 9:4 "Why do you persecute Me?" asks Jesus. Let me lay the emphasis on the first word — "Why?" Why is it that I have opposed Him? that I have … Continue reading WHY PERSECUTE ME?

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off." Romans 11:22 With God, there is sternness — as well as mercy. I should be glad about it. It tells me of the … Continue reading THE PERFECTION OF CHARACTER

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29 What sorrow, what sweetness, what glory — encircle the head of the Lamb of God! 1. He is the Lamb of Sacrifice. "His blood so … Continue reading THE LAMB OF GOD

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:" Ephesians 2:12 I once was Christless. I had heard of Jesus with the hearing of the ear, but I did … Continue reading ONCE UPON A TIME

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink." Exodus 24:11 There are many who do not see God — and yet eat and drink. They pass through their daily life, enjoying without intermission the good and … Continue reading THOSE WHO DO NOT SEE HIM

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg  D.Div "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;" Luke 18:1 Always — it was the Master's word. Always, morning and noon and night, Christians ought to pray and not faint. It is the only word which befits one . … Continue reading PRAY ALWAYS