HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?’ Matthew 7:11  Earthly parents give when asked and respond to the crying of their children. The encouragement to … Continue reading OUR HEAVENLY FATHER

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him." Luke 15:28 May God deliver me from the religion of the older brother! It is outward. It renders external service, while the heart within is unforgiven. "Holy intention," says Bishop Ollivierre of the saintly … Continue reading THE FATHER’S LOVE

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all." Acts 20:36 On the shore at Miletus, Paul kneeled down and prayed with the elders of the Ephesian Church. God answered his prayer exceeding abundantly. Church history tells us that John spent the closing years of his … Continue reading KNEELING IN PRAYER

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit." John 12:24 Out in the fields, Christ finds for me the pattern of the highest consecration. Except a kernel of wheat … Continue reading LIFE AFTER DEATH

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people." Matthew 26:47 Strange that there should be a Judas among the twelve chosen friends of Jesus! My questioning mind … Continue reading GIFTS VS TEMPTATION

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord." 2 Chronicles 19:2 Even when my heart is right with God, there may … Continue reading LAYING UP TREASURES

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;" Colossians 3:12 "Put on a heart of compassion," says the wise apostle. Some elect and gracious souls seem, indeed, to have this compassionate heart from the very outset of their lives. … Continue reading THE HEART OF COMPASSION

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel." Luke 7:9 So great faith — I give thanks that the generation of masterful believers is … Continue reading GREAT FAITH

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all." John 13:10 Every disciple of Christ walks through the hot and dusty ways of this world. I spend my Christian life in hostile … Continue reading THE WALK OF A DISCIPLE

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;" Mark 16:17 I fear that I neither expect great things from God — nor attempt great things for Him. I am "altered and worn and weak and full of tears," when I should … Continue reading SIGNS FOLLOW THE BELIEVER