HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it." Deuteronomy 30:14 God's commandment is not too hard for me. But it is too hard, indeed, if I attempt to fulfil it in my unaided strength — for this boasted strength of … Continue reading THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city." Luke 10:12 More tolerable will it be for the heathen than for me — if I fail to improve my day of grace and opportunity. My knowledge is much clearer … Continue reading SIGNS OF THE LAST DAYS

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." 1 John 4:8 It is a little flower which I pluck from the garden of John's letter — this fragrant definition of God. Yet it suggests mysteries and miracles for which my intellect has no solution. For it carries me … Continue reading LOVE IS THE NAME OF GOD

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:" Hebrews 11:32 It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith. Ah, then, the … Continue reading THE STORIES AS TOLD

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." Isaiah 55:13 Let me learn the parable of the trees. Some … Continue reading THE GARDENER AND THE TREE

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.!" Matthew 3:12 The words are not words of terror alone. They do not tell me simply that He will separate … Continue reading THE GREAT SEPARATION

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div When we view the invitation to come to Jesus through the lens of the Greek text, it is passionately expressive: If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. — John 7:37 The wording of the original text indicates this is a rather loud and deeply emotional outburst. Jesus … Continue reading A LOUD SHOUT

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?" Romans 8:35 The seasons change; the time is shortened; the end draws near. All the more, I rejoice in and repeat Paul's victorious challenge — "Who shall separate … Continue reading WHO SHALL SEPARATE US

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction." Jeremiah 32:33 Perhaps I too am guilty of this perversity. Suppose that I lift and drink the cup of pleasure — … Continue reading TEACHING INSTRUCTIONS

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;" Acts 26:16 A servant and a spokesman, … Continue reading SERVANT WITH TWOFOLD TITLES