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All Types
"When they saw the boldness of Peter and John...they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus"
(Acts 4:13).
These two men drew one quality from the same source; they had both become bold from living with Jesus. Yet it was not the sa ... read more
Blind Matheson Penned Immortal Hymn
George Matheson was hurting. It was not physical pain that cut him, or regret for the blindness that had robbed him of sight by the time he was eighteen. Rather, it was anguish of spirit.
It was on this day, June 6, 1882, the day of his sister's marri ... read more
Hope in Waiting
"It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord"
(Lam. 3:26).
What a singular combination--hope and quiet waiting! It is like a union of poetry and prose. Does it not seem an incongruous mixture of sentimen ... read more
Law of Liberty
"...the law of liberty"
(James 2:12).
There are two theories in the world about the human will. One says, "Man is a slave; he is bound hand and foot; he is for ever under law." The other says, "Man is free; he is master of his own actions; la ... read more
Left Behind
"Thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi...The Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony…"
(Num. 1:49,53).
Here was apparently a neglected set of men--a class overlooked in the enrolment of the people. They were to be uncounte ... read more
Natural Law
"The Lord brought an east wind...and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts"
(Exod. 10:13).
One is inclined to ask, Why bring the east wind at all? God was about to send a special providence for the deliverance of His people from ... read more
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
Matheson said about this hymn:
My hymn was composed in the manse of Innelan [Argyleshire, Scotland] on the evening of the 6th of June, 1882, when I was 40 years of age. I was alone in the manse at that time. It was the night of my sister’s mar ... read more
Riding the Storms
"Against thy holy child Jesus…both Herod and Pontius Pilate,...were gathered together, For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done"
(Acts 4:27-28).
The sentence ends just in the opposite way to what we are prepared ... read more
Short Biography
Born: March 27, 1842, Glasgow, Scotland.
Died: August 28, 1906, Avenell House, North Berwick, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Buried: Family vault, Glasgow Necropolis.
Born with poor vision, Matheson’s eyesight gradually worsened until he was almost ... read more
When We Remember
"A new heart also will I give you. Then shall ye remember your own evil ways"
(Ezek. 36:26,31).
The prophet says that the memory of our badness only comes after we have become good. "A new heart will I give you; then shall ye remember your own ... read more
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