SECRET GIVING AND SECRET PRAYING Matthew 6:1-8 First we have the general proposition that righteousness, that is, one's religious duties, should not be done for the sake of display; and that principle is then applied to alms, prayer, and fasting-the three departments into which the Jews divided pe... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW TO PRAY AND HOW TO FAST Matthew 6:9-18 This might more fitly be termed the “disciples' prayer.” As we tread its stately aisles, we cannot but think of the myriads who have stood on the same pavement, and have found, in every age, that these seven brief petitions express sufficiently their deep... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT TO SEEK AND WHOM TO SERVE Matthew 6:19-26 What is in our inner life which answers to the eye of the body? Some have said that it is the intellect; others the heart. But it is truer to say that it is the inner purpose and intention of the soul. When our physical eye is in an unhealthy conditi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CURE FOR ANXIOUS CARE Matthew 6:27-34 The Lord's tone is gentle and tender when He turns to address the poor. He says three times over, “Don't be anxious.” He never forgot that He sprang, according to His human nature, from the ranks of poverty. His references to patching garments, using old b... [ Continue Reading ]