_OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM_ ‘For of such is the kingdom of heaven.’ Matthew 19:14 What do we see for ourselves to copy in the matter of childhood? I. WEAKNESS.—Now every little child is, and must be, very weak. It is its nature to be weak. It could not be a little child if it were not weak. So it... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CALL TO YOUTH_ ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’ Matthew 19:16 Even the most superficial reader of the New Testament can scarcely fail to remark the attitude adopted by our Blessed Lord towards all young people. I. THE YOUNG MAN’S CHARACTERISTICS.—Our... [ Continue Reading ]
_HINDRANCES TO PERFECTION_ ‘If thou wilt be perfect … follow Me.’ Matthew 19:21 Man is an artist, and he is working at himself. When we speak of perfection in the sense in which our Blessed Master commanded it, seeing that He never commanded to any of us the impossible, what we mean is that each... [ Continue Reading ]
_A YOUNG MAN’S SORROW_ ‘But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.’ Matthew 19:22 Part of the young man’s ‘sorrow’ was the discovery which he was making at that moment of his own heart. He had seen the object which he knew he ought to seek,—he... [ Continue Reading ]
_POSITIONS REVERSED_ ‘Many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.’ Matthew 19:30 These words are fulfilled under the Gospel in many ways. In the context they embody a great principle, which we all, indeed, acknowledge, but are deficient in mastering. I. UNDER THE DISPENSATION... [ Continue Reading ]