"If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."
—1 John 2:1
Evening Thought
"If any man sin, we have an advocate." Yes, though we sin, we have him still. John does not say, "If any man sin he has forfeited his advocate," but "we have an advocate," sinners...
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"I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go."
—Song of Solomon 3:4
Evening Thought
Does Christ receive us when we come to him, notwithstanding all our past sinfulness? Does he never chide us for having tried all other refuges first? And is there none on earth like...
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"In the evening withhold not thy hand."
—Ecclesiastes 11:6
Evening Thought
In the evening of the day opportunities are plentiful: men return from their labour, and the zealous soul-winner finds time to tell abroad the love of Jesus. Have I no evening work for Jesus? If I have not, let me no...
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"I will sing of mercy and judgment."
—Psalms 101:1
Evening Thought
Faith triumphs in trial. When reason is thrust into the inner prison, with her feet made fast in the stocks, faith makes the dungeon walls ring with her merry notes as she cries, "I will sing of mercy and of judgment. Unto...
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"This man receiveth sinners."
—Luke 15:2
Evening Thought
Observe the condescension of this fact. This Man, who towers above all other men, holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners-this Man receiveth sinners. This Man, who is no other than the eternal God, before whom angels veil...
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"Encourage him."
—Deuteronomy 1:38
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God employs his people to encourage one another. He did not say to an angel, "Gabriel, my servant Joshua is about to lead my people into Canaan-go, encourage him." God never works needless miracles; if his purposes can be accomplished by...
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