Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Matthew 5:3-12 　　(Read Matthew 5:3-12) 　　Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes. They...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Ephesians 5:1-2 　　(Read Ephesians 5:1-2) 　　Because God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven you, therefore be ye followers of God, imitators of God. Resemble him especially in his love and pardoning goodness, as becomes those beloved by their heavenly Father. In Christ's sacrifice his love triumphs, and we are to consider it fully. 　　Ephesians 5:11-14...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Psalm 124:1-5 　　(Read Psalm 124:1-5) 　　God suffers the enemies of his people sometimes to prevail very far against them, that his power may be seen the more in their deliverance. Happy the people whose God is Jehovah, a God all-sufficient. Besides applying this to any particular deliverance wrought in our days and the ancient...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on 1 John 4:7-13 　　(Read 1 John 4:7-13) 　　The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. He that does not love the image of God in his people, has no saving knowledge of God. For it is God's nature to be kind, and to give happiness. The law of God is love; and all...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Proverbs 16:27-28 　　(Read Proverbs 16:27-28) 　　Ungodly men bestow more pains to do mischief than would be needful to do good. The whisperer separates friends: what a hateful, but how common a character! 　　Proverbs 16:28 In-Context 　　26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on. 　　27 A scoundrel plots evil, and...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Hebrews 11:1-3 　　(Read Hebrews 11:1-3) 　　Faith always has been the mark of God's servants, from the beginning of the world. Where the principle is planted by the regenerating Spirit of God, it will cause the truth to be received, concerning justification by the sufferings and merits of Christ. And the same things that are...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Psalm 62:1-7 　　(Read Psalm 62:1-7) 　　We are in the way both of duty and comfort, when our souls wait upon God; when we cheerfully give up ourselves, and all our affairs, to his will and wisdom; when we leave ourselves to all the ways of his providence, and patiently expect the event, with full...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on 1 John 4:1-6 　　(Read 1 John 4:1-6) 　　Christians who are well acquainted with the Scriptures, may, in humble dependence on Divine teaching, discern those who set forth doctrines according to the apostles, and those who contradict them. The sum of revealed religion is in the doctrine concerning Christ, his person and office. The false...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Acts 1:6-11 　　(Read Acts 1:6-11) 　　They were earnest in asking about that which their Master never had directed or encouraged them to seek. Our Lord knew that his ascension and the teaching of the Holy Spirit would soon end these expectations, and therefore only gave them a rebuke; but it is a caution to...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Proverbs 16:18 　　(Read Proverbs 16:18) 　　When men defy God's judgments, and think themselves far from them, it is a sign they are at the door. Let us not fear the pride of others, but fear pride in ourselves. 　　Proverbs 16:18 In-Context 　　16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather...

　　Philippians 3:10 In-Context 　　8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 　　9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Psalm 119:105-112 　　(Read Psalm 119:105-112) 　　The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the...