Old Treasures Made New

Matthew 2:13-23 Observe in this passage, how true it is that the rulers of this world are rarely friendly to the cause of God. Observe how the Lord Jesus was "a man of sorrows" even from His infancy. Observe how death can remove the kings of this world like other men. Observe, in the last place, what a lesson of humility is taught us by the dwelling place of the Son of God, when He was on earth. "...

Matthew 2:1-12 These verses show us, that there may be true servants of God in places where we should not expect to find them. These verses teach us, that it is not always those who have most religious privileges, who give Christ most honor. These verses teach us, that there may be knowledge of Scripture in the head, while there is no grace in the heart. The conduct of the wise men described in th...

Matthew 1:18-25 Let us observe the conduct of Joseph. Let us observe the two names given to our Lord: Jesus and Emmanuel "Jesus is a very encouraging name to heavy-laden sinners. He who is King of kings and Lord of lords might lawfully have taken some more high-sounding title. But He does not do so. The rulers of this world have often called themselves Great, Conquerors, Bold, Magnificent, and the...

Matthew 1:1-17 We learn that God always keeps His word. We learn of the sinfulness and corruption of human nature. We learn how great is the mercy and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ. " Let no one think that these verses are useless. Nothing is useless in creation. The least mosses, and the smallest insects, serve some good end. Nothing is useless in the Bible. " " True Christians should remem...

Starting May 4, an episode will drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A few things to know about Old Treasures Made New: It is Scriptural - I believe the Scriptures are the authoritative, sufficient, breathed-out words of God. So every episode will include the reading of a portion of Scripture. It is devotional - This is not just a Bible reading plan being read aloud. Devotional comments that...

John 21:18-25 We learn that the future history of Christians, both in life and death, is foreknown by Christ. We learn that a believer’s death is intended to glorify God. We learn that whatever we may think about the condition of other people, we should think first about our own. We learn the number and greatness of Christ’s works during His earthly ministry. "There is no such thing as luck, chanc...

"Reader, I have now set before you your Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ, the true Son of God, who was begotten by the Father by an eternal and ineffable generation, consubstantial and co-equal with the Father in all things. In these last times, according to prophetic word, He was incarnate for us, suffered, died, rose again from the dead and was made King and Lord of all things. This is He who is ap...

John 21:15-17 We should notice Christ’s question to Peter: “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” We should notice Peter’s answer to Christ’s question. Three times we find the apostle saying, “You know that I love You.” We should notice Christ’s command to Peter. Three times we find Him urging Peter to care for His flock: once, “Feed My lambs” and twice My sheep. "Let us take heed that there is so...

John 21:1-14 We should observe the poverty of the first disciples of Christ. We should observe the different characters of different disciples of Christ. We should observe the abundant evidence which Scripture supplies of our Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection. "These very men who toiled all night in a boat, dragging about a cold wet net and eating nothing, found it necessary to work hard in order t...

John 20:24-31 We should mark how much Christians may lose by not regularly attending the assemblies of God’s people. We should mark how kind and merciful Christ is to believers who are slow and weak. We should mark how Christ was addressed by a disciple as “God,” without prohibition or rebuke on His part. "We little know how dependent our spiritual health is on ordinary and regular habitual helps...

John 20:19-23 We should observe the remarkable language with which our Lord greeted the apostles, when He first met them after His resurrection. We should observe the remarkable evidence which our Lord supplied of His own resurrection. We should observe the remarkable commission which our Lord conferred upon His eleven apostles. "Peace, we may safely conclude, was intended by our Lord to be the ke...

John 20:11-18 We see that those who love Christ most diligently and perseveringly are those who receive most privileges from Christ’s hand. We see that the fears and sorrows of believers are often quite needless. We see what earthly thoughts of Christ may creep into the mind of a true believer. "All believers have not the same degree of faith, hope, knowledge, courage or wisdom and it is foolish t...

John 20:1-10 We are taught that those who love Christ most are those who have received most benefit from Him. We are taught that there are widely different temperaments in different believers. We are taught that there may be much ignorance even in true believers. "How is it that many, whose faith and grace it would be uncharitable to deny, work so little, give so little, say so little, make so lit...

John 19:38-42 We learn that there are some true Christians in the world of whom very little is known. We learn that there are some servants of Christ whose end is better than their beginning. We learn that the burial of the dead is an act which God sanctions and approves. "He does not hesitate to confess himself one of Christ’s friends, at a time when Jews and Romans alike had condemned Him as a c...

John 19:28-37 Let us mark the frequent fulfilments of prophetic Scripture in every part of Christ’s crucifixion. We should mark the particularly solemn saying which came from our Lord’s lips just before He died. We should mark the reality and truth of Christ’s death. "It really requires more unreasoning faith to be an unbeliever than to be a Christian. The one who regards the repeated fulfilments...

John 19:17-27 We should observe how our Lord had to bear His cross when He went forth from the city to Golgotha. We should observe how our Lord was crucified as a King. We should observe how tenderly our Lord took thought for Mary, His mother. "To wear crosses as an ornament, to place crosses on churches and tombs, is cheap and easy work and entails no trouble. But to have Christ’s cross in our he...

John 19:1-16 The first portrait in the picture is that of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. The second portrait in the picture before us, is that of the unbelieving Jews who favoured our Lord’s death. The third and last portrait in the picture before us is that of Pontius Pilate. "Never let us forget when we ponder this tale of suffering that Jesus suffered for our sins, the Just for the unjust, that...

John 18:28-40 The first point that we should notice is the false conscientiousness of our Lord’s wicked enemies. The second point that we should notice in these verses is the account that our Lord Jesus Christ gives of His kingdom. The third point that we should notice in these verses is the account that our Lord gives of His own mission. The last point that we should notice in these verses is the...

John 18:12-27 We should mark the amazing hardness of the unconverted. We should mark the amazing condescension of our Lord Jesus Christ. We should mark the amazing degree of weakness that may be found in a real Christian. "Twenty or thirty years of total unbelief, without the influence of Sunday, Bible or Christian teaching, will make a person’s heart hard as stone. Their conscience at last will s...

John 18:1-11 We should notice the exceeding hardness of heart to which a backslider may attain. We should notice the entire voluntariness of Christ’s sufferings. We should notice our Lord’s tender care for His disciples’ safety. "Let us beware of resting our hopes of salvation on knowledge however great or Christian advantages however many. We may know all doctrinal truth and be able to teach othe...

John 17:17-26 We should mark how Jesus prays that His people may be sanctified. We should mark how Jesus prays for the unity and oneness of His people. We should mark how Jesus prays that His people may at last be with Him and behold His glory. "Our entrance into heaven will be entirely by grace, not works, but heaven itself would be no heaven to us if we entered it with an unsanctified character....

John 17:9-16 We learn that the Lord Jesus does things for His believing people which He does not do for the wicked and unbelieving. We learn that Christ does not wish His believing people to be taken out of the world, but to be kept from the evil of it. "This special intercession of the Lord Jesus is one great secret of the safety of all believers. They are daily watched, thought of and provided f...

John 17:1-8 We should notice what a glorious account they contain of our Lord Jesus Christ’s role and dignity. We should notice what a gracious account they contain of our Lord Jesus Christ’s disciples. "Forever let us thank God that the hope of a Christian rests on such a solid foundation as a divine Saviour. He to whom we are commanded to flee for pardon and in whom we are bid to rest for peace,...

John 16:25-33 We learn that clear knowledge of God the Father is one of the foundations of the Christian religion We learn that our Lord Jesus Christ makes much of a little grace and speaks kindly of those who have it. We learn that the best Christians know only a little of their own hearts. We learn that Christ is the true source of peace. "Let us beware of the mistake which some make, who speak...

John 16:16-24 We learn that Christ’s absence from the earth will be a time of sorrow to believers, but of joy to the world. We learn that Christ’s personal return will be a source of boundless joy to His believing people. We learn that while Christ is absent believers must ask much in prayer. "Christ’s personal absence must necessarily be a sorrow to all true-hearted believers. Faith is not sight....