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Octavius Winslow

Octavius Winslow (1 August 1808 – 5 March 1878), also known as "The Pilgrim's Companion", was a prominent 19th-century evangelical preacher in England and America. A Baptist minister for most of his life and contemporary of Charles Spurgeon and J. C. Ryle, he seceded to the Anglican church in his last decade.
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Octavius Winslow

THE LORD MY EXAMPLE

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you."--John 13:15 In contending earnestly for the doctrine of the sacrificial nature of our Lord's atoning death, we may be in great danger of overlooking the fact that the whole life of Christ... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY EXPECTATION

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "My soul, wait only upon God; for my expectation is from Him."--Psalm 62:5 It is the sin, as it is the mortification, of the believer, to expect too much from the creature, and too little from the Lord. In the one case disappointment, often painful and humilia... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY FOOD

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "For my flesh is the true food, and my blood is the true drink." John 6:55 The believer in Jesus is divinely and richly fed. He lives on more than angels' bread. We know but little what that food is, but this we do know– "Never did angels taste above Redeeming... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY HEALER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul" "And He healed those who had need of healing."--Luke 9:11 How mercifully and marvelously is the Lord Jesus suited to the every condition of our sinful, fallen humanity. Take the present illustration. Sin is a deadly wound, a raging malady of the soul. Jesus is ... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY HELPER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul" That is why we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" Hebrews 13:6 The believer is as helpless in himself as he is portionless in the world; and both lessons are only learned by experience--the... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY HOPE

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul" "The Lord Jesus Christ, who is our hope."--1 Tim. 1:1 What a precious possession of the believing soul, springing from the Lord as his Portion, is hope. Rob the poor worldling of his--though it be but earth-bound, and fading as a midsummer's evening sun--and yo... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY HUSBAND

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul" "For your Maker is your husband--the Lord Almighty is his name--the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth." Isaiah 54:5 How many--appropriate to our circumstances, and endearing to our hearts--are the titles and relations of... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY JOY

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "Yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation." Habakkuk 3:18 The lowly bud of peace has now blown into the fragrant flower of joy--a higher grace and a more advanced stage in the happy life of the believer. That this is an attai... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY KEEPER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "Those who You gave me I have kept."--John 17:12 And who could keep His people but the Lord Himself? All the saints and angels in heaven could not keep a believer from finally falling and forever perishing. Unable to keep themselves, how could they keep anothe... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY LEADER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "He shall gently lead those that are with young."--Isaiah 40:11 In other words, those who are burdened, and need a skillful, sure, and gentle Leader. Such is Jesus, and as such, the Scripture, which cannot be broken, is fulfilled which prophesied concerning Hi... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY LIGHT

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "The Lord is my light."--Psalm 27:1 Without approaching the Pantheistic idea that all nature is God, the Christian can trace God and Christ in all nature; and affirm that, the religion which glows in the sunbeam, sparkles in the dew drop, breathes from the flo... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY MASTER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "You call me 'Master' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am." John 13:13 Emancipated from the slavery of Satan, the believer becomes the servant of Christ, and his highest honor that, henceforth, Christ is his Master. What a blissful exchange--the ... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY PORTION

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in Him." Lam. 3:24 It is our great privilege, beloved, that we live in a portionless world. This is both our distinctive badge and our Christian charter. When God parceled out the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel, He made an excep... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY PROVIDER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "And my God will supply all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philip. 4:19 The anxious care of yesterday has expanded into the pressing need of today. The trouble that was near has come, and the need you anticipated is urgent. Be it... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY REFINER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul" "He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."--Mal. 3:3 This is one of the essential appointments of our Lord in His mediatorial mission--the office and work of a Refiner and Purifier of His Church. Redemption involved more than deliverance from the guilt... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY REST

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "They have forgotten their resting-place."--Jer. 50:6 To the weary, way-worn soul how sweet and expressive the word--Rest. The class is a large one. We need not extend our research into the outer world--there, indeed, the circle has no limit. Oh, what a wearie... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY RESTORER

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "He restores my soul."--Psalm 23:3 It is not the least important duty of the Shepherd--under which similitude our meditation yesterday viewed our blessed Lord--to go in quest of the stray ones of the flock. It would be an extraordinary exception indeed, were t... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY SAVIOR

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "You shall call His name Jesus--for He shall save His people from their sins."--Matt. 1:21 It is from this alabaster box of precious ointment that the sweetest, holiest odor breathes on the Church, and throughout the world, wherever and by whomever the name of... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY SERVANT

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves." Luke 22:27 It is with the profoundest modesty and humility the pen traces the heading of this meditation! The ... 阅读更多
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THE LORD MY SHEPHERD

"The Lord is my portion, says my soul." "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want."--Psalm 23:1 The pastoral office of Jesus is in beautiful harmony with the existence of His Church under the similitude of a Flock. And there is scarcely any part of His mediatorial work which more essentially ... 阅读更多

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