Stephen Coleman

  • Great peace

    Psalm 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Peace is a much-sought-for commodity, and a virtue greatly desired, but rarely obtained. Many grope around, seeking to find the answer that will give peace.… Continue reading

    Great peace
  • Thou art near, O Lord

    Psalm 119:151 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. Could there be a more consoling affirmation? Could there be any statement more laden with comfort than this one? Thou art near, O Lord! What a great… Continue reading

    Thou art near, O Lord
  • Exceeding broad

    Psalm 119:96 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. As a person lives in this present world, they will immediately and most assuredly gather that perfection here is limited. Many try to make… Continue reading

    Exceeding broad
  • Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me

    Psalm 119:75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. One of the most profound and glorious conclusions that a person can reach mentally and psychological is the conclusion that God… Continue reading

    Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me
  • Wondrous things

    Psalm 119:18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. The verse before us implies that an action must take place, a great transaction, a great change must needs happen in order that we… Continue reading

    Wondrous things
  • It is God which worketh in you

    Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. What a blessed consolation! What a sublime and comforting statement by the great Apostle is given here! Think upon it!… Continue reading

    It is God which worketh in you
  • Your vocation

    Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. What is a vocation? What is meant by “the vocation wherewith ye are called”? Nothing is more important… Continue reading

    Your vocation
  • The same body

    Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel. It is utterly marvelous what Christ did through His Cross. Through His death, two enemies became one.… Continue reading

    The same body
  • All things unto edifying

    1 Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. There are… Continue reading

    All things unto edifying
  • Members in particular

    1 Corinthians 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. What a glorious picture we have here of the church—the body of Christ. It is to function as a unit, not as disparate and inharmonious elements.… Continue reading

    Members in particular