Sermons & Devotionals by Pearls from Philpot

"They mingled among the pagans and adopted their evil customs. They worshiped their idols, and this led to their downfall." Ps. 106:35-36 The 'carnal professors' of the day see nothing wrong, nothing amiss, nothing inconsistent in their conduct or spirit, though they are sunk in . . . worldliness, c... Lee mas

Have we nothing to give to Christ? Yes! Our sins, our sorrows, our burdens, our trials, and above all the salvation and sanctification of our souls. And what has He to give us? What? Why . . . everything worth having! everything worth a moment's anxious thought! everything for time and eternity!... Lee mas

"My eyes are always looking to the Lord for help, for He alone can rescue me from the traps of my enemies." Psalm 25:15 "Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless." Psalm 60:11 What a mighty God we have to deal with! And what would suit our case but a mighty God? Have we ... Lee mas

"So that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are very familiar with his evil schemes." 2 Cor. 2:11 Satan well knows both how to allure and how to attack; for he can crawl like a serpent, and he can roar like a lion! He has snares whereby he entangles, and fiery darts whereby he impales. Most men are ... Lee mas

"He has filled me with bitterness. He has given me a cup of deep sorrow to drink." Lamentations 3:15 The Lord's people have many hard lessons which they have to learn in the 'school of Christ'. Each one has to carry a daily cross, and are burdened and pressed down under its weight. This daily cross ... Lee mas

There is "a knowledge of the things of God" which a man may possess without a personal experience of the new birth—without any divine operation upon his soul whatever, or any participation of the grace of God. >From reading the scriptures and hearing the Gospel preached, many attain to a carnal, int... Lee mas

"My words descend like dew." Deuteronomy 32:2 The dew falls imperceptibly. No man can see it fall. Yet its effects are visible in the morning. So it is with the blessing of God upon His Word. It penetrates the heart without noise; it sinks deep into the conscience without anything visible going on. ... Lee mas

"May the Lord answer you when you are in distress—may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion." Psalm 20:1-2 When the soul has to pass through the trying hour of temptation, it needs help from the sanctuary. All other help lea... Lee mas

Standing then at the cross of our adorable Lord, we may see . . . the law thoroughly fulfilled, its curse fully endured, its penalties wholly removed, sin eternally put away, the justice of God amply satisfied, all His perfections gloriously harmonized, reconciliation completely effected, redemption... Lee mas

"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him." John 6:44 "I have loved you, My people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to Myself." Jeremiah 31:3 None can really come to Jesus by faith, unless this drawing power is put forth. The Holy Spirit—that graci... Lee mas

Wherever the Lord brings trials upon the soul, He pours out upon it the spirit of grace and supplication. If the child of God has a burden; if he is laboring under a strong temptation; if his soul is passing through some pressing trial; he is not satisfied with merely going through a 'form of prayer... Lee mas

"He will keep the feet of His saints." 1 Samuel 2:9 The Lord sees His poor scattered pilgrims traveling through a valley of tears—journeying through a waste-howling wilderness—a path beset with baits, traps, and snares in every direction.... Lee mas

Why, the Lord 'keeps their feet'. He carries them through every rough place—as a tender parent carries a little child. When about to fall—He graciously lays His everlasting arms underneath them. And when tottering and stumbling, and their feet ready to slip—He mercifully upholds them from falling al... Lee mas

The Lord has appeared of old unto me, saying, "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you." Jeremiah 31:3 There can be no new thought in the mind of GOD. New thoughts, new feelings, new plans, new resolutions continually occur to OUR mind—for ours... Lee mas

When one is spiritually reborn, he sees at one and the same moment . . . God and self, justice and guilt, power and helplessness, a holy law and a broken commandment, eternity and time, the purity of the Creator, and the filthiness of the creature. And these things he sees—not merely as declared in ... Lee mas

"They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God." 1 Thes. 1:9 Nothing is too small or too insignificant which, at times, may not be an idol. What is an idol? Something my carnal mind loves. How may I know whether my carnal mind loves it? When we think of it, and are very... Lee mas

If the devil ever feels joy—it is in making souls miserable. The cries of the damned are his music. Their curses and blasphemies are his songs of triumph. Their anguish and despair are his wretched feast.... Lee mas

"We are here for only a moment, sojourners and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a shadow, gone so soon without a trace." 1 Chron. 29:15 If you possess the faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, you, like them, confess that you are a stranger; and your co... Lee mas

To cast the sinning angels out of heaven; to banish Adam from Paradise; to destroy the old world by a flood; to burn Sodom and Gomorrah with fire from heaven– these examples of God's displeasure against sin were not sufficient to express His condemnation of it. He would therefore take another way of... Lee mas

"The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit desires. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so that you cannot do the things that you would do." Galatian... Lee mas