Our Daily Homily
by F B Meyer (1847-1929)
Volume I 236
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
8Volume II 200
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
10Volume III
Psalms 1-40
Psalms 41-50Volume IV Volume V
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
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Preface
The Angels who daily spread the table in the wilderness during the desert wanderings could hardly have had more pleasure in their work than I have had in preparing a daily meal for many of God's children; and the response has been quite remarkable.
From sick chambers, from souls in sore distress and perplexity, from discouraged servants of God, from those occupied in lonely outpost duty, from all parts of the world - testimony has come to the appropriateness and directness with which The Daily Homily has spoken to the needs of God's people. To Him be the glory, who still multiplies the five barley-loaves and two small fish.
In response to many requests, these brief meditations are now published in a permanent form; and it is hoped that they will be largely used in the private closet and at the family altar; especially where the holy habit prevails of reading the Word of God through, in due course, from cover to cover.
They do not profess to be comprehensive or profound. "A Homily," says an authority, "is distinct from mere exegesis or exposition; because the latter is addressed to the understanding, while the Homily is meant to affect the heart also, and to persuade those who hear to apply the lessons of Scripture for the reformation of their lives." This definition admirably describes my purpose. I have endeavored to build an exhortation to the heart from a careful consideration of the selected passage, often in the fresh light thrown on it from the Revised Version.
F B Meyer
Charles Spurgeon said of F B Meyer, "Meyer preaches as a man who has seen God face to face".
Born in a devout Baptist home, Meyer was heavily influenced by a Quaker grandmother and by his good friend D L Moody. From an early age he felt that God was going to call him to the ministry, and was even told by his Baptist pastor "Some day you will stand at the end of the aisle and shake hands with the people as I am doing now". Meyer preached more than sixteen thousand sermons over his successful sixty-year ministry, yet he said "I am just God's errand boy." His sermons are among the finest examples of devotional preaching - yet these sermons were most effective because they were a reflection of the life that Meyer lived in Christ - holy, devoted, and saintly.
Our Daily Homily - 5 vols were first completed / published between 1898-1899.