“When thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.”
Matthew 6:3
There are some people who want every good thing they do well advertised. If they give money to some good cause, they want to have it noticed in the papers. If they are kind to the poor or relieve some [...]
Archive for July, 2008
True Charity {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Come Ye Apart, Devotions, J.R. Miller on 31/07/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Promise of Sustenanace
Posted in Scripture on 29/07/2008 | Leave a Comment »
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:
but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:3
To Be Complete {C.H. Spurgeon}
Posted in C.H. Spurgeon, Devotions on 28/07/2008 | Leave a Comment »
“In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him.”
–Colossians 2:9, 10
All the attributes of Christ, as God and man, are at our disposal. All the fulness of the Godhead, whatever that marvellous term may comprehend, is ours to make us complete. He cannot endow us with the attributes [...]
Delightful Comfort
Posted in Scripture on 27/07/2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the multitude of my thoughts within me
thy comforts delight my soul.
Psalms 94:19
Disappointment — His Appointment {Young}
Posted in Poetry on 26/07/2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Disappointment–His appointment,”
Change one letter, then I see
That the thwarting of my purpose
Is God’s better choice for me.
His appointment must be a blessing,
Though it may come in disguise,
For the end from the beginning
Open to His wisdom lies.
“Disappointment–His appointment,”
Whose? The Lord, who loves me best,
Understands and knows me fully,
Who my faith and love would test;
For, like a [...]
Uplifting Power {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Come Ye Apart, Devotions, J.R. Miller on 25/07/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Has Christ’s friendship been to you as close, personal, tender, constant, as the human friendships that have been dearest? The close friends of Christ have found no other influence so strong as his precious friendship in forming and transforming their lives. Continually before them in all its purity and spotlessness, in all its strength and [...]
