A German philosopher many years ago said something to the effect that the more a man has in his own heart, the less he will require from the outside; excessive need for support from without is proof of the bankruptcy of the inner man.
If this is true (and I believe it is) then the present [...]
Archive for the ‘Blessing’ Category
The Great God Entertainment {A. W. Tozer}
Posted in A.W. Tozer, Blessing, Character, Church, Devotions, Eternal Life, Evil, Great Reading, Heart, Heaven, Life, Power, Sin, Soul, Worship on August 4, 2008 | No Comments »
True Charity {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Blessing, Devotions, Disciples, Heart, J.R. Miller, Matthew, Mercy, Praise on July 31, 2008 | No Comments »
“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 [...]
Disappointment — His Appointment {Young}
Posted in Blessing, Faith, Joy, Life, Love, Poetry, Trust, Wisdom on July 26, 2008 | No Comments »
“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 Blessing, Devotions, Friendship, Heaven, J.R. Miller, Life, Riches, Strength on July 25, 2008 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Lazy Christians Love Simlpe Equations {Buddy Smith}
Posted in Blessing, Buddy Smith, Eli, Elkanah, Hannah, Heart on July 21, 2008 | No Comments »
1+1=2. That’s what we like. Anything more complex than that requires too much thought. When we read the story of Elkanah, Hannah, and Samuel, we would like it to be ever so simple. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy marries girl. Boy and girl have six children. They all live close [...]
Better Than We Request {C.H. Spurgeon}
Posted in Blessing, C.H. Spurgeon, Death, Devotions, Faith, Fire, Glory, Gold, Joy, Prayer, Word on July 19, 2008 | No Comments »
“And he requested for himself that he might die.”
–1 Kings 19:4
It was a remarkable thing that the man who was never to die, for whom God had ordained an infinitely better lot, the man who should be carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and be translated, that he should not see death–should thus [...]
The Great Physician {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Blessing, Devotions, Gift, Grace, Healing, J.R. Miller, Life, Love, Mark, Persecution, Worship on July 17, 2008 | No Comments »
“He had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him.”
Mark 3:10
Through the plots of His enemies drove Jesus out of the city, they did not stop His doing good. Though some rejected His love, His heart was not closed. Capernaum lost much when He went out of its gates, but on [...]
The Peacemaker’s Battle {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Bitterness, Blessing, Devil, J.R. Miller, Word on July 14, 2008 | No Comments »
It is very easy, if you are talking to one who has a little distrust of another or a little bitterness against another, to say a word which will increase the distrust or add to the bitterness. We like to approve and justify the one with whom we are speaking, and in doing so we [...]
Lessons in the Valley {unknown}
Posted in Affliction, Blessing, Comfort, Gold, Grace, Joy, Love, Poetry, Wisdom on June 27, 2008 | No Comments »
“I have been through the valley of weeping,
The valley of sorrow and pain;
But the ‘God of all comfort’ was with me,
At hand to uphold and sustain.
“As the earth needs the clouds and sunshine,
Our souls need both sorrow and joy;
So He places us oft in the furnace,
The dross from the gold to destroy.
“When He leads thro’ [...]
Comforted {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Affliction, Blessing, Devotions, Grace, Heart, Heaven, J.R. Miller, Joy, Matthew, Peace, Prayer, Repentance, Righteousness, Sin on June 25, 2008 | No Comments »
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:4
We do not usually regard sorrowing people as blessed. Here, however, is a special beatitude for mourners. In particular, Jesus probably meant penitent mourners. In all this world there is nothing so precious before God as tears of contrition; no diamonds or pearls shine with [...]
True Fellowship {Buddy Smith}
Posted in Blessing, Buddy Smith, Church, Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts, Fellowship, Grace, Heart, Heaven, Help, Life, Love, Mercy, Truth on June 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Fellowship is a word we often use and seldom understand. It is a relationship word. It describes a two way street. If we make it a one way street it becomes a dead end street. Fellowship really only exists between people who are each contributing something useful to the relationship. It must be so in [...]
Speak Out the Loving Words {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Blessing, Death, Devotions, Giving, Heart, J.R. Miller, Word on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
How much better would it be if we were more generous and lavish of our good words when our friends can be cheered and blessed by them! Sometimes we get the lesson of keeping silence over-learned, and let hearts starve for lack of kindly words which lie meanwhile on our tongues ready to be spoken. [...]
