Posted in Fear, Heart, Knowledge, Name, Poetry, Scripture, Soul, Truth, Word on August 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Say, Christian, would’st thou thrive,
In knowledge of thy Lord?
Against no scripture ever strive,
But tremble at His word.
Revere the sacred page;
To injure any part,
Betrays, with blind and feeble rage,
A hard and haughty heart.
If aught there dark appear,
Bewail thy want of sight;
No imperfection can be there,
For all God’s words are right.
The Scriptures and the Lord
Bear one tremendous [...]
Posted in Assurance, C.H. Spurgeon, Devotions, Fear, Friendship, Hebrews, Love, Preachers on August 3, 2008 | No Comments »
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. (Hebrews 13:6)
Because God will never leave nor forsake us, we may well be content with such things as we have. Since the Lord is ours, we cannot be left without a friend, [...]
Posted in Church, Duty, Fear, J.R. Miller on July 22, 2008 | No Comments »
There is a great deal of worldly policy and prudence in the Christian church. There are those who shrink from duties through timidity or fear of the consequences. There are those who are restrained from taking the right side of important questions, or boldly declaring their beliefs, through motives of practical expediency. Too many professing [...]
Posted in Fear, Proverbs, Scripture, Trust on June 6, 2008 | No Comments »
The fear of man bringeth a snare:
but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD
shall be safe.
Proverbs 29:25
Posted in Blessing, C.H. Spurgeon, Church, Death, Devotions, Evil, Faith, Fear, Grace, Holiness, Life, Persecution, Pride, Revelation, Riches, Wealth on June 5, 2008 | No Comments »
“Blessed is he that watcheth.”
–Revelation 16:15
“We die daily,” said the apostle. This was the life of the early Christians; they went everywhere with their lives in their hands. We are not in this day called to pass through the same fearful persecutions: if we were, the Lord would give us grace to bear the test; [...]
Posted in Commandment, Deuteronomy, Fear, Obedience, Scripture, Service on May 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God,
and fear him,
and keep his commandments,
and obey his voice,
and ye shall serve him,
and cleave unto him.
Deuteronomy 13:4
Posted in Evil, Fear, Hate, Mouth/Tongue, Pride, Psalms, Scripture, Ways on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil:
pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way,
and the froward mouth,
do I hate.
Proverbs 8:13
Posted in Blood, C.H. Spurgeon, Confession, Death, Devotions, Fear, Grace, Heart, I Corinthians, Love, Night, Redemption, Sin, Soul on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“This do in remembrance of Me.”
–1 Corinthians 11:24
It seems then, that Christians may forget Christ! There could be no need for this loving exhortation, if there were not a fearful supposition that our memories might prove treacherous. Nor is this a bare supposition: it is, alas! too well confirmed in our experience, not as a [...]
Posted in Evil, Fear, Iniquity, Mercy, Proverbs, Scripture, Truth on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Posted in Abundance, C.H. Spurgeon, Circumstsances, Darkness, Death, Devotions, Eternal Life, Evil, Fear, Fire, Heart, Heaven, Holy Spirit, Joy, Light, Music, Name, Peace, Power, Psalms, Riches, Scripture, Soul on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
“I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me.”
–Psalm 23:4
Behold, how independent of outward circumstances the Holy Ghost can make the Christian! What a bright light may shine within us when it is all dark without! How firm, how happy, how calm, how peaceful we may be, when the world shakes to and fro, [...]
Posted in Burdens, Doubt, E.M. Bounds, Faith, Fear, Heart, Mind/Thoughts, Peace, Peter, Prayer, Pride, Rewards, Scripture, Selfishness, Soul, Strength, Thankfulness, Understanding, Weakness on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Doubt and fear are the twin foes of faith. Sometimes, they actually usurp the place of faith, and although we pray, it is a restless, disquieted prayer that we offer, uneasy and often complaining. Peter failed to walk on Gennesaret because he permitted the waves to break over him and swamp the power of his [...]
Posted in Blessing, Death, Eternal Life, Evil, Fear, Foolishness, Glory, Heart, Light, Meditation, Parable, Power, Praise, Pride, Psalms, Redemption, Riches, Scripture, Soul, Trust, Understanding, Ways, Wealth, Wisdom on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Wherefore should I fear in [...]
