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 ‘Sin’ 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 »
My Hiding Place {unknown}
Posted in Grace, Light, Love, Mercy, Night, Poetry, Sin on July 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Psalm 119:114
HAIL, sovereign love, which first began
The scheme to rescue fallen man!
Hail, matchless, free eternal grace,
Which gave my soul a Hiding Place!
Against the God who built the sky
I fought with hands uplifted high–
Despised the mention of His grace,
Too proud to seek a Hiding Place.
Enwrapt in thick Egyptian night,
And fond of darkness more than light,
Madly I [...]
The Cross Was His Own {unknown}
Posted in Cross, Poetry, Sin on July 1, 2008 | No Comments »
They borrowed a bed to lay his head,
When Christ the Lord came down;
They borrowed an ass in the mountain pass
For Him to ride to town;
But the crown that He wore
And the cross that He bore
Were His Own.
He borrowed the bread when the crowd He fed
On the grassy mountainside;
He borrowed the dish of broken fish
With which [...]
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 [...]
No Condemnation! {Horne}
Posted in Blood, Grace, Heart, Joy, Poetry, Promise, Sin, Truth, Wrath on June 19, 2008 | No Comments »
“No condemnation!” Can it be
This message sweet is meant for me?
For me who, but for God’s free grace,
Would occupy the sinner’s place?
“No condemnation!” When, and how?
The word is clearly written - “Now.”
Tis wrought through Christ, and Christ alone;
Naught but His blood can sin atone.
“No condemnation!” Fully free!
Though Satan cast his darts at me,
Accuse me oft, [...]
Immanuel {C.H. Spurgeon}
Posted in C.H. Spurgeon, Comfort, Death, Grace, Heaven, Hope, Joy, Poetry, Prayer, Sin, Soul, Truth on June 13, 2008 | No Comments »
When once I mourned a load of sin;
When conscience felt a wound within;
When all my works were thrown away;
When on my knees I knelt to pray,
Then, blissful hour, remembered well,
I learned Thy love, Immanuel.
When storms of sorrow toss my soul;
When waves of care around me roll;
When comforts sink, when joys shall flee;
When hopeless griefs shall [...]
Immediately made Whole {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Commandment, Devotions, Duty, Grace, Healing, Humility, J.R. Miller, John, Life, Obedience, Sin, Strength, Walk, Wisdom on June 1, 2008 | No Comments »
“Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole.”
John 5:8,9
The man might have said, “Why, I cannot rise. That is the very thing which I have not been able for thirty-eight years. Take up my bed! Why, I could not lift a feather; and as for [...]
Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose {Wesley}
Posted in Death, Heaven, Holiness, Joy, Life, Love, Name, Peace, Poetry, Power, Salvation, Sin, Soul on May 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Thou hidden Source of calm repose,
Thou all-sufficient Love Divine,
My help and refuge from my foes,
Secure I am, if Thou art mine;
And lo! from sin, and grief, and shame,
I hide me, Jesus, in Thy Name.
Thy mighty Name salvation is,
And keeps my happy soul above;
Comfort it brings, and power, and peace,
And joy, and everlasting love;
To me, with [...]
Thy Burden Bearer {C.H. Spurgeon}
Posted in Burdens, C.H. Spurgeon, Devotions, Faith, Holy Spirit, Love, Peace, Prayer, Pride, Psalms, Sin, Temptation, Trust, Wisdom, Word on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.”
–Psalm 55:22
Care, even though exercised upon legitimate objects, if carried to excess, has in it the nature of sin. The precept to avoid anxious care is earnestly inculcated by our Saviour, again and again; it is reiterated by the apostles; and it is one which [...]
Cost of Being a Blessing {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Blessing, Blood, Comfort, Devotions, Faith, Help, J.R. Miller, Patience, Sacrifice, Sin, Temptation on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
We must live deeply ourselves if we would be able to bless others. We must resist sin, even unto blood, if we would teach others how to be victorious in temptation. We must bear trials and endure sorrows with patience, with submission, and with faith, so as to be victorious, if we would become comforters [...]
Bearing One Another’s Burdens {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Devotions, Healing, Heart, Help, J.R. Miller, Law, Love, Mark, Scripture, Sin, Strength, Work on May 17, 2008 | No Comments »
“They come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.”
Mark 2:3
That was a very touching sight, those four strong men carrying their helpless friend to the Healer. That is the kind of help we ought always to be willing to give to one another. There are on all sides of [...]
In Rememberance of Christ {C.H. Spurgeon}
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 [...]
