Proverbs 16:9 – A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. Romans 12:2 – And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. How the sovereignty of God…
Proverbs 13:7-8 – There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. Poverty and wealth are pretty interesting things. In America you can make yourself rich. You can work hard,…
1 Thessalonians 5:18 – In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Our hearts are to be filled with thankfulness, and our lips with praise. Our attitude here is to be that of praising men. ‘In everything give thanks;’ thanks unto the Father; to Him who…
Proverbs 17:20 – He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. Proverbs 16:32 – He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Don’t be a crank! The Bible word…
2 Corinthians 9:6 – But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. The question is “What do I reap if I sow?” The normal carnal Christian mentality is if I sow carnal things I will reap carnal things. But if you read…
Matthew 16:24 – Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. There are some Christians to whom religion is a very easy thing. There is no cross in it; no self-denial; no bitterness; no toil; no conflict. And…
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 – For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
It requires far more of the constraining love of Christ to love our cousins and neighbors as members of the heavenly family, than to feel the heart warm to our suffering brethren in Tuscany or Madeira. To love the whole Church is one thing; to love–that is, to delight in the graces and veil the defects–of the person who misunderstood me and opposed my plans yesterday, whose peculiar infirmities grate on my most sensitive feelings, or whose natural faults are precisely those from which my natural character most revolts, is quite another. ELIZABETH CHARLES.
Romans 5:12 – Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 1 Corinthians 15:26 – The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:55 – O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where…
Ecclesiastes 4:9 – Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. Ecclesiastes 4:12 – And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Two are better than one. This is definitely true in any good marriage or any good friendship.…
Isaiah 42:3 – A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. I wanted to continue the discussion we had yesterday regarding this verse and now look at the smoking flax. The Common Flax or linseed is used for multiple purposes. The seed can…
Isaiah 42:3 – A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. Matthew 12:20 – A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. Richard Sibbes whom I have quoted…
1 Corinthians 15:2 – By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. We are saved by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. According to this verse, it is possible to believe in vain. According to the Webster’s 1828 vain means. Empty;…
Psalms 144:3 – Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Luke 15:4 – What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which…
Psalms 139:20-24 – For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. Search me, O God, and…