“However earnestly and frequently a man prays, if he does nothing to help his poor neighbor, then we may well question the value of his prayers.”
John Owen
Alive in Us
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 (ESV) Continue reading
Spiritual Distancing
Abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (ESV) Continue reading
No Lack
“Not anything that God sees good for them shall those men want (lack) that fear the Lord. If health will do them good, if sickness will do them good, if riches will do them good, if poverty will do them good, if life will do them good, if death will do them good, then they shall not want (lack) them, neither will any of these things come nigh them.”
John Bunyan
Foundation of Worship
“The foundation of worship in the heart . . . is not emotional (‘I feel full of worship’ or ‘The atmosphere is so worshipful’). Actually it is theological. Worship is not something we ‘work up’ , it is something that ‘comes down’ to us, from the character of God.”
Sinclair Ferguson
God Moves
God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm. Continue reading
Glorified
God is glorified not only by His glory’s being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it. His glory is then received by the whole soul, both by the understanding and by the heart.
Jonathan Edwards
The Not So Famous
His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.”
Matthew 25:22-23 (ESV) Continue reading