A constrained joy is better than the giddiness of folly. Once a blessing is received we inhabit a realm of joy. But as pride goes before a fall, so the unconstrained response to blessing may cause a sowing of the seed of pride. Better to receive the blessing, deliver the intent of the Holy God … Continue reading
A Word, Once Spoken
A word once spoken lives forever. By our words we will be acquitted. And by our words we will be condemned. It is better to be mute than to speak folly with a darkened heart. The wise man will clamp his tongue till he has weighed the value of sounds it should make. Many will … Continue reading
A Season of Change
I just watched Fox News’ run on the “grumpy cat”. I stopped listening when I heard the owner of the cat back track the idea that the cat was fat. You could hear a subtle panic in her voice as she made sure we understood that the cat wasn’t fat. What in the world is … Continue reading
To the Walls!
God’s wrath will certainly come upon the wicked of any age. And there is a purification due all His people. We read this: “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” (1 Timothy 3: 12) These are two points worthy of consideration; that the wicked will suffer under the hand of … Continue reading
Warnings?
I have considered how to relate this soul shaking account which Eusebius of Caesarea gives us. But there is no way to do it here except that I copy the text and let you read it for yourself. See if this doesn’t seem to have implication to our own day. This instance is taken from … Continue reading
Of Blessed Understanding We Join the Athletes of the Beginning.
The Lord has blessed my heart by bringing an audio file to me. He is more gracious than we can possibly know. If all His people were to combine their testimony regarding the Glory of the Lord Jesus (and that to the Glory of the Father) all the melody of sound would still fall short … Continue reading
