The Worker’s Ruling Passion “Wherefore we labour that . . we may be accepted of Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:9 “Wherefore we Labour . . . .” It is arduous work to keep the master ambition in front. It means holding one’s self to the high ideal year in and year out, not being ambitious to…
The Master Assizes “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 Paul says that we must all, preacher and people alike, “appear before the judgment seat of Christ.” If you learn to live in the white light of Christ here and now, judgment finally will cause you to delight…
My righteous one will live by faith My righteous one will live by faith. (Hebrews 10:38) Often our feelings and emotions are mistakenly substituted for faith. Pleasurable emotions and deep, satisfying experiences are part of the Christian life, but they are not the essence of it. Trials, conflicts, battles, and testings lie along the way…
Do as you promised . . .that your name will be great forever. 1 Chronicles 17:23-26 23 “And now, LORD, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, 24 so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then…
Abandonment “Then Peter began to say unto Him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed Thee. . . .” Mark 10:28 Our Lord replies in effect, that abandonment is for Himself, and not for what the disciples themselves will get from it. Beware of an abandonment which has the commercial spirit in it –…
Let Us Not Sleep, As Others Do. 1 THESSALONIANS 5 : 6 There are many ways of encouraging the Christian to stay awake. First, let me strongly advise Christians to talk to each other about the ways of the Lord. In Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian and Hopeful, on their journey to the Celestial City, said…
It is more blessed to give than to receive “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20 vs 35). How shall we know the difference between the earthly and the heavenly love? The one terminates on ourselves and is partly ourself seeking its own gratification. The other reaches out to God and…
Living A Life Of Extraordinary Achievements 2 Samuel 22:30; Psalm 18:29. The possibilities and achievements in the kingdom are divinely enabled, no amount of human ability or work could ever match the grace bestowed by the spirit of God. Even Christ our perfect example, during His earthly ministry confessed that “I can of mine own…
Vision “I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.” Acts 26:19 If we lose the vision, we alone are responsible, and the way we lose the vision is by spiritual leakage. If we do not run our belief about God into practical issues, it is al up with the vision God has given. The only…
