We live much of life amid unique choices. Joy is anchored in The One beyond our life. |
โThere are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. . . . Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord. . . .โ โ Charles Spurgeon โOur anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.โ โ C. H. Spurgeon โHope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.โ โ Charles Haddon Spurgeon โIf sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for.โ โ Charles Spurgeon โA Bible thatโs falling apart usually belongs to someone who isnโt.โ โ Charles Spurgeon โVisit many good books, but live in the Bible.โ โ Charles Spurgeon โWhen your will is God's will, you will have your will.โ โ Charles Spurgeon https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2876959.Charles_Haddon_Spurgeon (Philippians 2:13, KJV) |
To talk of Christmas all year through seems just an infant's dream. There's more of life, that we must do, and more on which to lean. How big the tummy each must have to live on sugar and milk! How much the money we must save to buy those rings and silk! How often can the mind be filled with the words of 40 songs? How many lights through nights so still can change the world's great wrongs? To think of Christmas all year through means none of these sweet things. The Christ, Who came for me and you redeems the heart to sing. I think of Christmas through the years, He came my soul to save. Though older, now, I still have fears. He's Hope beyond the grave. My Christmas song 365 is "Jesus Came for Me." A chang-ed heart makes me to live. His touch still sets me free. A shepherd's booth, a criss-cross trough, the Infant Lord of All. The lowly look, the life a-loft, The Hope, that daily calls. by Jay OโToole on July 12th, 2022 |