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1 | lest by any means they exalt themselves | James 1:2 | stjohn | 212937 | ||
"It would be a very sharp and trying experience to me to think that I have an affliction which God never sent me, that the bitter cup was never filled by his hand, that my trials were never measured out by him, nor sent to me by his arrangement of their weight and quantity" (1) "I dare say the greatest earthly blessing that God can give to any of us is health, with the exception of sickness ... If some men, that I know of could only be favoured with a month of rheumatism, it would, by God's grace mellow them marvelously" (2) "I am afraid that all the grace that I have got of my comfortable and easy times and happy hours, might almost lie on a penny. But the good that I have received from my sorrows, and pains, and griefs, is altogether incalculable ... Affliction is the best bit of furniture in my house. It is the best book in a minister's library" (3) "'Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit, saith the Lord.' Instruments shall be used, but their intrinsic weakness shall be clearly manifested; there shall be no division of the glory, no diminishing of the honor due to the Great Worker ... Those who are honoured of their Lord in public have usually to endure a secret chastening, or to carry a peculiar cross, lest by any means they exalt themselves, and fall into the snare of the devil" (4) (1) The Anguish and Agonies of Charles Spurgeon, p. 25. (2) An All Round Ministry, p. 384. (3) The Anguish and Agonies of Charles Spurgeon, p. 25. (4) The Anguish and Agonies of Charles Spurgeon, pp. 163-164. Charles H. Spurgeon |
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2 | lest by any means they exalt themselves | James 1:2 | azurelaw | 212939 | ||
Dear Brother John, Thank you so much for the quote. I don't remember since when I started meditating the Gospel (Christ and His Cross) daily. Every time I do the meditation, I am in awe and can never be untouched by its power - the power that changes a believer's heart continuously, the power that makes the commandments meaningful to me (over-ruling the legalistic and moralistic proponents on the pulpit), the power that draws my focus on Christ that I am completely insignificant. I have received the below beautiful quote recently and would like to share it with you. "Keep your heart, O believer, much beneath the cross, your conscience in frequent and close contact with the blood, and the slightest touch of sin will make you restless and unhappy until you have confessed, and God has forgiven. This is the secret -- which, alas! few see, or care to know -- of preserving the garments white amid pollution, the mind serene amid turmoil, the heart happy amid sorrow, the life radiant and transparent as the sun, and the spirit, temper, and carriage Christ-loving, and Christ-like. Oh the wonders of the precious blood of Christ! Who can exalt it too highly, adore it too profoundly, love, magnify, and honor it too deeply and exclusively? Will it not constitute the theme of our study, the burden of our song, and the source of our bliss as ages roll on, and never cease to roll? Beloved, the surprise then will be, that here below we should have prized it so little, traveled to it so infrequently, and glorified it so imperfectly, and have regarded it with an affection so fickle and so cold!" --Octavius Winslow Psalm 25:5 Shalom Azure |
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3 | lest by any means they exalt themselves | James 1:2 | stjohn | 212940 | ||
Azure... Again you bless me with your grace. Thank you my sister. Yes, the Cross! That wonderfulley beautful, lovely Cross of Christ! I can think of no better place to be on this side of the grass then at it's foot! Psalm 25:7 John "The tempest's awful voice was heard; O Christ, it broke on thee! Thy open bosom was my ward, It braved the storm for me. Thy form was scarr'd, thy visage marr'd, Now cloudless peace for me." C H Spurgeon |
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