Lent

  He that sent me is with me; the Father hath not left me alone, for I do always those things that please him

                                                                John 8:29

He who holds nearest communion with Heaven can best discharge the duties of everyday life.

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Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997).

At this time of deep considerations and conversations with our Lord it is of great importance to remember the sacrifice He blessed us with. It was selfless sacrifice that gave us the grace of life which we did not earn or deserve. What we received is not ours to keep but, to in turn, give to others.

May the good Lord bless and keep you safe.

Remember to 'Always Love The Details."

Brought low, Not defeated

 

  As captain at the host of the Lord am I now come

Josh. 5:14

Surely Israel might now face the foe with unwavering confidence, and sing of victory even before the battle was gained. And so may the Christian. It is to no conflict of uncertain issue that he advances; the result of the battle is not doubtful. The struggle may be severe, the warfare long; he may sometimes, like the pilgrim, be beaten to the ground, and well-nigh lose his sword; but “though cast down” he is “not destroyed.” The Captain of salvation is on his side, and in the midst of sharpest conflict he can say, “Thanks be unto God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

                                                                    S. A. Blackwood

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997).

The path through life is fraught with many troubles and snares. They make us stumble. They cause us to fall. It is by the grace of our Lord that our victory is assured and not our own strength. Humility and faith are our salvation. 

May the good Lord bless and keep you safe.

Remember top"Alaways Love The Details."

Mistakes

 

  Forgetting those things which are behind … I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus

                                                   Phil. 3:13, 14

It is not by regretting what is irreparable that true work is to be done, but by making the best of what we are. It is not by complaining that we have not the right tools, but by using well the tools we have. What we are and where we are, is God’s providential arrangement—God’s doing, though it may be man’s misdoing. Life is a series of mistakes, and he is not the best Christian who makes the fewest false steps. He is the best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes.

                                                F. W. Robertson

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997).

Our lives are often a string of mistakes, failures and shortcomings. When we look back, we realize they cannot be undone so we press on. With those mistakes in mind, we press on in the hope of greater results than those of the past. Mistakes forgotten are mistakes repeated. Love of the Lord and His word is a sure footing in the way of life. 

May the good Lord bless and keep you safe.

 Remember to "Always Love The Details."

Silent conflict

 

  After ye were illuminated ye endured a great fight of afflictions

                                                      Heb. 10:32

Our boldness for God before the world must always be the result of individual dealing with God in secret. Our victories over self, and sin, and the world, are always first fought where no eye sees but God’s.… If we have not these secret conflicts, well may we not have any open ones. The outward absence of conflict betrays the inward sleep of the soul.

                                                    F. Whitfield

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997).

Private wars in private places can be those times we struggle and place the problems and sins of our lives before the throne of God. In those times and places we are brought to a place of knowing the ways of God. It is akin to praying and exalting our Lord behind closed doors.

May the good Lord bless and keep you safe.

Remember to "Always Love The Details."