Judgment on the abyss of love
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God. 1 Peter 4:17. The Christian worker must never forget that salvation is God’s thought, not man’s; therefore it is an unfathomable abyss. Salvation is the great…
Vicarious intercession
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. Hebrews 10:19. Beware of imagining that intercession means bringing our personal sympathies into the presence of God and demanding that He does what we ask. Our…
Vital intercession
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit. Eph. 6:18. As we go on in intercession we may find that our obedience to God is going to cost other people more than we thought. The danger then is…
The passion of patience
Though it tarry, wait for it. Hab. 2:3. Patience is not indifference; patience conveys the idea of an immensely strong rock withstanding all onslaughts. The vision of God is the source of patience, because it imparts a moral inspiration. Moses…
Insight not emotion
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 2 Cor. 5:7. For a time we are conscious of God’s attentions, then, when God begins to use us in His enterprises, we take on a pathetic look and talk of the…
The spontaneity of love
Love suffereth long, and is kind . . . 1 Cor. 13:4-8. Love is not premeditated, it is spontaneous, that is, it bursts up in extraordinary ways. There is nothing of mathematical certainty in Paul’s category of love. We cannot…
The graciousness of uncertainty
It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John 3:2. Naturally, we are inclined to be so mathematical and calculating that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We imagine that we have to reach some end,…
What you will get
Thy life will I give thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. Jeremiah 45:5. This is the unshakable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him —‘I will give thee thy life.’ What more does a…
What do you want?
Seekest thou great things for thyself? Jeremiah 45:5. Are you seeking great things for yourself? Not seeking to be a great one, but seeking great things from God for yourself. God wants you in a closer relationship to Himself than…
The supreme climb
Take now thy son, . . .and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. Genesis 22:2. Character determines how a man interprets God’s will (cf. Psalm 18:25-26). Abraham interpreted God’s…