Scripture reading is our spiritual meal-time.
Read the Bible in a common-sense way. Do not read it on your knees, as I have known some people do, it is an awkward posture: get into an easy chair: read it comfortably. Pray after you have read it as much as you like, but do not make a penance of what ought to be a pleasure.
True Bible-readers and Bible-searchers never find it wearisome. They like it least who [Continue reading ...]
Scripture reading is our spiritual meal-time.
Dear friends, beware of reading the Bible for other people. Get your own text—your own morsel of marrow and fatness—out of Scripture; and do not be satisfied to be sermon-making or lesson-making for your class in the Sunday-school. Feed on the word yourselves, or else your own vineyards will not be kept.
The word that cometh out of Christ’s mouth is the daily manna of our heavenly life, and it behooves every Christian, however feeble [Continue reading ...]
1. Issues of life are out of. Pr 4:23
2. God
Tries. 1Ch 29:17; Jer 12:3
Knows. Ps 44:21; Jer 20:12
Searched. 1Ch 28:9; Jer 17:10
Understands the thoughts of. 1Ch 28:9; Ps 139:2
Ponders. Pr 21:2; 24:12
Influences. 1Sa 10:26; [Continue reading ...]
Genuine humility doesn’t draw attention to itself, so it has a tendency to be overlooked by people. Of course, there are times people do not see it, because it is truly absent. But perhaps the greatest problem for many is that they have a false or distorted idea of what humility is. And this misunderstanding may be true not only of the person being observed (and talked about), but also of those who are making the observations.
Some people believe that humility consists of merely belittling [Continue reading ...]
A contrite heart, a broken heart, a humble heart. Whilst these may appear to be different ways of saying the same thing – they do have different meanings, and as such, with sincerity of heart, I sought to understand.
What is a contrite heart?
What does the Bible mean when it says; a broken heart?
What is true humility – in a true Biblical sense?
“The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a [Continue reading ...]
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
A teachable heart is a heart that has surrendered to God, a soft tender heart, yielded to receive, in humility, the truth of His word. A person who is humble in heart is someone who is always seeking the wisdom of God and is dependent on the Holy Spirit. Trusting in God, through the Holy Spirit, [Continue reading ...]