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DISTRACTION OF ANTIPATHY “Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.” Psalm 123:3 The thing of which we have to beware of is not so much damage to our belief in God as damage to our Christian temper. “Therefore take heed to thy spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.” The temper of mind is tremendous in its effects, it is the enemy that p..

SHALLOW AND PROFOUND “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 Beware of allowing yourself to think that the shallow concerns of life are not ordained of God; they are as much of God as the profound. It is not your devotion to God that makes you refuse to be shallow, but your wish to impress other people with the fact that you ..

IT IS FINISHED “I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do.” John 17:4 The death of Jesus Christ is the performance in history of the very Mind of God. There is no room for looking on Jesus Christ as a martyr; His death was not something that happened to Him which might have been prevented: His death was the very reason why He came. Never build your preaching to forgiveness on the f..

THE FORGIVENESS OF GOD “In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;” Ephesians 1:7 Beware of the pleasant view of the Fatherhood of God-God is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That sentiment has no place whatever in the New Testament. The only ground on which God can forgive us is the tremendous tragedy of ..

WHEN HE IS COME “And when He is come, He will convict the world of sin….” John 16:8, RV Very few of us know anything about conviction of sin; we know the experience of being disturbed because of having done wrong things; but conviction of sin by the Holy Ghost blots out every relationship on earth and leaves one relationship only-“Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned!” When a man is ..

WINNING INTO FREEDOM “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 If there is any remnant of individual conceit left, it always says “I can’t.” Personality never says “I can’t,” but simply absorbs and absorbs. Personality always wants more and more. It is the way we are built. We are designed with a great capacity for God; and sin and our individ..

THE ETERNAL GOAL “By Myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing…that in blessing I will bless thee….” Genesis 22:16-17 Abraham has reached the place where he is in touch with the very nature of God. My goal is God Himself… At any cost, dear Lord, by any road. “At any road, by any road” means nothing self-chosen in the way God brings us to the goal. T..

STILL HUMAN! “Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 The great marvel of the Incarnation slips into ordinary childhood’s life; the great marvel of the Transfiguration vanishes in the devil-possessed valley; the glory of the Resurrection descends into a breakfast on the sea-shore. This is not an anti-climax, but a great revelation of God. The tendency is to look ..

WHAT IS THAT TO THEE? “Lord, what shall this man do?...What is that to thee? Follow thou Me.” John 21:21-22 One of our severest lessons comes from the stubborn refusal to see that we must not interfere in other people’s lives. It takes a long time to realize the danger of being an amateur providence, that is, interfering with God’s order for others. You see a certain person suffering, an..

DISCOVERING DIVINE DESIGNS “I being in the way, the Lord led me….” Genesis 24:27 We have to be so one with God that we do not continually need to ask for guidance. Sanctification means that we are made the children of God, and the natural life of a child is obedience-until he wishes to be disobedient, then instantly there is the intuitive jar. In the spiritual domain the intuitive jar is t..