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« Reply #630 on: December 04, 2007, 09:48:03 AM » |
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As proud and carnal as ever!
(Thomas Watson, "A Divine Cordial" 1663)
Grace changes the heart!
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corin. 5:17
The true Christian has a great change wrought. Not a change
of the faculties—but of the tendencies. He is altered from what
he was before. His body is the same—but not his mind. Oh
what a metamorphosis does grace make!
There is a change wrought in the UNDERSTANDING. Before,
there was ignorance—but now there is light. The first work of
God in the creation of the world was light—likewise it is in the
new creation. He now says, "I once was blind—but now I see!"
(John 9:25). He sees such evil in sin, and excellency in the ways
of God—as he never saw before! It is a marvelous light, because
it is more penetrating. Other light may shine upon the face—but
this light shines into the heart, and enlightens the conscience
(2 Cor. 4:6).
There is a change wrought in the WILL. The will, which before
opposed Christ—now embraces Him. The will, which was an iron
sinew against Christ—is now like melting wax, and readily receives
the stamp and impression of the Holy Spirit. The will now moves
heavenward—and carries all the affections along with it. The will
now says, "Lord, what will you have me to do?" (Acts 9:6). Before,
the will kept Christ out; now, it keeps sin out! Oh what a happy
change is wrought here!
There is a change wrought in the CONDUCT. He who is saved,
walks directly contrary to what he did before. He once walked
in envy and malice—now he walks in love! He once walked in
pride—now he walks in humility. In the heart there is a new
birth—and in the life there is a new conduct.
Thus we see what a mighty change grace makes.
How far are they from salvation, who never had any change!
They are the same today—as they were forty or fifty years ago.
They are as proud and carnal as ever! They have had no
change in their heart. Let not them think to leap out of the
harlot's lap (the world) into Abraham's bosom! They must
either have a gracious change while they live—or a cursed
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« Reply #631 on: December 05, 2007, 10:49:28 PM » |
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It is better to go to heaven with the few
(Thomas Watson, "A Divine Cordial" 1663)
"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the
narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and
its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy
way. But the gateway to life is small, and the road
is narrow, and only a few ever find it." Mt. 7:13-14
It is better to go to heaven with the few—than
to hell in the crowd! We must walk in an opposite
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« Reply #632 on: December 07, 2007, 06:05:16 PM » |
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It is better to go to heaven with the few
(Thomas Watson, "A Divine Cordial" 1663)
"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the
narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and
its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy
way. But the gateway to life is small, and the road
is narrow, and only a few ever find it." Mt. 7:13-14
It is better to go to heaven with the few—than
to hell in the crowd! We must walk in an opposite
course to the people of the world. ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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Everything is FREE and Public Domain.FREE E-mail Subscription: http://www.gracegems.org/____________________ Tell me all about it!!! Thank you brother Tom .I feel like on a one way by myself here.. beautiful view for me. they just don't get it or i don't see it....I do see God's Angels around above me , but you see somehow i am not getting through them i mean my brothers and sisters of this world around me.It is not by me I guess I don't know how.. ,but by His Spirit right..Love in Jesus Def.(':') |
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But to us There Is But one God, the Father, of whom Are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ by whom Are all things and we by Him(1Cor 8:6 KJV)
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« Reply #633 on: December 09, 2007, 11:19:13 PM » |
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Tell me all about it!!!
Thank you brother Tom .I feel like on a one way by myself here..
beautiful view for me.
they just don't get it or i don't see it....I do see God's Angels around above me
, but you see somehow i am not getting through them i mean my brothers and sisters of this world around me.It is not by me I guess I don't know how.. ,but by His Spirit right..Love in Jesus Def.(':')
Hello Sister Def, Sister, just keep doing what you're doing and trust GOD to do the rest. Remember that we already have GOD'S Promise that HIS WORD will never return void. We won't know many times how GOD has used HIS WORD, but HE did use it according to HIS Perfect Will. This is GOD'S Promise to us, so we can just say AMEN! and consider it done. Sister, don't let anyone discourage you. From everything you've said, your work makes you happy, and I know that it makes GOD happy. Love In Christ, Tom Isaiah 55:10-11 NASB "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. |
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« Reply #634 on: December 10, 2007, 04:59:33 PM » |
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Hello Sister Def,
Sister, just keep doing what you're doing and trust GOD to do the rest. Remember that we already have GOD'S Promise that HIS WORD will never return void. We won't know many times how GOD has used HIS WORD, but HE did use it according to HIS Perfect Will. This is GOD'S Promise to us, so we can just say AMEN! and consider it done. Sister, don't let anyone discourage you. From everything you've said, your work makes you happy, and I know that it makes GOD happy.
Love In Christ,
Tom
Isaiah 55:10-11 NASB
"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Brother Tom Your words right now to me were like manna. Thank you. God Our Father is Love and His WORD is Eternal. Glory in the name of Christ Jesus the Son of the living God King of King Lord of Lord. Word of God Come Lord Jesus come.Amen Love in Jesus Def (';') Patience -wisdom- may He grant me in Jesus my sweet Jesus's name. |
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« Reply #635 on: December 11, 2007, 02:27:37 PM » |
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Corrosives to eat out the proud flesh
(Thomas Watson, "The Lord's Prayer")
"In this world you will have trouble." John 16:33
"Man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly
upward." Job 5:7
Troubles arise like sparks out of a furnace.
The present state of life is subject to afflictions.
Man comes into the world with a cry—and goes
out with a groan!
Afflictions are some of the thorns which the earth
brings forth. We may as well think to stop the sun
in its swift motion—as put a stop to troubles. The
consideration of a life exposed to troubles and
sufferings, should make us say with patience,
"May Your will be done."
It is vain to quarrel with instruments. Wicked men
are but a rod in God's hand! "O Assyria, the rod of
My anger." Isaiah 10:5. Whoever brings an affliction
—God sends it! The consideration of this should make
us say, "May Your will be done." What God does—He
sees a reason for. This believed, would rock the heart
quiet. Shall we mutiny at that which God does? We
may as well quarrel with God's works of creation—as
with God's works of providence.
Consider that there is a necessity for affliction.
"If need be, you are in heaviness." 1 Peter 1:6.
It is needful that some things are kept in brine.
Afflictions are needful to keep us humble. Often there
is no other way to have the heart low—but by being
brought low. When king Manasseh "was in affliction, he
humbled himself greatly." Corrections are corrosives
to eat out the proud flesh. "Remembering my misery,
the wormwood and the gall; my soul is humbled in me."
Lamentations 3:19, 20. Shall not we quietly submit, and
say, "Lord, I see there is a necessity for it. May Your will
be done!" ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #636 on: December 11, 2007, 02:30:14 PM » |
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A new existence
(J. C. Ryle, "Regeneration")
"Truly, truly, I say to you—Unless a man
is born again, he cannot see the kingdom
of God." John 3:3
To be born again is, as it were, to enter
upon a new existence, to have . . .
a new mind,
a new heart,
new views,
new principles,
new tastes,
new affections,
new likings,
new dislikings,
new fears,
new joys,
new sorrows,
new love to things once hated,
new hatred to things once loved,
new thoughts . . .
of God,
of ourselves,
of the world,
of the life to come,
of salvation.
He who has been born again, is a new man, a
new creature—for old things are passed away.
He receives an utterly new bias and direction.
All things have become new! It is the implanting
of a new principle which will surely bear good
fruit. It is . . .
opening the eyes of the blind;
unstopping the ears of the deaf;
loosing the tongue of the dumb;
giving hands and feet to the maimed and lame
—for he that is born again no longer allows his
members to be instruments and servants of
unrighteousness—but he gives them unto God,
and then only are they properly employed.
"You must be born again." John 3:7 ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #637 on: December 11, 2007, 02:31:52 PM » |
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A sea of sin—and not a drop of sorrow!
(Thomas Watson, "A Divine Cordial" 1663)
One sign of genuine love to God—is grief for sin.
Where there is love to God—there is a grieving for
our sins of unkindness against Him. A child who
loves his father, cannot but weep for offending him.
The heart which burns in love—melts in tears. "Oh!
that I should abuse the love of so dear a Savior!
Shall I give Him more gall and vinegar to drink!
How disloyal and hypocritical have I been! How
have I grieved His Spirit, trampled upon His
royal commands, and slighted His blood!"
This opens a vein of godly sorrow, and makes the
heart bleed afresh. "He went out, and wept bitterly!"
That Peter should deny Christ after he had received
such amazing love from Him—this broke his heart
with grief! "He went out, and wept bitterly!"
By this, let us test our love to God. Do we shed the tears
of godly sorrow? Do we grieve for our unkindness against
God, our abuse of His mercy, our non-improvement the
talents which He has given us?
How far are they from loving God—who sin daily, and their
hearts never smite them! They have a sea of sin—and
not a drop of sorrow! They are so far from being troubled,
that they make merry with their sins. "When you engage in
your wickedness, then you rejoice!" (Jer. 11:15). Oh wretch!
Did Christ bleed for sin—and do you laugh at it! ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #638 on: December 11, 2007, 02:33:27 PM » |
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Worms should be made kings!
(Thomas Watson, "The Beatitudes" 1660)
"Don't be afraid, little flock, because your Father
delights to give you the kingdom!" Luke 12:32
See here the mercy and bounty of God, who has prepared
a kingdom for His people. It is a favor that we poor worms
should be allowed to live. But that worms should be made
kings—this is divine bounty! It is mercy to pardon us—but it
is rich mercy to crown us! 'Behold, what kind of love is this!'
Earthly princes may bestow great gifts on their subjects—but
they keep the kingdom to themselves. Though Pharaoh advanced
Joseph to honor and gave him a ring from his finger—yet he kept
the kingdom to himself. 'Only in the throne will I be greater than
you' (Genesis 41:40). But God gives a kingdom to His people—He
sets them upon the throne!
How David admires the goodness of God in bestowing upon him
a temporal kingdom. 'Then king David went in, and sat before the
Lord and said—Who am I, O Lord God—and what is my house, that
You have brought me hitherto?' (2 Samuel 7:18 ). He wondered
that God should take him from the sheepfold—and set him on the
throne—that God should turn his shepherd's staff into a king's
scepter! O then, how may the saints admire the riches of grace—
that God should give them a glorious kingdom above all the
princes of the earth—nay, far above all heavens!
God thinks nothing too good for His children. We many times think
much of a tear, a prayer, or to sacrifice a sin for Him—but He does
not think a kingdom is too much to bestow upon us! How will the
saints read over the lectures of free grace in heaven, and trumpet
forth the praises of that God, who has crowned them with such
astonishing loving-kindness!
See here, that which may make the people of God long for death.
Then, they shall enter upon their glorious kingdom! Indeed the
wicked may fear death. It will not lead them to a kingdom—but to
a horrid prison. Hell is the jail where they must lie rotting forever
with the devil and his demons! ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #639 on: December 11, 2007, 02:35:55 PM » |
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288 opinions about the way to happiness
(Thomas Watson, "The Beatitudes" 1660)
In what does happiness consist?
Millions of people mistake both the nature of happiness, and the way there. Some of the learned have noted 288 opinions about the way to happiness—and all have shot wide of the mark!
How do men thirst after the world—as if the pearl of happiness hung upon an earthly crown! "Oh," says one, "if I had but such an estate—then I would be happy! Had I but such a comfort—then I would sit down satisfied!" Well, God gives him that comfort and lets him suck the very juice out of it—but, alas, it falls short of his expectation. It cannot fill the emptiness and longing of his soul!
Happiness does not lie in the acquisition of worldly things. Happiness cannot by any chemistry—be extracted from the world. Christ does not say, 'Happy are the rich,' or 'Happy are the noble.' Yet too many idolize these things. How ready is man to terminate his happiness in external worldly things! If they have but worldly accommodations, they are ready to say with that brutish fool in the gospel, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years, take your ease—eat, drink and be merry!"
But alas! The tree of happiness does not grow in an earthly paradise. Has not God 'cursed the ground' because of sin? Yet many are digging for happiness here—as if they would fetch a blessing out of a curse! A man may as well think to extract oil out of a stone, or fire out of water—as happiness out of earthly things!
King Solomon had more worldly things than any man. His crown was hung full of jewels. He had treasuries of gold. He had the flower and quintessence of all delights—sumptuous fare, stately edifices, vineyards, lands, all sorts of music to enchant and ravish the senses with joy. If there were any rarity—it was present in king Solomon's court. Thus did he bathe in the perfumed waters of pleasure.
Never did the world cast a more smiling aspect upon any man! Yet when he comes to give his impartial verdict, he tells us that the world has 'vanity' written upon its frontispiece; and all those golden delights he enjoyed, were but a painted felicity—a glorious misery! "Behold! All was vanity!" Happiness is too noble and delicate a plant, to grow in this world's soil. Worldly joys are but sugared lies—pleasant deceits—which have not one grain of true happiness! Nothing on earth can satisfy the soul's desires!
"The world passes away!" (1 John 2:17). Worldly delights are winged. They may be compared to a flock of birds in the garden—which stay a little while—but when you come near to them—they take their flight and are gone! Just so, "riches make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle toward heaven!" They are like a meteor which blazes—but soon burns out. They are like a castle made of snow—lying under the fiery beams of the sun. Worldly comforts are like tennis balls—which are bandied up and down from one to another. They are like a bouquet of flowers—which withers while you are smelling it. They are like ice—which melts away while it is in your hand.
Those things which do more vex than comfort—cannot make a man truly happy. As riches are compared to wind—to show their vanity; so they are compared to thorns—to show their vexation. Thorns are not more apt to tear our garments—than riches to tear our hearts! They are thorns in the gathering—and they prick with anxious care. They pierce the head with care of getting, so they wound the heart with fear of losing. Happiness is not to be fetched out of the earth! Worldly comforts cannot make you happy. You might live rich—and die cursed! You might treasure up an estate—and God might treasure up wrath!____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #640 on: December 11, 2007, 02:39:21 PM » |
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This perfume of free grace!
(Thomas Watson, "The Beatitudes" 1660)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3
Only those who are poor in spirit, are capable of
receiving grace. He who is swollen with self-excellency
and self-sufficiency—is not fit for Christ. He is full already.
If the hand is full of pebbles—it cannot receive gold. The
glass is first emptied, before you pour in wine. God first
empties a man of himself, before He pours in the precious
wine of His grace.
He who is poor in spirit—is a Christ-admirer. He has high
thoughts of Christ. He sees himself naked—and flies to
Christ, to be clothed in the garments of His righteousness.
He sees himself wounded—and as the wounded deer runs
to the water—so he thirsts for Christ's blood, the water of
life. "Lord!" says he, "give me Christ or I die!" His conscience
has turned into a fiery serpent and has stung him; now he
will give all the world—for a brazen serpent! He sees himself
in a state of death; and how precious is one leaf of the tree
of life, which is both for food and medicine! The poor in spirit
sees that all his riches lie in Christ—"wisdom, righteousness,
sanctification" In every need, he flies to this storehouse! He
adores the all-fullness in Christ.
He who is poor in spirit—is an exalter of free grace. None so
magnify God's mercy—as the poor in spirit. The poor are very
thankful. When Paul had tasted mercy—how thankfully does
he adore free grace! "The grace of our Lord was exceeding
abundant" (1 Timothy 1:14). It was super-exuberant grace!
He sets the crown of his salvation—upon the head of free
grace! As a man who is condemned and has a pardon sent to
him—how greatly he proclaims the goodness and mercifulness
of his prince! So Paul displays free grace in its magnificent
colors. He interlines all his epistles with free grace! As a vessel
which has been perfumed, makes the water taste of it—so Paul,
who was a vessel perfumed with mercy, makes all his epistles
to taste of this perfume of free grace! Those who are poor
in spirit, bless God for the least crumb which falls from the table
of free grace! Labor for poverty of spirit. Christ begins with this,
and we must begin here if ever we are saved. Poverty of spirit
is the foundation stone, on which God lays the superstructure
of eternal glory!
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3 ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #641 on: December 12, 2007, 05:11:13 PM » |
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Corrosives to eat out the proud flesh
(Thomas Watson, "The Lord's Prayer")
"In this world you will have trouble." John 16:33
"Man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly
upward." Job 5:7
Troubles arise like sparks out of a furnace.
The present state of life is subject to afflictions.
Man comes into the world with a cry—and goes
out with a groan!
Afflictions are some of the thorns which the earth
brings forth. We may as well think to stop the sun
in its swift motion—as put a stop to troubles. The
consideration of a life exposed to troubles and
sufferings, should make us say with patience,
"May Your will be done."
It is vain to quarrel with instruments. Wicked men
are but a rod in God's hand! "O Assyria, the rod of
My anger." Isaiah 10:5. Whoever brings an affliction
—God sends it! The consideration of this should make
us say, "May Your will be done." What God does—He
sees a reason for. This believed, would rock the heart
quiet. Shall we mutiny at that which God does? We
may as well quarrel with God's works of creation—as
with God's works of providence.
Consider that there is a necessity for affliction.
"If need be, you are in heaviness." 1 Peter 1:6.
It is needful that some things are kept in brine.
Afflictions are needful to keep us humble. Often there
is no other way to have the heart low—but by being
brought low. When king Manasseh "was in affliction, he
humbled himself greatly." Corrections are corrosives
to eat out the proud flesh. "Remembering my misery,
the wormwood and the gall; my soul is humbled in me."
Lamentations 3:19, 20. Shall not we quietly submit, and
say, "Lord, I see there is a necessity for it. May Your will
be done!" ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #642 on: December 12, 2007, 05:18:00 PM » |
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A new existence
(J. C. Ryle, "Regeneration")
"Truly, truly, I say to you—Unless a man
is born again, he cannot see the kingdom
of God." John 3:3
To be born again is, as it were, to enter
upon a new existence, to have . . .
a new mind,
a new heart,
new views,
new principles,
new tastes,
new affections,
new likings,
new dislikings,
new fears,
new joys,
new sorrows,
new love to things once hated,
new hatred to things once loved,
new thoughts . . .
of God,
of ourselves,
of the world,
of the life to come,
of salvation.
He who has been born again, is a new man, a
new creature—for old things are passed away.
He receives an utterly new bias and direction.
All things have become new! It is the implanting
of a new principle which will surely bear good
fruit. It is . . .
opening the eyes of the blind;
unstopping the ears of the deaf;
loosing the tongue of the dumb;
giving hands and feet to the maimed and lame
—for he that is born again no longer allows his
members to be instruments and servants of
unrighteousness—but he gives them unto God,
and then only are they properly employed.
"You must be born again." John 3:7 ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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« Reply #643 on: December 12, 2007, 05:22:08 PM » |
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This perfume of free grace!
(Thomas Watson, "The Beatitudes" 1660)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3
Only those who are poor in spirit, are capable of
receiving grace. He who is swollen with self-excellency
and self-sufficiency—is not fit for Christ. He is full already.
If the hand is full of pebbles—it cannot receive gold. The
glass is first emptied, before you pour in wine. God first
empties a man of himself, before He pours in the precious
wine of His grace.
He who is poor in spirit—is a Christ-admirer. He has high
thoughts of Christ. He sees himself naked—and flies to
Christ, to be clothed in the garments of His righteousness.
He sees himself wounded—and as the wounded deer runs
to the water—so he thirsts for Christ's blood, the water of
life. "Lord!" says he, "give me Christ or I die!" His conscience
has turned into a fiery serpent and has stung him; now he
will give all the world—for a brazen serpent! He sees himself
in a state of death; and how precious is one leaf of the tree
of life, which is both for food and medicine! The poor in spirit
sees that all his riches lie in Christ—"wisdom, righteousness,
sanctification" In every need, he flies to this storehouse! He
adores the all-fullness in Christ.
He who is poor in spirit—is an exalter of free grace. None so
magnify God's mercy—as the poor in spirit. The poor are very
thankful. When Paul had tasted mercy—how thankfully does
he adore free grace! "The grace of our Lord was exceeding
abundant" (1 Timothy 1:14). It was super-exuberant grace!
He sets the crown of his salvation—upon the head of free
grace! As a man who is condemned and has a pardon sent to
him—how greatly he proclaims the goodness and mercifulness
of his prince! So Paul displays free grace in its magnificent
colors. He interlines all his epistles with free grace! As a vessel
which has been perfumed, makes the water taste of it—so Paul,
who was a vessel perfumed with mercy, makes all his epistles
to taste of this perfume of free grace! Those who are poor
in spirit, bless God for the least crumb which falls from the table
of free grace! Labor for poverty of spirit. Christ begins with this,
and we must begin here if ever we are saved. Poverty of spirit
is the foundation stone, on which God lays the superstructure
of eternal glory!
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3 ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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But to us There Is But one God, the Father, of whom Are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ by whom Are all things and we by Him(1Cor 8:6 KJV)
I believe that Jesus died for my sins was buried rose again and is sitting at the right hand of God Almighty interceding for me Amen
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The way to be like Jesus
(Thomas Watson, "The Beatitudes" 1660)
To render evil for evil is brutish;
to render evil for good is devilish;
to render good for evil is Christian.
"Blessed are the meek." Matthew 5:5
Meekness is a grace whereby we are enabled by
the Spirit of God, to moderate our angry passions.
Meekness has a divine beauty and sweetness in
it. This meekness consists in three things:
the bearing of injuries,
the forgiving of injuries,
the recompensing good for evil.
Meekness is opposed to:
anger,
malice,
revenge and
evil-speaking.
Meekness is a great ornament to a Christian. "The
ornament of a meek spirit—which is so precious to
God!" (1 Peter 3:4). How lovely is a saint in God's
eye, when adorned with this jewel! No garment
is more befitting to a Christian, than meekness.
Therefore we are bid to put on this garment, "Put
on therefore as the elect of God—meekness."
(Colossians 3:12)
Meekness is a noble and excellent spirit. A meek man
is a valorous man. He gets a victory over himself! Anger
arises from weakness of character. The meek man is able
to conquer his fury. "He who is slow to anger is better
than the mighty; controlling one's temper is better than
capturing a city." (Proverbs 16:32). To yield to one's
anger is easy—it is swimming along with the tide of
corrupt nature. But to turn against nature—to resist
anger, to "overcome evil with good"—this is truly
Christian.
Meekness is the best way to conquer and melt the
heart of an enemy. Meekness melts and thaws the
heart of others. The greatest victory is to overcome
an enemy—without striking a blow! Mildness prevails
more than fierceness. Anger makes an enemy of a
friend. Meekness makes a friend of an enemy.
Meekness is the way to be like Jesus—"Learn of
Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart." Mat. 11:29.
It is not profession which makes us like Jesus—but
imitation. Where meekness is lacking—we are like
brutes. Where it is present—we are like Jesus. ____________________ From Grace Gems:
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