Expect God's Blessing

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Looking again at The Christian in Complete Armour:

The sincere Christian cherishes such sweet thoughts of God that his meditations unite him with peace and he would not consider speaking unworthy of God's glory or goodness. We see this in David: "I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it" (Ps 39:9). Both his spirit and body were afflicted at the same time; he was sad and sick, yet he remembered where the affliction came from. "This is from You, Lord, and I love You dearly; so I can take it without fear. After all, You might have thrown me into a bed of flames instead of a bed of sickness; so let me accept my correction thankfully." Thus he fielded the blow without sending words of resentment or anger back upon God. [July 3]

The beginning...

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Today is the beginning of this blog for which I hope to provide many quotes (and a very small bit of personal commentary) from great thinkers aiding us in our fight for faith. Today I'm quoting from The Christian in Complete Armour.

The hypocrite's joy, like strings of a musical instrument, cracks in wet weather; but sincerity keeps the soul in tune through all seasons. Unstable people let circumstances control how they feel--cheerful in sunshine but depressed in rain. And this is the way of the unsound heart. A few trying situations weaken his spirit and destroy him as a cold winter kills feeble bodies. Afflictions, however, help the Christian grow by uniting him even more closely with Christ. Trouble sends him straight to the arms of the Lord, as the bee flies to her hive in a storm. He is glad who has such a comfortable pillow as the lap of Jesus. [July 1st]