February 1, 2002
I will not judge a person to be spiritually dead whom I have judged formerly to have had spiritual life, though I see him at present in a swoon (faint) as to all evidences of the spiritual life. And the reason why I will not judge him so is this -- because if you judge a person dead, you neglect him, you leave him; but if you judge him in a swoon, faint) though never so dangerous, you use all means for the retrieving of his life.
John Owen
Biography-Website
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Holy Spirit: The Treasures of John Owen for Today's Readers By John Owen Owen on the Holy Spirit, as this work has been known to generations of Christians, was written by the greatest theologian of the Puritan era. It ranges across themes associated with the person and work of the Spirit and is doctrinal and pastoral in character. The massive 17th century edition has been modernized and abridged to make it accessible to Christians today. |
February 2, 2002
One thing we may be sure of, however: For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity is difficult. It usually takes us by surprise and seems to strike where we are most vulnerable. To us it often appears completely senseless and irrational, but to God none of it is either senseless or irrational. He has a purpose in every pain He brings or allows in our lives. We can be sure that in some way He intends it for our profit and His glory.
Jerry Bridges
Navigators
February 3, 2002
Even in the winter, even in the midst of the storm, the sun is still there. Somewhere, up above the clouds, it still shines and warms and pulls at the life buried deep inside the brown branches and frozen earth. The sun is there! Spring will come! The clouds cannot stay forever.
Gloria Gaither
Gaither Website.
February 4, 2002
God speaks to us through our desires, then as we lay them at His feet, He helps us sort them out and quiets our hearts to accept what He has already prepared.
Rosalind Rinker
Biography
February 5, 2002
We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another.
William Law
Biography and Works
February 6, 2002
There are three conversions necessary: the conversion of the heart, mind, and the purse.
Martin Luther
Biography and Information
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Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional By Martin Luther; James C. Galvin, ed. Powerful excepts from the writings of one of the giants of the faith. It has been almost 500 years since Martin Luther wrote his famous ninety-five theses and nailed them to the door of the Castle Church in Germany. His challenge to the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church ignited the Protestant Reformation and shaped the evangelical tradition of the modern church. As he anguished in his quest for truth, Luther came to understand that salvation is a radically free gift that must be accepted by "faith alone." Freshly translated from the original German into today's language, this book contains a treasury of daily devotionals taken from some of Luther's best writings and sermons that reveal both the fervency of his beliefs and his profound theological insights. |
February 7, 2002
I suddenly saw that all the time it was not I who had been seeking God, but God who had been seeking me. I had made myself the centre of my own existence and had my back turned to God. All the beauty and truth which I had discovered had come to me as a reflection of his beauty, but I had kept my eyes fixed on the reflection and was always looking at myself. But God had brought me to the point at which I was compelled to turn away from the reflection, both of myself and of the world which could only mirror my own image. During that night the mirror had been broken, and I had felt abandoned because I could no longer gaze upon the image of my own reason and the finite world which it knew. God had brought me to my knees and made me acknowledge my own nothingness, and out of that knowledge I had been reborn. I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything.
Bede Griffiths
February 8, 2002
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Victor Hugo
February 9, 2002
If you feel stuck, bring your whole self to Christ, not just the problem, but you. Ask God to change your heart. Commit yourself to pray to that end. It's God's heart to give good gifts to His children.
Sheila Walsh
Website
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February 10, 2002
The tragedies that now blacken and darken the very air of heaven for us, will sink into their places in a scheme so august, so magnificent, so joyful, that we shall laugh for wonder and delight.
Arthur Christopher Bacon
February 11, 2002
It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves.
(Clive Staples) C. S. Lewis
Into The Wardrobe
February 12, 2002
It is not persecution of the church in China that I fear. The church has always been able to weather persecution. My fear is love of money in the church. - Chinese Pastor
Anonymous Chinese Pastor
February 13, 2002
If Christ does not reign over the mundane events in our lives, He does not reign at all.
Paul Tripp
February 14, 2002
The way to love someone is to lightly run your finger over that person's soul until you find a crack, and then gently pour your love into that crack.
Keith Miller
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The Taste of New Wine By Keith Miller In this modern Christian classic, the author shares with transparent honesty the spiritual journey of his heart. "The Taste of New Wine" is today as important as it was when it was first published... it has increasing importance for the Christian life in our time. |
February 15, 2002
Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence.
Augustine
Works and Biography
February 16, 2002
Prayer has divided seas, rolled up flowing rivers, made flinty rocks gush into fountains, quenched flames of fire, muzzled lions, disarmed vipers and poisons, marshaled the stars against the wicked, stopped the course of the moon, arrested the rapid sun in its great race, burst open iron gates, conquered the strongest devils, commanded legions of angels down from heaven. Prayer has bridled and changed the raging passions of man, and routed and destroyed vast armies of proud, daring atheists. Prayer has brought one man from the bottom of the sea, and carried another in a chariot of fire to heaven; what has prayer not done!
Anonymous
February 17, 2002
Lift up your eyes. The heavenly Father waits to bless you - in inconceivable ways to make your life what you never dreamed it could be.
Anne Ortlund
Online Works
February 18, 2002
God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
John H Aughey
Bibliography
February 19, 2002
He who loveth God with all his heart feareth not death, nor punishment, nor judgment, nor hell, because perfect love giveth sure access to God. But he who still delighteth in sin, no marvel if he is afraid of death and judgment.
Thomas a Kempis
Biography and Works
February 20, 2002
Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom Museum
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Not Good If Detached By Corrie Ten Boom In this book Corrie ten Boom relates some of her experiences with people and the lessons the Lord taught her in her travels around the world. The illustrations of the vine bearing fruit and the railway ticket stamped "not good if detached" aptly portray the necessity of abiding in Him if our lives are to bear fruit and have meaning. More Corrie Ten Boom Materials |
Christianity is not a voice in the wilderness, but a life in the world. It is not an idea in the air but feet on the ground going God's way. It is not an exotic to be kept under glass, but a hardy plant to bear twelve months of fruits in all kinds of weather. Fidelity to duty is its root and branch. Nothing we can say to the Lord, no calling Him by great or dear names, can take the place of the plain doing of His will. We may cry out about the beauty of eating bread with Him in His kingdom, but it is wasted breath and a rootless hope unless we plow and plant in His kingdom here and now. To remember Him at His table and to forget Him at ours, is to have invested in bad securities. There is no substitute for plain, every-day goodness.
Maltbie Davenport (Mattie D) Babcock
Short Biography
February 22, 2002
Those who live in the Lord never see each other the last time.
German Proverb
February 23, 2002
Christians are made, not born.
Jerome
Biography
February 24, 2002
God turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Erwin Tippel
February 25, 2002
The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time.
William P. White
February 26, 2002
In the end, worship can never be a performance, something you're pretending or putting on. It's got to be an overflow of your heart. Worship is about getting personal with God, drawing close to God.
Matt Redman
Heart of Worship
February 27, 2002
We would be still and know that You are God.... We stand in awe of You..., Your awesome holiness, majestic splendour, blazing glory, limitless power, and unquestionable sovereignty. We worship You for Your flawless character, Your infinite knowledge and wisdom, Your absolute justice, unswerving faithfulness, unending mercy.... We bow our hearts and bend our knees before... Your dazzling beauty, Your fascinating personality, Your incomprehensible humility, Your unsearchable understanding, and Your unfathomable love....Our greatest need is to have a far greater revelation of what You are really like. We ask You to meet that need.
Joy Dawson
Youth With A Mission
February 28, 2002
God may be in the process of pruning something out of your life at this very moment. If this is the case, don't fight it. Instead, welcome it, for His pruning will make you more fruitful and bring greater glory to the Father.
Rick Yohn
Fellowship Community Church
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Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us By Adele Ahlberg Calhoun We have good desires - for a more intimate prayer life, perhaps, or deeper insight from God's Word - but we don't know how to get there. So we give up our pursuit, tired from wandering aimlessly, and end up feeling guilty and more distant from God instead of closer. In the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook While the word discipline may make us want to run and hide, the author shows how desires and discipline work together to lead us to the transformation we're longing for - the transformation only Christ can bring. Instead of just giving information about spiritual disciplines, this Handbook is full of practical, accessible guidance that helps you actually do them Mothers, fathers, plumbers, nurses, students - we're all on a journey. And spiritual disciplines are for all of us who desire to know Christ deeply and be like him. Here is direction for our desire, leading us to the ultimate destination: more of Christ himself. |
January 2002 // March 2002
