Be not deceived. God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. (Gal.6:7)
He who does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done, and there is no respect of persons. (Col.3:25)
Whatever good thing that any man does, the same shall he receive of the Lord. (Eph.6:8)
Archives for November 1999
44. The Second Coming
C.S.Lewis (and George MacDonald before him) have been a great help in clearing away from our minds inferior thought patterns, and crystallise those we find difficult to vocalise. God imparted to these men the power of mental clarity that few possess. As a result, to read any of their works is cathartic. One comes away feeling cleansed, bright, and more cheerful. The following quote from Lewis is timely, simply because of the spiritual anxiety generated by those who insist on finding dates for our Lord’s return. [Read more…]
43. “Sweet Revenge!”
One occasionally hears this expression, but in fact there is nothing whatever of “sweetness” about revenge. An ancient Jewish Proverb says, “The smallest revenge will poison the soul.” The Roman lawyer and satirist Decimus Juvenal (circa 60 – 140 AD) said, “Revenge is the abject pleasure of an abject mind.” In more recent times Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) said, “Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.” [Read more…]
42. “Like unto Moses.”
Deut.18:18-19 “I will raise up a prophet from among their brethren, LIKE UNTO THEE,
and will put my words into his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.” [Read more…]
41. The Coming of the Christ
The Church it prayed and prayed again, (As only churches can),
Until the sweat ran down the brow of the “premillennarian“;
And God who hears and listens well (as only God can hear),
Whispered a comforting word of hope, which fell upon the ear.Dazed and bewildered, thunderstruck, that God should speak at all,
The Church took time to regain its poise before it could recall –
“Prepare yourselves for the midnight hour and the coming of the Christ,
And if anyone utters a contrary word, let no one be enticed.
40. “When the Stars begin to fall”
O Lord, what a morning! O Lord, what a morning!
O Lord, what a morning! When the Stars begin to fall.You will flee to the rocks and mountains. You will flee to the rocks and mountains
You will flee to the rocks and mountains, When the stars begin to fall!