Beware Of Bartering The Word Of God

The Christian Life Is Stamped By 'moral Spontaneous Originality,' Consequently The Disciple Is Open To The Same Charge That Jesus Christ Was, Viz., That Of Inconsistency. But Jesus Christ Was Always Consistent To God, And The Christian Must Be Consistent To The Life Of The Son Of God In Him, Not Consistent To Hard And Fast Creeds. Men Pour Themselves Into Creeds, And God Has To Blast Them Out Of Their Prejudices Before They Can Become Devoted To Jesus Christ.

In Christian Work Our Initiative And Motivation Are Too Often Simply The Result Of Realizing That There Is Work To Be Done And That We Must Do It. Yet That Is Never The Attitude Of A Spiritually Vigorous Saint. His Aim Is To Achieve The Realization Of Jesus Christ In Every Set Of Circumstances.

When A Man’s Heart Is Right With God The Mysterious Utterances Of The Bible Are Spirit And Life To Him. Spiritual Truth Is Discernible Only To A Pure Heart, Not To A Keen Intellect. It Is Not A Question Of Profundity Of Intellect, But Of Purity Of Heart.

If We Pray Only Because We Want Answers, We Will Become Irritated And Angry With God. We Receive An Answer Every Time We Pray, But It Does Not Always Come In The Way We Expect, And Our Spiritual Irritation Shows Our Refusal To Identify Ourselves Truly With Our Lord In Prayer. We Are Not Here To Prove That God Answers Prayer, But To Be Living Trophies Of God’s Grace.

It Is Impossible To Get Exhausted In Work For God. We Get Exhausted Because We Try To Do God's Work In Our Own Way.