Thursday, 23 June 2016
Monday, 20 June 2016
Vengeance in Relationship
Vengeance is not just physical
actions we take against others. One of the most common ways to take vengeance
is by saying things to hurt others. Others harm us (or we imagine so), so we
say defamatory things to "get even." Someone accuses us of something,
so we respond, "Well, what about the time when you..."
Sin must be rebuked. But when we do
so, we must be sure that we are motivated by concern for the sinner and others
who may be involved, not by a desire for vengeance.
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Corinthians 4:12,13; Ephesians 4:31
Friday, 17 June 2016
MARRIAGE SCRIPTURES
1. Proverbs 18:22 says,
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the
Lord.”
2. Matthew 19:5-6 says, “And said, For this cause shall a man leave
father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one
flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain,
but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder.”
3. Psalm 11:3 says,
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
4. Psalm 128:3 says, “Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides
of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.”
5. Proverbs 5:18 says,
“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”
6. Proverbs 19:14 says,
“House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is
from the Lord.”
7. Proverbs 31:10 says, “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price
is far above rubies.”
8. Eccles. 4:9 says,
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Help, Lord
"Help, Lord." --Psalm 12:1
The prayer itself is remarkable, for it is short, but seasonable, sententious, and suggestive. David mourned the fewness of faithful men, and therefore lifted up his heart in supplication--when the creature failed, he flew to the Creator. He evidently felt his own weakness, or he would not have cried for help; but at the same time he intended honestly to exert himself for the cause of truth, for the word "help" is inapplicable where we ourselves do nothing. There is much of directness, clearness of perception, and distinctness of utterance in this petition of two words; much more, indeed, than in the long rambling outpourings of certain professors. The Psalmist runs straight-forward to his God, with a well-considered prayer; he knows what he is seeking, and where to seek it. Lord, teach us to pray in the same blessed manner.
The occasions for the use of this prayer are frequent. In providential afflictions how suitable it is for tried believers who find all helpers failing them. Students, in doctrinal difficulties, may often obtain aid by lifting up this cry of "Help, Lord," to the Holy Spirit, the great Teacher. Spiritual warriors in inward conflicts may send to the throne for
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