Gems for the Week
November 25 - 29
"Yet a little while, and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry."
(Hebrews 10:37)
As long as Christ's grace is at work, if there is only one saint on the earth and everything else failed around, he would find the power of Christ ready to be exercised on his behalf. . . . However dark the dispensation may be, there is exactly the grace that is needed for the position. (J.N. Darby)
N.J. Hiebert # 2807
"Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." (Ephesians 6:16)
We do not sufficiently reckon on the activity of the foe, and occupied with his instruments we often overlook the hand by which they are wielded. (Edward Dennett)
N.J. Hiebert # 2808
"And Jesus said unto them, can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast." (Mark 2:19)
To be near Christ is the great enjoyment of the spiritual life. "Can the children of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them?" As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. In heaven itself you would not be content never to come into contact with Christ; have you come into contact with HIM today? (Footprints for Pilgrims)
N.J. Hiebert # 2809
"Him whom my soul loveth." (Song of Solomon 3:4)
Oh, how poorly has the soul learned . . . the living, practical lesson of a scorned and rejected Jesus . . . though the mind and pen can trace the form of it without doubt or difficulty! Lord, give us to know the honour of witnessing Thy rejection in this proud world! (J.G. Bellett)
N.J. Hiebert # 2810
"I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase."
(1 Corinthians 3:6)
You may find Christians . . . who are really thinking more of themselves than of the Lord, exacting love and consideration instead of truly in the fear of the Lord labouring to confer it. Whenever a soul makes itself the object the Lord is far from it. (James Butler Stoney - 1814 - 1897)
N.J. Hiebert # 2811
