Gems for the Week
June 25
"And He (God) said, go (Elijah) forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." (1 Kings 19:11,12)
It is comparatively easy . . . to engage in the service of God when He intervenes in power to sustain His servants and to secure results, but it is only the man of faith who can labour on amid discouragements of every kind, who can trust to a power not seen to uphold and prosper, and is assured that the Spirit, who is invisible in His working to the natural eye, is even more mighty than manifested power. There are many Elijahs indeed who prefer the strong winds and the earthquakes to the all-efficacious still small voice of the Spirit of God. (Edward Dennett)
N.J. Hiebert # 3381
June 26
"For who hath know the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct Him?
But we have the mind of Christ." (1 Corinthians 2:16)
The mind of a saint is full of light. It is the "mind of Christ." Even angelic nature is all life. Torpidity (loss of power) and dullness do not belong to it. "Winds" and "flames of fire" express that nature: and such things act constantly and fervently. And in like virtue, the mind of Christ, the divine nature in the saint, is full of affection and intelligence. (J.G. Bellett)
N.J. Hiebert # 3382
