Gems worth pondering
February 4
"There came a messenger unto Job, and said: they have slain thy servants. . . there came another and said . . . fire hath burned up thy sheep . . . There came another and said . . . they have carried away thy camels and slain thy servants . . . there came another and said . . . thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking . . . there came a great wind . . . and they are dead . . . Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped. And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."
(Job 1:13 - 21)
Even in our feasting here we see a warning to be vigilant. Bad news always finds a way of reaching us no matter where we are. Satan ensures this as a tool of discouragement. He designs, that a servant would survive from each catastrophe to bring him the report. Job realizes in his soul that all he possesses has been given to him by God who maintains it as He sees fit. This is proper for us all realizing we are only stewards of God's treasury. (Meditations in Job - B.R.)
N.J. Hiebert # 3605
February 5
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105)
- There are no dead ends in our Spiritual Walk, just places to turn around.
- I'm not telling you it is going to be easy--I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
- Anything that comes to us from the God of the Word will deepen our love for the Word of God.
- Bible exposition without moral application raises no opposition.
- The Scriptures are in print what Christ is in person.
- The Scriptures, to be understood, must be read with the same Spirit that originally inspired them.
- Truth becomes hard if it is not softened by love, and love becomes soft if not strengthened by truth.
- The Scriptures were not given for our information, but for out transformation.
- The study of God's Word, for the purpose of discovering God's Word, is the secret discipline which has formed the greatest characters.
- Don't be surprised to discover that many Christian are far more interested in interpretation of the Bible than the application of it.
(A Collection of Wise Sayings - R.K.)
N.J. Hiebert # 3606
February 6
"One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh." (Ecclesiastes 1:4)
One Falling Leaf - However prominent the place we fill, our death will not jar the world. One falling leaf does not shake the Adirondacks.
When we go others take our spheres - We do not grudge the future generations their places. After a lifetime of preaching, doctoring, selling, sewing, or digging,
let us cheerfully give way for those who come on to do the preaching, doctoring, selling, sewing, and digging.
The Young to take Our Places - As we get older, do not let us be affronted if you men and women crowd us a little. We will have had our day, and we must let
them have theirs. When our voices get cracked, let us not snarl at those who can warble. When our knees are stiffened, let us have patience with those who go fleet
as the deer. Because our leaf is fading, do not let us despise the unfrosted.
(T. De Witt Talmage [Born 1832] - 1000 Gems)
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