Gems worth pondering
October 1
"The joy of the Lord is your strength."
(Nehemiah 8:10)
The story is told about a man who was invited to become a Christian by someone with a very unhappy countenance. The man replied that he had enough worries of his own without becoming involved with the Christian's! What message do we give to the world around us by our demeanor? Do they see us as sour, ill- pleased, discontented, pessimistic, depressed sorts? Or do we reflect the joy that should belong to those who know their sins forgiven, and their heaven secure? Take a look in the mirror. What do you see? May the Lord enable us to show the joy of the Lord in our daily lives, and thereby attract others to Christ.
(W.H. BURNETT)
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October 2
"But when he was a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him."
(Luke 15:20)
Compassion is what makes a person feel pain when somebody else hurts.
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"But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed of God."
(James 1:25)
Freedom is not the right to do what we want - but the power to do what we ought.
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"Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's
friend by hearty counsel."
(Proverbs 27:9)
Everything is nicer when shared with a friend.
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