Pro 12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Truth wears well...
Time tests it, but it right
well endures the trial.
When, I have spoken the truth and have for
the present to suffer for it, I must be content to wait.
If also I
believe the truth of God and endeavor to declare it, I may meet with
much opposition...
But I need not fear, for ultimately the truth must
prevail.
What a poor thing is the temporary triumph of falsehood!
A lying lip is but for a moment!
It is a mere gourd which comes up in
a night and perishes in a night...
And the greater its development the
more manifest its decay.
On the other hand, how worthy of an immortal
being is the avowal and defense of that truth which can never change...
The everlasting gospel, which is established in the immutable truth of
an unchanging God!
An old proverb saith, "He that speaks truth shames
the devil."
Assuredly he that speaks the truth of God will put to shame
all the devils in hell...
And confound all the seed of the serpent which
now hiss out their falsehoods.
O my heart, take care that thou be
in all things on the side of truth, both in small things and great...
But
specially, on the side of Him by whom grace and truth have come among
men!
~Charles Spurgeon~
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Of necessity we Must be in Christ
to live unto Him...
And we Must abide in Him to be able to Claim the generosity of this promise from Him.
To abide in Jesus is Never To Quit
Him For Another Love Or Another Object, but to Remain in Living, Loving, Conscious, Willing Union with Him.
The branch is not only ever near the
stem but ever Receiving life and fruitfulness from it.
All True Believers abide in Christ in a sense...
But there is a higher meaning, and
this we Must know before we can gain unlimited power at the throne.
Ask what ye will is for Enochs who walk with God, for Johns who lie in
the LORD's bosom, for those whose union with Christ leads to Constant Communion.
The heart Must remain in love...
The mind Must be rooted in faith...
The
hope Must be cemented to the Word...
The whole man Must be joined unto the
LORD...
Or else it would be dangerous to trust us with power in prayer.
The Full Power can only be given to one whose very life is, "Not I,
but Christ liveth in me."
O you who Break your fellowship, what Power
you lose!
If you would be Mighty in your pleadings, the LORD Himself Must abide in you, and you in Him.
~Charles Spurgeon~
There are seasons when to be still demands immeasurably higher strength
than to act.
Composure is often the highest result of power.
To the
vilest and most deadly charges Jesus responded with deep, unbroken
silence, such as excited the wonder of the judge and the spectators.
To
the grossest insults, the most violent ill-treatment and mockery that
might well bring indignation into the feeblest heart, He responded with
voiceless complacent calmness.
Those who are unjustly accused, and
causelessly ill-treated know what tremendous strength is necessary to
keep silence to God.
Men may misjudge thy aim, Think they have cause to blame, Say, thou art wrong;
Keep on thy quiet way, Christ is the Judge, not they, Fear not, be strong.
St. Paul said, "None of these things move me."
He did not say, none of
these things hurt me.
It is one thing to be hurt, and quite another to
be moved.
St. Paul had a very tender heart.
We do not read of any
apostle who cried as St. Paul did.
It takes a strong man to cry.
Jesus
wept, and He was the manliest Man that ever lived.
So it does not say, none of these things hurt me. But the apostle had
determined not to move from what he believed was right.
He did not count
as we are apt to count...
He did not care for ease...
He did not care for
this mortal life.
He cared for only one thing, and that was to be loyal
to Christ, to have His smile.
To St. Paul, more than to any other man,
His work was wages, His smile was Heaven.
~Margaret Bottome~
