Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 23
See then that ye walk circumspectly. —Ephesians 5:15
There is no such thing as negative influence. We are all positive in the place we occupy, making the world better or making it worse. —T. DeWitt Talmage
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 22
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. —Exodus 4:13
It was a very grudging assent. It was as much as to say, “Since Thou art determined to send me and I must undertake the mission, then let it be so; but I would that it might have been another, and I go because I am compelled.” So often do we shrink back from the sacrifice or obligation to which God calls us, that we think we are going to our …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 21
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. —Psalm 23:3
He always has a purpose in His leading. He knows where the bits of green pasture are, and He would lead His flock to these. The way may be rough, but it is the right way to the pasture. “Paths of righteousness” may not be straight paths; but they are paths that lead somewhere—to the right place. Many desert paths are illusive. They start out clear and plain, but soon they are lost in the sands. They go …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 20
All things work together for good to them that love God. —Romans 8:28
If our circumstances find us in God, we shall find God in all our circumstances. —Selected
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 19
Their eyes were holden. —Luke 24:16
Their eyes were opened. —Luke 24:31
There is much precious significance in this. The Lord is often present in our lives in things that we do not dream possess any significance. We are asking God about something which needs His mighty working, and the very instrument by which He is to work is by our side, perhaps for weeks and months and years all unrecognized, until suddenly, some day it grows luminous and glorious with the very presence of the Lord, and becomes the mighty instrument …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 18
They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint. —Isaiah 40:31
The eagle that soars in the upper air does not worry itself as to how it is to cross rivers. —Selected
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 17
They rest not day and night. —Revelation 4:8
O blessed rest! When we rest not day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!”—when we shall rest from sin, but not from worship; from suffering and sorrow, but not from joy! O blessed day, when I shall rest with God; when I shall rest in knowing, loving, rejoicing, and praising; when my perfect soul and body shall together perfectly enjoy the most perfect God; when God, who is love itself, shall perfectly love me, and rest in His love to me, and …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 16
Come behind in no gift. —1 Corinthians 1:7
The Scripture gives four names to Christians, taken from the four cardinal graces so essential to man's salvation: Saints for their holiness, believers for their faith, brethren for their love, disciples for their knowledge. —Thomas Fuller
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - Match 15
I sought him, but I found him not. —Song of Solomon 3:1
Tell me where you lost the company of Christ, and I will tell you the most likely place to find Him. Have you lost Christ in the closet by restraining prayer? Then it is there you must seek and find Him. Did you lose Christ by sin? You will find Him in no other way than by the giving up of the sin, and seeking by the Holy Spirit to mortify the member in which the lust doth dwell. Did …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - March 14
He that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. —John 6:57
To feed on Christ is to get His strength into us to be our strength. You feed on the corn field, and the strength of the corn field comes into you, and is your strength. You feed on Christ, and then go and live your life; and it is Christ in you that lives your life, that helps the poor, that tells the truth, that fights the battles, and that wins the crown. —Phillips Brooks