Windows On The Soul

The world says, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going". But Jesus says, "My power is strongest when you are weak". The world says, "Tough it out". But Jesus says, "Come to me all you who are weak and heavy laden and I will give you rest". The world says, "Be the master of your own destiny". But Jesus says, "Take up your cross and follow me" ----xxxXxxx---- 2 Cor.12:9 "My grace is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak" 1 Cor.1:27 "He chose what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful" Isa.55:8 "My thoughts are not like yours and my ways are different from yours" Heb.11:33 "...they were weak, but became strong..." 1 Pet.4:1 "Strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking that he had" Ph.2:5,7 "You should have the same attitude Christ had...gave up all he had and took the nature of a servant...

In 2 Tim.3:1-5 , Paul warns of the perils of the last days, including “ greed, boastfulness, pride, blasphemy, disobedience, unthankfulness, unholiness, unloving, unforgiving, slander, anarchy, brutality, treachery, head-strongness, haughtiness, decadence and spiritual impotence (having forms of godliness but denying its power) ”. The Christian gospel is a message of power, but a Godly power, and we are promised that we will receive power from Holy Spirit ( Acts 1:8 ). We are warned that the Kingdom of God is not in words, but in power ( Mt.6:13 , 1 Cor.4:20, 1 Thes.1:5 ). The spirit of Christ is the power unto salvation ( Rom.1:16 ) which impacts the church’s procreation. The power we have available by Holy Spirit is the power to heal ( Lk.5:17 ), for wonders and demonstrations ( Rom.15:9 , 1 Cor.2:4 ) and against spirits ( Mt.10:1 , Mk.3:15 , Lk.9:1 ). More importantly, Holy Spirit gives us power in our personal lives - over the temptations of all flesh ( Jn.17:2 ), the p...

We can never get too weak for the Lord to use us - But we can get too strong, if it is our own strength. We can never be too ignorant for the Lord to use us - But we can be too wise in our own conceit. We can never get too small for the Lord to use us - But we surely can get too big and get in His way. A.W.Tozer - "The Coming King" ----xxxXxxx---- 1 Cor.1:27a "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise" Ps.127:1 "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain" 2 Cor.12:10 "I take pleasure in infirmities...when I am weak, then I am strong" Isa.40:31 "They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength" Zec.4:6 "You shall succeed, not by military might, nor in your own strength, but by my spirit" Ps.116:6 "The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low and He helped me" 1 Cor.1:27b "God has chosen the weak things of the w...

The life of wisdom must be a life of contemplation combined with action. A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged. The tendency to avoid challenge is so omni-present in human beings that it can properly be considered a characteristic of human nature. Another characteristic of human nature - perhaps the one that makes us most human - is our capacity to do the unnatural, to transcend and hence transform our own nature. We cannot be a source of strength unless we nurture our own strength. (Selections from - "The Road Less Travelled" by M.Scott Peck) Lk.2:52 "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and man" 2 Ptr.1:5-7 "Make every effort to build on your faith with virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, brotherly affection and love" 1 Cor.14:20 "Do not be immature in your thinking; continue to be babes in evil, but in your minds be mature...

Said the robin to the sparrow, "I would really like to know Why these anxious human beings rush about and worry so." Said the sparrow to the robin, "I think that it must be. They have no Heavenly Father such as cares for you and me." Thanks Carol D. for this quote. We were privileged in the past week to again witness the miracle of birth with the arrival of a litter of 8 puppies. Our concerns about whether the rather immature mother would cope with her 1st litter, were quite unfounded. Seeing her hovering over her "brood" then gently settle down and gather them all in to herself, and the very protective growl when we got too close, told us that she would protect them. The same expression is used of the Holy Spirit "brooding" (moving) over creation ( Gen.1:2 ). When the Holy Spirit is called our "comforter", it is not the comfort of an acquaintance, but the deep feeling of a "parent". Thank God this week for his continu...