“Whoso is wise and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.”– Psa_107:43. THERE ARE many ways of understanding the lovingkindness or mercy of the Lord. We may know it as a matter of doctrine. The best way of increasing our knowledge of God’s infinite nature, is by the reverent […]
Author: Nicholas Taylorson
THE WISE USE OF MONEY
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”– 2Co_9:7-8. WE MUST not […]
THE WISE USE OF INFLUENCE
“Ye are the light of the world…. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”– Mat_5:14-16. INFLUENCE MAY be defined as the flowing in of our soul to enthuse and help, or to debase others. The law of action and recreation, […]
THE WISE USE OF TIME
“Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”– Eph_5:15-16 (R.V.). GOD DESIRES to give each life its full development. Of course, there are exceptions; for instance, in some cases the lessons and discipline of life are crowded into a very brief space of […]
BELIEVING AND RECEIVING!
“All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them.”– Mar_11:24 (R.V.). IT IS not enough to pray and ask; we must believe that we have received. We can only do this when we know that we have asked according to God’s Will (1Jo_5:14-15). This can […]
THE CHRISTIAN EXTRA
“Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.”– Mat_5:41. OUR LORD refers here to the usage of the East in the transmission of royal messages, which were carried forward by relays of messengers, much in the fashion of the fiery cross in the Highlands, as described in “The Lady of the […]
LOST OPPORTUNITIES
“He found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.”– Heb_12:17. “O Jerusalem …. how often would I have gathered thy children together …. and ye would not!”– Mat_23:37. THE GREEKS represented Opportunity as bald, with no lock of hair by which she could be laid hold of as she turned away […]
FIRST, RECONCILIATION
“If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift, go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”– Mat_5:23-24. THERE IS a marked difference between memory and recollection. Memory resembles a great box or chest […]