Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren
christian sea giving
Nothing but Christian faith gives to the furthest future the solidity and definiteness which it must have if it is to be a breakwater for us against the fluctuating sea of present cares and thoughts.
understanding god-love trouble
True peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God and will be deep and passing all understanding in the exact measure in which we live in and partake of the love of God.
kindness sorrow doe
Kindness does not require us to be blind to facts or to live in fancies, but it does require us to cherish a habit of goodwill, ready to show pity if sorrow appears, and slow to turn away even if hostility appears.
roots fidelity consecration
The root of all steadfastness is in consecration to God.
affliction cups salvation
The cup which my Saviour giveth me, can it be anything but a cup of salvation?
doors sides graves
The grave has a door on its inner side.
sorrow waste
Don't waste your sorrows
awake satisfied
I am satisfied, for I awake in Thy likeness.
demand faith-in-god helping
If our faith in God is not the veriest sham, it demands, and will produce, the abandonment sometimes, the subordination always, of eternal helps and material good.
rejection leaving soul
The message of love can never come into a human soul, and pass away from it unreceived, without leaving that spirit worse, with all its lowest characteristics strengthened, and all its best ones depressed, by the fact of rejection.
christian heart mean
The sum of the whole matter is this: He who is one in will and heart with God is a Christian. He who loves God is one in will and heart with Him. He who trusts Christ loves God. That is Christianity in its ultimate purpose and result. That is Christianity in its means and working forces. That is Christianity in its starting point and foundation.
christian heart hands
He who has the Holy Spirit in His heart and the Scripture in his hands has all he needs.
love-is foundation obedience
Love is the foundation of all obedience.
vision earth defense
Life should be a constant vision of God's presence. Here is our defense against being led away by the gauds and shows of earth's vulgar attractions.