Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren
blunders duties interpret letting mostly wishes
Our blunders mostly come from letting our wishes interpret our duties
mistake fool sin
Every sin is a mistake, as well as a wrong; and the epitaph for the sinner is, "Thou fool!"
barren coasts fallen flying grace lies passed says summer
''The grace of God,'' says Luther, ''is like a flying summer shower.'' It has fallen upon more than one land, and passed on. Judea had it, and lies barren and dry. These Asiatic coasts had it, and flung it away.
barren coasts fallen flying grace lies passed says summer
'The grace of God,'' says Luther, ''is like a flying summer shower.'' It has fallen upon more than one land, and passed on. Judea had it, and lies barren and dry. These Asiatic coasts had it, and flung it away.
faith doe christ
There can be no faith so feeble that Christ does not respond to it.
heaven holiness christ
Faith refers to Christ. Holiness depends on faith. Heaven depends on holiness.
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.
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
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.
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.