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OUT AND OUT. Amphibious animals, which have a double life, and can live equally well in sea or land, are no use for man. The amphibious religious professor, who feels equally at home in the world or the Church, who finds pleasure both in sins and sermons, is useless for God. "I would thou wert … Continue reading “0950. OUT AND OUT.”

LITTLE DEEDS. We gaze with admiration on the wide-spreading branches of the great oak which has braved the storms of centuries. How came it there? Who planted it? A little squirrel dropped a little acorn into that spot hundreds of years ago." Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!" (Jam_3:5). What will be … Continue reading “0947. LITTLE DEEDS.”

RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD. Tea-blending has become quite an art in these latter days. The great object is to make it palatable to all. The flavour is the chief thing. It is also quite an art in these days to mix up the thoughts of men with the Word of God, and so blend (corrupt) … Continue reading “0948. RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD.”

CHRIST, THE MIDDLEMAN. A middleman in Ireland is one who rents large tracts of land and lets it out in portions to the peasantry. Jesus Christ has rented large tracts in the heavenly kingdom. He portions it out to the peasantry of the skies-to the poor in this world who are rich in faith. "In … Continue reading “0945. CHRIST, THE MIDDLEMAN.”

INCONSISTENCY. The fabled mermaid had the upper part like a woman and the lower like a fish. Beautiful in the distance, but repulsive when near. The mermaid Christian is no fable. They put on the form, but deny the power. The visible part of their character is attractive, but the hidden part is brutish. "As … Continue reading “0946. INCONSISTENCY.”

SPIRITUAL LUNG POWER. When a man is afflicted with asthma it cannot be hid; every breath he draws is a confession of it. Are there not many Christians troubled with a breathing difficulty. Every time they pray they seem more like being choked. They do not breathe freely in the presence of God. Their spiritual … Continue reading “0943. SPIRITUAL LUNG POWER.”

SIN IN THE HEART. That little lump in front of the throat has been called "Adam’s apple," from the idea that the forbidden fruit stuck in Adam’s throat. The sin did not stick in his throat; it went deeper down into the very springs of his being. The heart is deceitful. It is still the … Continue reading “0944. SIN IN THE HEART.”

DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS. Bunyan speaks about Mr. Face-both-ways. He is the image of indecision, like the amphipod, whose feet are directed both ways; as the sand-hoppers, which do not pledge themselves to go either way, and who can go as easily backwards as forwards. Such are the double-minded-unstable in all their ways. Autor: James Smith

POISONOUS THOUGHTS. It is said that the hair of Medusa-one of the Gorgons- was turned into snakes. What a venomous head he must have had! When the thoughts and imaginations of men are evil, and only evil continually, what a headful of moral snakes he possesses! Unclean thoughts are venomous vipers. Shake them off into … Continue reading “0942. POISONOUS THOUGHTS.”

LOVING THE DARKNESS. "Nyctalopia" is a peculiar disease causing such a defect of vision that objects can only be seen by night. The brighter the day the more blind do such become. Are there not many Christians who seem afflicted with a kind of spiritual nyctalopia? They like just a little light. The bright sunshine … Continue reading “0939. LOVING THE DARKNESS.”