In meekness and lowliness consisteth the kingdom of heaven. Jacob Boehme Choose the meekness of Moses (Num. 12:3) and you will find your heart which is a rock changed into a spring of water (Ex. 17:5–6, Ps. 105:41). Amma Syncletica [The motto of the meek person is:] In himself, nothing; in God, everything. A.W. Tozer … Continue reading “MEEKNESS”
MEDIUMS
Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists. The Bible, Leviticus 19:31
MEDITATION
See also: Contemplation Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things just, whatsoever things pure, whatsoever things lovely, whatsoever things of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. The Bible, Philippians 4:8 kjv If by meditation, thou does not find an increase in … Continue reading “MEDITATION”
MEDIATOR
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men – the testimony given in its proper time. The Bible, 1 Timothy 2:5, 6 Christ’s work as Mediator was unique: it was to restore us to divine favor and to … Continue reading “MEDIATOR”
MEANINGLESSNESS
Either our moral values tell us something about the nature and purpose of reality or they are subjective and therefore meaningless. D.M. Baillie Birth: the first and direst of all disasters. Ambrose Bierce Life is one long process of getting tired. Samuel Butler Drank every cup of joy, drank early, deeply drank, drank draughts which … Continue reading “MEANINGLESSNESS”
MEANING OF LIFE
There is within every soul a thirst for happiness and meaning. Thomas Aquinas Only religion is able to answer the question of the purpose of life. One can hardly go wrong in concluding that the idea of a purpose in life stands and falls with the religious system. Sigmund Freud The only reason why man … Continue reading “MEANING
OF LIFE”
MEALS
Whiles thou eatest or drinkest let not the memory of thy God that feeds thee pass from thy mind; but praise, bless, and glorify him in like morsel, so that thy heart be more in God’s praising than in thy meat, and thy soul be not parted from God at any hour. Richard Rolle
MAXIMS
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle
MATURITY, CHRISTIAN
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. The Bible, James 1:4
MATURITY
See also: Growth Love slays what we have been that we may be what we are not. Augustine of Hippo He is only advancing in life, whose heart is getting softer, his blood warmer, his brain quicker, and his spirit entering into living peace. John Ruskin