Monday, March 12, 2012
I Love This Book!
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour." --Matthew 5:43
"Love thy neighbour." Perhaps he rolls in riches, and thou art poor, and living in thy little cot side-by-side with his lordly mansion; thou seest every day his estates, his fine linen, and his sumptuous banquets; God has given him these gifts, covet not his wealth, and think no hard thoughts concerning him. Be content with thine own lot, if thou canst not better it, but do not look upon thy neighbour, and wish that he were as thyself. Love him, and then thou wilt not envy him.
Mayhap, on the other hand, thou art rich, and near thee reside the poor. Do not scorn to call them neighbour. Own that thou art bound to love them. The world calls them thy inferiors. In what are they inferior? They are far more thine equals than thine inferiors, for "God hath made of one blood all people that dwell upon the face of the earth." It is thy coat which is better than theirs, but thou art by no means better than they. They are men, and what art thou more than that? Take heed that thou love thy neighbour even though he be in rags, or sunken in the depths of poverty.
But, perhaps, you say, "I cannot love my neighbours, because for all I do they return ingratitude and contempt." So much the more room for the heroism of love. Wouldst thou be a feather-bed warrior, instead of bearing the rough fight of love? He who dares the most, shall win the most; and if rough be thy path of love, tread it boldly, still loving thy neighbours through thick and thin. Heap coals of fire on their heads, and if they be hard to please, seek not to please them, but to please thy Master; and remember if they spurn thy love, thy Master hath not spurned it, and thy deed is as acceptable to Him as if it had been acceptable to them. Love thy neighbour, for in so doing thou art following the footsteps of Christ" ~ "Morning and Evening Readings" by Charles Spurgeon
This was the morning reading today. Awesome! I love this book. So many times it is just the right message that I need for the day.
In Christ,
Lisa <><
"Love thy neighbour." Perhaps he rolls in riches, and thou art poor, and living in thy little cot side-by-side with his lordly mansion; thou seest every day his estates, his fine linen, and his sumptuous banquets; God has given him these gifts, covet not his wealth, and think no hard thoughts concerning him. Be content with thine own lot, if thou canst not better it, but do not look upon thy neighbour, and wish that he were as thyself. Love him, and then thou wilt not envy him.
Mayhap, on the other hand, thou art rich, and near thee reside the poor. Do not scorn to call them neighbour. Own that thou art bound to love them. The world calls them thy inferiors. In what are they inferior? They are far more thine equals than thine inferiors, for "God hath made of one blood all people that dwell upon the face of the earth." It is thy coat which is better than theirs, but thou art by no means better than they. They are men, and what art thou more than that? Take heed that thou love thy neighbour even though he be in rags, or sunken in the depths of poverty.
But, perhaps, you say, "I cannot love my neighbours, because for all I do they return ingratitude and contempt." So much the more room for the heroism of love. Wouldst thou be a feather-bed warrior, instead of bearing the rough fight of love? He who dares the most, shall win the most; and if rough be thy path of love, tread it boldly, still loving thy neighbours through thick and thin. Heap coals of fire on their heads, and if they be hard to please, seek not to please them, but to please thy Master; and remember if they spurn thy love, thy Master hath not spurned it, and thy deed is as acceptable to Him as if it had been acceptable to them. Love thy neighbour, for in so doing thou art following the footsteps of Christ" ~ "Morning and Evening Readings" by Charles Spurgeon
This was the morning reading today. Awesome! I love this book. So many times it is just the right message that I need for the day.
In Christ,
Lisa <><
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tiffany's editorial post
Tiffany has recently rebutted a letter to the editor from the Adrian MI Daily Telegram.
Below are copies of the letter to the editor that she was writing in response to, and hers. It is very nice to be able to get your voice heard out there with very little effort. We all need to stand for Truth and have our voices heard about ALL the current issues that we are facing. Letters to the editor are FREE and usually pretty easy to write. While much of the media is liberal it is always nice to read the LTE page when there are conservative Christian values expressed.
In Christ <><
Tim
Below are copies of the letter to the editor that she was writing in response to, and hers. It is very nice to be able to get your voice heard out there with very little effort. We all need to stand for Truth and have our voices heard about ALL the current issues that we are facing. Letters to the editor are FREE and usually pretty easy to write. While much of the media is liberal it is always nice to read the LTE page when there are conservative Christian values expressed.
In Christ <><
Tim
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