The discipline of disillusionment Jesus did not commit Himself unto them. . . for He knew what was in man. John – 2:24 Disillusionment means that there are no more false judgments in life. To be undeceived by disillusionment may leave us cynical and unkindly severe in our judgment of others, but the disillusionment which [...]

What Do You See in Your Clouds? Behold, He cometh with clouds. – Revelation 1:7 In the Bible clouds are always connected with God. Clouds are those sorrows or sufferings or providences, within or without our personal lives, which seem to dispute the rule of God. It is by those very clouds that the Spirit [...]

After Obedience – What? And straightway He constrained His disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side… .” – Mark 6:45-52 We are apt to imagine that if Jesus Christ constrains us, and we obey Him, He will lead us to great success. We must never put our dreams of [...]

The way to know If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine. . . – John 7:17 The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus Christ teaches, he [...]

The account with purity Out of the heart proceed. . . – Matthew 15:18 We begin by trusting our ignorance and calling it innocence, by trusting our innocence and calling it purity; and when we hear these rugged statements of Our Lord’s, we shrink and say-‘But I never felt any of those awful things in [...]

Sanctification Of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us … sanctification. – 1 Corinthians 1:30 The Life Side. The mystery of sanctification is that the perfections of Jesus Christ are imparted to me, not gradually, but instantly when by faith I enter into the realization that Jesus Christ is [...]

SANCTIFICATION This is the will of God, even your sanctification. – 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The Death Side. In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. Many of us spend so much time in the place of death that we get sepulchral. There is always [...]

The gateway to the kingdom Blessed are the poor in spirit. – Matthew 5:3 Beware of placing Our Lord as a Teacher first. If Jesus Christ is a Teacher only, then all He can do is to tantalize me by erecting a standard I cannot attain. What is the use of presenting me with an [...]

Dependent on God’s presence They that wait upon the Lord . . . shall walk and not faint. – Isaiah 40:31 There is no thrill in walking; it is the test of all the stable qualities. To “walk and not faint” is the highest reach possible for strength. The word “walk” is used in the [...]

MASTERY OVER THE BELIEVER Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. – John 13:13 Our Lord never insists on having authority; He never says – Thou shalt. He leaves us perfectly free – so free that we can spit in His face, as men did; so free that [...]