quotes for today

(all of the quotes that follow are from this months news letter, the old paths. it can be found at sermonindex.com)

The Godly Person
Weeps!
CHRIST CALLS HIS SPOUSE His "dove" (Song
2:14). The dove is a weeping creature. Grace dissolves
and liquefies the soul, causing a spiritual
thaw. The sorrow of the heart runs out at the eye. A
godly heart grieves that it is not more holy. It troubles
him that he falls short of the rule and standard
which God has set. "I should", he says, "love the
Lord with all my heart. But how defective my love
is! How far short I come of what I should be, no, of
what I might have been!"
Thomas Watson (1620-1686) - Non-conformist
preacher in England. Wrote many influential books in
his day and is read widely by many evangelicals in
our day.


Troublemakers in the
Church
WE NEED MORE TROUBLEMAKERS in the
church! I pray that every member of the body of
Christ would become a troublemaker! We need an
army of troublemakers who have become so full of
the Holy Ghost they will stir up and trouble New
York City and every other city around the world;
trouble their wicked institutions - challenge the
established dead churches - trouble the leaders, the
mayors, the city councils, the community leadership!
In other words, we need Holy Ghost troublemakers
moving in the Spirit, proclaiming the kingship
of Christ so effectively that whole cities are
stirred!
David Wilkerson - A watchman to our current
generation. Was used of God to establish teen challenge
rehabilitation centers. Pastor of Times Square
Church in New York city.




Jonathan Edwards

“Resolution One: I will live
for God. Resolution Two: If no
one else does, I still will.”
“The happiness of the creature
consists in rejoicing in
God, by which also God is
magnified and exalted.”
“The way to Heaven is ascending;
we must be content
to travel uphill, though it be
hard and tiresome, and contrary
to the natural bias of our
flesh.”
“A greater absurdity cannot
be thought of than a morose,
hardhearted, covetous, proud,
malicious Christian.”
“All the graces of Christianity
always go together. They so
go together that where there is
one, there are all, and where
one is wanting, all are wanting.
Where there is faith, there
are love, and hope, and humility;
and where there is
love, there is also trust; and
where there is a holy trust in
God; there is love to God; and
where there is a gracious
hope, there also is a holy fear
of God.”

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) - He is known as
one of the greatest and most profound of American
theologians and revivalists. Famous for his sermon
named: “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God.”

take up thy cross

on my way to work i listened as the fellow read from the gospel of mark, and Luke. he told that old story, a crowd is gathered and screaming. a man draws neer to see what the tumult is all about. just as he pushes his way through to the front to see he wishes he had never came to look at all. for he See's a man, beaten more then any before him. covered in blood, with a crown of thorns upon his head and a cross on his back. it is passable that just as this man has seen enough and would have left a roman guard grabs him and forces him to take up the cross for this man can bear it no more, and then in that moment part of the burden upon Jesus' back is lifted. this man has taken up his cross.

do we? do you? are you willing to or must God force you the way he forced this man?

if you are willing to take up this cross, no matter what the cost. just think of how you will be taking up part of the Lords burden by doing what ever he needs of you. part of the work that the lord is doing in the world for the kingdom will now fall upon your back, and lift ever so slightly the burden of the Lords task at hand. is that not worth the crushing force of a cross on your back, i say it is!

make you self willing to do the work of the Lord today, no matter what the cost!!