WISDOM from ABOVE

Six centuries ago Martin Luther examined his heart. His report ended with ~ I more fear what is within me than what comes from without.
Six centuries ago Martin Luther examined his heart. His report ended with ~ I more fear what is within me than what comes from without.
If I am dead, restless, troubled, enslaved or in chains my mortal coil is hindered in its walk with Jesus. This He does not desire.
Jesus and His story has never considered compromise. There was no laziness in Gethsemane, and so no fleeing Golgotha.
Fortunately the Lord's mind and heart is not as mankind's. God calls the weak and the weary, the unschooled and the ordinary people of His world.
There is a counsel that dies, and a wisdom that lives. The proud find death while the humble will seek out life.
Satan began the revolt in heaven and continued it in Eden. He has not changed.
It can be most difficult to be silent. Words roll off the lips, and the mouth can move far quicker than the mind.
Surely some of the fiercest attacks upon any soul are distrust and false allegation about their word? So too the Bible! The assaults upon Scripture remain ferocious.
Scholars are the tradesmen of the intellect. They are the go-to-lords in their own areas of expertise.
An empty large jar sat disused, neglected for an extended time on a kitchen shelf. It was well made and strong. The glass thicker than most.