The Christian’s Privilege

The Christian’s Privilege
The same Lord who hath bidden us “quit yourselves like men; be strong,” has also said, “Rejoice in the Lord alway.” The believer’s life has its sweets, and these are of the choicest: What is more joyful than the joy of a saint, what more happy than the happiness of a believer?

I will not condescend to make a comparison between our joy and the mirth of fools; I will go no further than a contrast. Their mirth is as the crackling of thorns, which spit fire, and make a noise and a flash, but there is no heat, and they are soon gone out, nothing come of it.

But the Christian’s delight is like a steady coal fire. You have seen the grate full of coals all burning red, and the whole mass of coal has seemed to be one great glowing ruby, and everybody who has come into the room out of the cold has delighted to warm his hands, for it gives out a steady heat. Such are our joys.

I would sooner possess the joy of Christ five minutes, than the mirth of fools for half a century.—SPURGEON.

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Daydreams and Sweatshops

Steven Furtick

God is the Creator, not because He imagined or envisioned creation, but because He acted and brought it into existence. He expressed intense satisfaction in doing the work and seeing the final product. Why should it be any different for the creatures who were made in His image?

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Triumphs of Faith

D.L. Moody

How are we to get the victory over all our enemies? Joseph represents a more mature Christian. He could walk in the dark. He survived thirteen years of misfortune, in spite of his dreams, and then credited it all to the goodness and providence of God.

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The Source of Everything

David Jeremiah

When David prayed a prayer of thanksgiving for the resources given by all the people, he made it plain that whatever they had given came first from God. It’s so easy for us to forget the origin of everything we own.

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Develop a Vision of Victory

Joel Osteen

Do you have a vision of victory for your life? Do you perceive victory in your every step? Are you living each day filled with faith and expectancy? Today’s verse doesn’t say that God is going to do a new thing some day.