Nothing in this world has caused more offense or been a greater blessing than the cross. Christ bore His cross patiently, and it made Him triumphant over principalities. It gave Him a princely…

The truth is like a ladder that is set down before our feet in such a way that we can see only the first rung. It is set down in quite ordinary circumstances as they arise in daily life. People’s…

If you watch a skilled craftsman working on an object, you will see that he looks at it from a number of different angles to get a complete picture. It is just the same spiritually. You must find the…

Be very watchful so that no one breaks into your house, that is, into your heart, and steals what you have received from God. See Matthew 24:43. You must bring that which is holy out of the house…

are given to each for the profit of all. 1 Cor. 12:7. They are never given for something that is unprofitable, because if that were the case, God would not be good and wise. Many people imagine that…

From L. v. H. The spirit of self-denial The spirit of divine self-sacrifice is a quality of the heart initiated by the Holy Spirit. It can’t be expressed accurately with words; but we can try to…