Tag Archives: compassion
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 10
I read in a religious paper, ‘Nothing is more important than to teach children to use the sign of the cross.’ Nothing? Not compassion, nor veracity, nor justice? From Letters to Malcolm
DAILY HOPE: JANUARY 29
Come Home to Celebration “Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him . . . his name is the Lord” (Psalm 68:4 ESV). Do you want to get back to God? You first have … Continue reading
DAILY HOPE: JANUARY 19
Faith Is Something We Do “Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, ‘Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about his physical needs, … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: NOVEMBER 21
“It is Finished!” I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. —John 17:4 The death of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of God. There is no place for … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: OCTOBER 2
The Place of Humiliation If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us. —Mark 9:22 After every time of exaltation, we are brought down with a sudden rush into things as they really are, where it is … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JANUARY 7
Intimate With Jesus Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip?” —John 14:9 These words were not spoken as a rebuke, nor even with surprise; Jesus was encouraging Philip … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: DECEMBER 7
MORNING “Base things of the world hath God chosen.” 1 Corinthians 1:28 Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the picklock … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: NOVEMBER 25
MORNING “To preach deliverance to the captives.” Luke 4:18 None but Jesus can give deliverance to captives. Real liberty cometh from him only. It is a liberty righteously bestowed; for the Son, who is Heir of all things, has a … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: OCTOBER 30
MORNING “I will praise thee, O Lord.” Psalm 9:1 Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth’s gratitude rises when the sun of heaven’s love warms the ground. Hath the Lord been gracious to thee, and inclined … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: SEPTEMBER 23
MORNING “Accepted in the beloved.” Ephesians 1:6 What a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term “acceptance” in the Greek means more than that. It signifies that we are the objects of divine complacence, nay, … Continue reading