Tag Archives: eternal love
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: OCTOBER 7
WORMWOOD Thou only art alternative to God, oh, dark And burning island among spirits, tenth hierarch, Wormwood, immortal Satan, Ahriman, alone Second to Him to whom no second else were known, Being essential fire, sprung of His fire, but bound … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: NOVEMBER 18
MORNING “A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” Song of Solomon 4:12 In this metaphor, which has reference to the inner life of a believer, we have very plainly the idea of secrecy. It is a spring shut up: just … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: NOVEMBER 2
MORNING “I am the Lord, I change not.” Malachi 3:6 It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there is One whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never alter, and on whose brow mutability … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: OCTOBER 24
MORNING “The trees of the Lord are full of sap.” Psalm 104:16 Without sap the tree cannot flourish or even exist. Vitality is essential to a Christian. There must be life–a vital principle infused into us by God the Holy … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: JUNE 30
MORNING “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them.” John 17:22 Behold the superlative liberality of the Lord Jesus, for he hath given us his all. Although a tithe of his possessions would have made a universe … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: MAY 30
MORNING “Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines.” Song of Solomon 2:15 A little thorn may cause much suffering. A little cloud may hide the sun. Little foxes spoil the vines; and little sins do mischief … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: APRIL 25
MORNING “Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.” Song of Solomon 2:10 Lo, I hear the voice of my Beloved! He speaks to me! Fair weather is smiling upon the face of the earth, and he would … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: JANUARY 23
MORNING “I have exalted one chosen out of the people.” Psalm 89:19 Why was Christ chosen out of the people? Speak, my heart, for heart-thoughts are best. Was it not that he might be able to be our brother, in … Continue reading