“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, 

that the excellency of the power may be of God, 

and not of us” 

(2 Corinthians 4:7).

Winter’s Grip

Lamplight bathes her swaddled feet;

Blankets line this narrow seat.

Two amid fur, flannel, wool as his

Horses pull this low-slung sleigh.

A well-wrapped gift, trimmed in fire’s warmth,  

Yet she feels no hint of heat:

“O Lord, revive this frozen soul on winter days.”

 

Drowsy … dream … a vanquished ache …  

Questions flow … a shoulder shake—

Awake, she beholds the door of home. …  

Wraps exchanged for quilts and tea,

Slowly warmth returns—sweet sleep till dawn.

“Oh, to sew, to sweep, to bake—

Jehovah-Rapha, Thou art worthy of all praise.”

“If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him,

for you are worse than he thinks you to be.”

—Charles Spurgeon

“You may fear that the Lord has passed you by, but it is not so: He who counts the stars, and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting His own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature He ever made, or the only saint He ever loved. Approach Him and be at peace.” —Charles Spurgeon

“Oh, the remembrance of my great sins, of my great temptations, and of my great fears of perishing forever! They bring afresh into my mind the remembrance of my great help, my great support from heaven, and the great grace that God extended to such a wretch as I.” —John Bunyan

“Is there anything more worthy of our tongues and mouths than to speak of the things of God and heaven?” —John Bunyan

“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, 

but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”

(Matthew 4:4).

“I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.” —William Booth

“If Moses had operated through committees 

the Israelites never would have got across the Red Sea.”

—William Booth