Pithy Saying (4)

Pithy Saying number 4.

Worship:

                                          For us, a great privilege, from Him.

                                          For Him, a great pleasure, from us.

T.W.

Pithy Saying (3)

Pithy Saying number 3.

If you "accommodate," you will degenerate!

T.W.

Pithy Saying (2)

Pithy Saying number 2.

Fear of the world will weaken our testimony; friendship with the world will wreck it!



T.W.

Pithy Saying (1)

Pithy Saying number 1.

Cleansing, forgiveness, and justification, answer to defilement, offence and guilt correspondingly. 

T.W.

Commentaries: A Limited Help.

COMMENTARIES: LIMITED HELP

I am at present engaged in composing addresses for a "mini-series," just two meetings. Actually I have completed one address and have "delivered" it to a small company of the Lords' people gathered to His name.

When I began my study I all-unconsciously determined to seek for help from the least amount of available "sources." Having cast myself on the Lord for the help of His gracious Holy Spirit, I "armed" myself with the A.V., J.N.D.s' Translation; Strongs Concordance; a Bible Dictionary and a little book containing the meaning of many Biblical names. 

Some long hours later I ran into difficulty. I could not understand the next verse in the passage. I redoubled my prayer for help and read and re-read the verse. Within a short time I felt that I had grasped the meaning, that enlightenment had been graciously afforded to me. I really wanted confirmation, and readily found it in the meaning of two words as expansively given in the concordance. I was elated!

Now I am in the throes of completing my second ministry address for those dear saints. But early on I found myself floundering as to the truth contained in another verse! Of course I was dependent on the help of the Spirit of God, but I continued to be nonplussed. So, giving in I sought help from the written ministry of some of the most erudite and gifted servants of God.

I love and cherish the written ministry of many who so revered the Scriptures, particularly, but not exclusively, those brethren of the nineteenth century. Three commentaries were consulted to absolutely no avail! None of the three writers referred to the difficulty I had encountered!

Commentaries do have there limitations, but I would not be without them!

Finally, in His grace the Lord enlightened me once again, I believe, and my spirit was lifted up in thanksgiving.



Studying the Word of God

STUDYING THE WORD OF GOD

Those of us who are addicted to the Word realise perhaps more than others, how so much in the Scriptures is very deep. We find it a constant delight to plumb unfathomable depths, to mine for hid treasures buried in places unexplored by mere human wisdom; indeed inexplicable to the unbeliever. These exercises prompted by the Holy Spirit are of precious profit to our spiritual welfare and growth; furnishing us with meditations so sweet as to draw out our worship permeated with sweet smelling fragrances of Christ, and securing Divine approval.

While we must never succumb to "scratching the surface" in our studies, we must not neglect or over-look those gems that lie upon the surface; they too yield food for the soul of the believer.

Permit me to suggest a simple example to direct you as to what I mean. How valuable are the "Headings" to the Psalms! They are an integral part of the Word, but how often we fail to read them when we turn to the Psalter!

You will understand that I am NOT advocating superficial reading, or study of the "BOOK," only reminding your hearts of the necessity to consider the more obvious lines of truth, as well as penetrating to its fathomless profundity.



Love For Divine Persons: A Poem

LOVE FOR DIVINE PERSONS

A POEM

Father, we Thy Son adore,

We will love Him evermore-

When to the blessed "place" we soar,

There in all His grace secure.

Jesus we would worship Thee,

For Thy death on Calvary,

There Thy love we fully see,

Love "told out" upon the "Tree."

The Spirit of the Lord we love,

Divinest Teacher from above-

Who within our hearts hast wove

Thy Word, an o'erwhelming treasure trove. 

TW December 2015.

Brethren and sisters please forgive the simplicity and irregular cadence; it was written in a few minutes one morning as I was about to enter the "Sanctuary" of the Lords' presence.