That joy would be complete . . . give to each other the better gift. Take to them yourself in fullness; for the written is not as the presence, and the pen not as the touch. As the eyes are the windows of the soul, so the mouth speaks directly Read more…
I Am, and change not. Before time I knew you, your frame in all its weakness known. My presence with you to be, from long past, even today. The pains also known, and the calling of the Father eternal to your ear. In the response of faith you honor He Read more…
He who walks with Me, puts no other before Me. I call you, that you would put first your walk with Me beyond all others. It is a great thing I ask, for My true disciple is to give all. Above all others is to be My Name, and the Read more…
Understanding brings wisdom. Many read but do not reason. Many hear the Word, but do not listen to My voice within that Word. The work of the day calls, but there is silence in the soul that receives not its nourishment. Come to Me before your work. Give to me Read more…
The young tree does not produce, for the keeper of the orchard removes the flower. Too soon a heavy crop, and the bough is damaged without repair. The keeper knows the proper season in the proper year. Do not grow impatient for what will be given. Abide in My Word. Read more…
Each day is as a battle. Against the flesh you are to war. The world calls without pause, diverting the holy to the common. Each strike of the enemy also against the saint. For those who call Me Lord, the day grows heavier to carry with righteousness, but strength is Read more…
My life gives life. My life within you is to do the same. Who is downtrodden around you? It is to them that you can give life. I have given abundantly to you, that you would be an abundance to them. The generous heart goes far beyond the coin or Read more…
He who walks toward My light sees not his shadow, nor does the Light, for the eyes of a repentant sinner glow with the same light in which he seeks. Repentance removes the stain, as I restore white to his garment, a garment given through love and blood. I rejoice Read more…
Strife is the breeding ground of hatred. Do not allow what can be barred to become the common king. Do not answer with disrespect, tearing again at the soul, for raising the matter again is not in the betterment of others, but only in the satisfaction of reflecting back again Read more…
Rich is he who is thankful. In want of more, there is poverty. He who has more than enough can be both rich and impoverished. Great wealth extends from many who live in shortage, and great poverty is the well-adorned offspring of the greedy. Treasure of the earth is to Read more…