Christian Fellowship Community Group
A safe place for Christians who Love Jesus Christ to meet and ask for prayer and share scriptures from the bible. We value the posting of Christian music, poems, stories and also personal testimonies. Please let us know your needs, concerns and have some fun getting to know each other. We treat each other with respect.
The wisdom of the fathers
ACT ON THE LIGHT YOU RECEIVE
A secret of effectual service to God - continued
Another point needs especially to be noticed: it is that we seek habitually to carry out what we know. We must seek to act up to the light that we have received and then more will assuredly be given. If we fail to do this, our light will be turned into darkness.
It is of the deepest importance that we walk with a sincere, honest, upright heart before the Lord. If evil is practiced or harbored and connived at, the channel of communication between our souls and God (for the time being) will be cut off. It is all important to remember this. Infirmities and weaknesses will cleave to us as long as we remain in the body, but this is a different thing from willingly allowing evil. I must be able with a true, honest, upright heart to look my Heavenly Father in the face and to say, "Here I am, blessed Lord; do with me as You will."
Then let us remember that we are God’s stewards. Our time, our wealth, our talents, our all are His and His alone. Let us seek to remember this, and to carry it out, and then what happy Christians shall we be! It is a divine principle: "To him that has shall more be given."
(See Matt. 13:12; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18, 19:26). As assuredly as we seek to make good use of that which is confided to us, more will be imparted. We shall be used of the Lord, and shall become increasingly happy in His own most blessed service. We have only one life – one brief life. Let us seek with renewed purpose of heart to consecrate that one life wholly to the Lord – day by day to live for God and to serve Him with our body, soul and spirit which are His.
As we advance in years, let us not decline in spiritual power, but let us see to it that an increase of spiritual vigor and energy be found in us, that our last days may be our best days. Our holy faith does not consist in talking. Reality, reality, reality is what we want! Let us have heart work. Let us be genuine. Worldly persons should be constrained to say of us, "If ever there was a Christian upon earth, there was one."
God Revealed in the Scriptures
Reverting to the Scriptures, in them through the teaching of the Holy Spirit we become acquainted with the character of God. Our eyes are divinely opened to see what a loving Being God is! And this good, gracious, loving heavenly Father is ours, our portion for time and for eternity. And our Lord Jesus who gave Himself for us is that blessed One to whose image and likeness we shall be conformed. To serve Him should be our greatest joy and privilege as long as we remain on earth.
When trial and affliction come, when God deals with us as though He were not the lovely, kind and gracious Being presented to us in His Word, shall we murmur and despond? Ah, no! Beloved in Christ, let us trust our heavenly Father. Let us like little children hang entirely on Him, reposing in the sweet assurance of His unchangeable, eternal love. Let us remember how He acted toward His saints of old, what His dealings were with them. Let us remember what is recorded concerning their history, for now as He has ever done, God will most surely act according to His Word. This intimate, experimental acquaintance with Him will make us truly happy. Nothing else will. If we are not happy Christians (I speak deliberately, I speak advisedly) there is something wrong. The fault is ours and ours alone.
( By George Müller)
ACT ON THE LIGHT YOU RECEIVE
A secret of effectual service to God - continued
Another point needs especially to be noticed: it is that we seek habitually to carry out what we know. We must seek to act up to the light that we have received and then more will assuredly be given. If we fail to do this, our light will be turned into darkness.
It is of the deepest importance that we walk with a sincere, honest, upright heart before the Lord. If evil is practiced or harbored and connived at, the channel of communication between our souls and God (for the time being) will be cut off. It is all important to remember this. Infirmities and weaknesses will cleave to us as long as we remain in the body, but this is a different thing from willingly allowing evil. I must be able with a true, honest, upright heart to look my Heavenly Father in the face and to say, "Here I am, blessed Lord; do with me as You will."
Then let us remember that we are God’s stewards. Our time, our wealth, our talents, our all are His and His alone. Let us seek to remember this, and to carry it out, and then what happy Christians shall we be! It is a divine principle: "To him that has shall more be given."
(See Matt. 13:12; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18, 19:26). As assuredly as we seek to make good use of that which is confided to us, more will be imparted. We shall be used of the Lord, and shall become increasingly happy in His own most blessed service. We have only one life – one brief life. Let us seek with renewed purpose of heart to consecrate that one life wholly to the Lord – day by day to live for God and to serve Him with our body, soul and spirit which are His.
As we advance in years, let us not decline in spiritual power, but let us see to it that an increase of spiritual vigor and energy be found in us, that our last days may be our best days. Our holy faith does not consist in talking. Reality, reality, reality is what we want! Let us have heart work. Let us be genuine. Worldly persons should be constrained to say of us, "If ever there was a Christian upon earth, there was one."
God Revealed in the Scriptures
Reverting to the Scriptures, in them through the teaching of the Holy Spirit we become acquainted with the character of God. Our eyes are divinely opened to see what a loving Being God is! And this good, gracious, loving heavenly Father is ours, our portion for time and for eternity. And our Lord Jesus who gave Himself for us is that blessed One to whose image and likeness we shall be conformed. To serve Him should be our greatest joy and privilege as long as we remain on earth.
When trial and affliction come, when God deals with us as though He were not the lovely, kind and gracious Being presented to us in His Word, shall we murmur and despond? Ah, no! Beloved in Christ, let us trust our heavenly Father. Let us like little children hang entirely on Him, reposing in the sweet assurance of His unchangeable, eternal love. Let us remember how He acted toward His saints of old, what His dealings were with them. Let us remember what is recorded concerning their history, for now as He has ever done, God will most surely act according to His Word. This intimate, experimental acquaintance with Him will make us truly happy. Nothing else will. If we are not happy Christians (I speak deliberately, I speak advisedly) there is something wrong. The fault is ours and ours alone.
( By George Müller)
Compost
God is there, guiding us. Pay attention, apply it. That's what it's all about! I like the message about being happy Christians. There is a contentment that comes when we are trusting and cooperating with His plan. When we are, we are happy. Talk about a win/win.
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