Habits and Character Building
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Proverbs 4:14. Few realize the power of habit. Inspiration asks, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?” and adds, “then may ye also do good that are accustomed to do evil.” Jeremiah 13:23. This […]
Watch Your Step!
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Proverbs 4:26. “Make straight paths for your feet,” says the apostle, “lest that which is lame be turned out of the way.” Hebrews 12:13. The path that leads away from God, away from His holy, perfect standard of right, is always crooked […]
The Secret of Contentment
But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6. Pure religion brings peace, happiness, contentment; godliness is profitable to this life and the life to come.45Letter 1b, 1873. That unrest and discontent which ends in fretting and complaining is sinful; but the discontent with one’s self which urges on to more earnest effort for […]
Has Religion Made You Better?
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 1 Peter 2:12. Whatever we are at heart will be revealed in character, and will have an influence on all those with whom […]
Not Easily Provoked
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil. 1 Corinthians 13:4, 5. Many have a vivid, unsanctified sensitiveness which keeps them constantly on the alert for some word, some look, […]
Cherishing the Spirit of Jesus
Forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Colossians 3:13, R.S.V. We are in this world to meet with persons of varied minds and different temperaments, and you must consider that they do not differ with you any […]
