Seek the Lord Continually
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. 1 Chronicles 16:11. Prayer is heaven’s ordained means of success in the conflict with sin and the development of Christian character. The divine influences that come in answer to the prayer of faith will accomplish in the soul of the suppliant all for which he […]
By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them
The Life Is Transformed Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit…. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matthew 7:17-20. No matter how high his profession, he whose heart is not imbued with love for God and for his fellow-men, is not a disciple […]
The Fruits of the Spirit Are Borne
The Life Is Transformed But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22, 23. This fruit can never perish, but will produce after its kind a harvest unto eternal life…. Christ is waiting with longing desire for the manifestation of […]
The Transformed Life Bears Fruit
The Life Is Transformed Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:11. The plant does not germinate, grow, or bring forth fruit for itself, but to “give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater.” So no man is to live […]
The Transformed Life Is Sincere
The Life Is Transformed That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. Philippians 1:10. Many whom God has qualified to do excellent work accomplish very little, because they attempt little. Thousands pass through life as if they had no definite object for […]
We Shall Be New Creatures
The Life Is Transformed Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17. As the mind dwells upon Christ, the character is molded after the divine similitude. The thoughts are pervaded with a sense of His goodness, His […]