MacDonald: theory vs. following

Friday, June 12, 2015
Meditation:
    “But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.”
    —Hebrews 10:38 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Jesus is the creating and saving lord of our intellects as well as of our more precious hearts; nothing that he does not think, is worth thinking; no man can think as he thinks, except he be pure like him; no man can be pure like him, except he go with him, and learn from him. To put off obeying him till we find a credible theory concerning him, is to set aside the potion we know it our duty to drink, for the study of the various schools of therapy. You know what Christ requires of you is right.
    ... George MacDonald (1824-1905), “Justice”, in Unspoken Sermons, Third Series, London: Longmans, Green, 1889, p. 152 (see the book)
    See also Heb. 10:38; Ps. 85:8; Matt. 11:29-30; 13:22; 19:21-22; Mark10:21-22; Luke 18:22-23; Jas. 1:6-8; 2 Pet. 2:20-21
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I will delay no longer in following You. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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