Herbert: Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life

Saturday, February 27, 2016
    Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633
Meditation:
    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
    —John 14:6 (NIV)
Quotation:
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:
Such a Way, as gives us breath:
Such a Truth, as ends all strife:
Such a Life, as killeth death.

Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:
Such a Light, as shows a feast:
Such a Feast, as mends in length:
Such a Strength, as makes his guest.

Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:
Such a Joy, as none can move:
Such a Love, as none can part:
Such a Heart, as joyes in love.
    ... George Herbert (1593-1633), The Poetical Works of George Herbert, New York: D. Appleton, 1857, p. 199 (see the book)
    See also John 14:6; 10:10; 1 Cor. 2:9-10; 15:54-57; Eph. 3:20-21; 1 Tim. 1:14
Quiet time reflection:
    Come into my heart, Lord Jesus!

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Tozer: instantly free

Friday, February 26, 2016
Meditation:
    But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
    —Romans 6:22 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Let a man set his heart only on doing the will of God and he is instantly free. No one can hinder him. If we understand our first and sole duty to consist of loving God supremely and loving everyone, even our enemies, for God’s dear sake, then we can enjoy spiritual tranquillity under every circumstance.
    ... A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), The Root of the Righteous, Christian Publications, 1955, p. 129 (see the book)
    See also Rom. 6:22; Matt. 5:43-45; 22:36-40; Rom. 5:1; Gal. 5:1
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I seek Your will. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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MacDonald: the Lord's day

Thursday, February 25, 2016
Meditation:
    One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
    —Romans 14:5 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Where every day is not the Lord’s, the Sunday is his least of all. There may be a sickening unreality even where there is no conscious hypocrisy.
    ... George MacDonald (1824-1905), Donal Grant, London: George Routledge and Sons, 1883, p. 73 (see the book)
    See also Rom. 14:5; Matt. 12:1-13; Luke 11:39-41; 1 Cor. 10:23,31; Tit. 1:15-16
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I give all days to You. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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Troeltsch: The Kingdom within us

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Meditation:
    Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”
    —Luke 17:20-21 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Faith is the source of energy in the struggle of life, but life still remains a battle which is continually renewed upon ever new fronts. For every threatening abyss that is closed, another yawning gulf appears. The truth is—and this is the conclusion of the whole matter—the Kingdom of God is within us. But we must let our light shine before men in confident and untiring labour that they may see our good works and praise our Father in Heaven. The final ends of all humanity are hidden within His hands.
    ... Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923), The Social Teaching of the Christian Churches, New York: Harper, 1960, v. II, p. 1013 (see the book)
    See also Luke 17:20-21; Matt. 5:16; Rom. 14:17-18; Col. 1:27; 1 John 1:5-7
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord Jesus, I follow You as King. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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Eckhart: the sufficiency of faith

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
    Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155
Meditation:
    ... yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
    —Galatians 2:16 (ESV)
Quotation:
    The less you feel and the more firmly you believe, the more praiseworthy is your faith and the more it will be esteemed and appreciated; for real faith is much more than a mere opinion of man. In it we have true knowledge: in truth, we lack nothing save true faith.
    ... Meister Eckhart (1260?-1327?), Treatises and Sermons, Harper, 1958, p. 93 (see the book)
    See also Gal. 2:16; Ps. 130:3-4; 143:2; Luke 10:25-29; Gal. 2:19; 3:11
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, help me to cast aside the counterfeits, that I may cling to Your gift of faith. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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