AND THE CROWD’S LISTENING

 Matthew 10:37-42

Love does its best, and gives its best, and is its best. That’s a fixed law. That’s the law of love. That’s the love of love. And so you always know how much there is by how much is given and done and been. Love can’t help itself. It must. That’s its life. Otherwise it shrinks up and gasps and dies. How much do you know of love? It’s easy to find out. You’re telling daily.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

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KEEP THE DOOR OPEN

 Genesis 15:4-6; Gen_22:15-19

God could give to Abraham, because he had made such a wide opening into his life. God can give only into an open hand. This hand was opened wide. This door swung clear back. God had a free swing, and he used it. He could, and he did. He always does. Let this be our rule: “Give all he asks; then take all he gives” And the cup will be spilling joyously over at the brim.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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ACTUALLY PERFECT

Genesis 22:1-14

God is ideal, intensely practically idealistic. He insists on the gold being wholly pure, the will wholly strong, the heart wholly perfect in its devotion, the life wholly right. Nothing less will do, even though it cost his own Son’s life to bring things up to standard. And he leads the way in showing us the way. His taking from us is never to make us have less. Following his way, we have more and we are more.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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GOD’S MORE

Genesis 21:1-12

God’s delays are love-planned. So the gold is refined, and more is given and got. Abraham waited long for Isaac. And the waiting made a new Abraham, and so the son was a wholly different, finer man because of the new father. Abraham had all he longed for, and more; that “all” became choicer, higher grade. And God had more to use, and the world-plan in his heart was saved thus far. God’s delays are love-inspired.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

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OTHERS!

Romans 12:9-21

What flows in must get an outlet or stagnate. God gives; it is his very life. Jesus served; it was the God instinct in him. The real God-spirit within must serve others. Not for return, nor for advantage of any sort; not for appreciation, nor thanks, but in the absence of these, even when misunderstood and criticized, it must serve, with exquisite tact, for their sake only. This is the characteristic of God and of true service.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

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