Years ago I set out on an endeavor with full assurance that I was in the will of God. I had worked hard, sought God’s blessing, and even laid out several ‘fleeces’ to see if God was indeed leading me and every answer was a resounding “Yes!” In the midst of that endeavor things turned [...]
Read the rest of this entry »March 2, Three Kinds of Prayer
This past week our Tuesday morning reading group finished Henry Scougal’s book, The Life of God in the Soul of Man. As we read through the last section I was amazed at the words of a brother in Christ who lived so long ago. In that last section he spoke of how we can work [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Feb 22, Footsteps of His Glory!
Yesterday I quoted from Scougal in regard to how the beauty we see here on earth should turn our attention to the One who gave us beauty. He went on to speak of the nearness of God and the goodness of God. He said, “Nor can we pretend the remoteness of the object, as if [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Feb 21, He is the Author of Beauty!
Yesterday I shared a quote from John Flavel…the part that really spoke to me was when he said the things of world “all that delights you on earth, all the comforts we have here are like droplets, inflaming and not satisfying the appetites of the soul.” This morning I was reading Henry Scougal’s book The [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Feb 16, Opportunity for Grace!
It is easy to love those who think like you, act like you, talk like you, and look like you, but if you were to narrow your ‘love list’ down to those who fit that category perfectly you would be left loving only the person in the mirror. God has called us to love our [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Feb 8, The Raging Thirst of the Soul
If you follow this blog you are aware that I am leading a reading group through Henry Scougal’s book The Life of God in the Soul of Man. Yesterday’s reading was incredible. Once again, you have to work to get the flow of his writing, but once you do you will find his words loaded [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jan 13, A Statement from One Consumed with Desire!
Yesterday I shared that I benefit from reading those who are consumed with a desire for God. I mentioned one book that I have often quoted on this blog. It is a small book in terms of size, but it packs a potent punch to the Western Culture’s view of Salvation. The Life of God [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Aug 19, The Worth and Excellency of a Soul
When we truly come to understand the freedom that comes through slavery to Jesus Christ we will earnestly begin to mortify the flesh and do all that we can to bring our Master glory. A few years ago a friend gave me a copy Henry Scougal’s book, The Life of God in the Soul of [...]
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