I have been giving thought lately to what constitutes true devotion to the Lord. Here is something that Charles Finney wrote on the subject:
“It is a state of the mind or of the heart. It is that state of the will in which every thing–our whole life, and being, and possessions, [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Devotion
Posted in Pathway ponderings, Quotes on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Run the race
Posted in Life in Christ, discipleship on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.” (1 Cor. 9:24-25 ESV)
With the Olympics taking place, it reminds [...]
Serious thought needed
Posted in Quotes on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted, to God.
He, therefore, is the devout man, who lives no longer to his own will, or the way and spirit of the world, but to the sole will of God, who considers God in everything, who serves God in everything, who makes all the parts of his common [...]
Take up our cross
Posted in discipleship on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Matt. 16:24 ESV)
As I think of this verse, I think of it being about doing the will of God, and not my own will. Isn’t that what we ought to be [...]
