THOUGHTS

March 20, 2020

Invest in imagination.  

We all have had to become creative, never having dreamed 

of the whole new world we are captives in.  

Here's a quote from dialogue in a novel by one of my favorite Christian writers.

"A hopeful heart never stops dreamin'.  

God made dreamin' and imaginin' 

because without those, 

how could we even believe in all

He's brought and done and made?

How could we even have a mind's eye for heaven?..."

And she went on...

"Your hands are only meant to carry today.

They ain't big enough for yesterday or tomorrow.

Only God's hands are big enough.

We can dream and imagine,

but grasping hold of tomorrow

as if we know what goes on there, 

well, that can only lead to a heap of heartache

or a whole lot of pride...

Dream girl, but trust God to take to take better care 

of your dreams than you ever could....

"God will be our guide...He can see in the dark, you know."

Pepper Basham

Another excerpt from Colonel Brengle's "The Way of Holiness"

"So long as there are any roots of sin in the heart, the Holy Spirit cannot have all His way in us, and so our usefulness is hindered.  But when our hearts are clean, the Holy Spirit dwells within, and then we have power for service.  Then we can work for God and do good, in spite of all our ignorance and weakness.  Hallelujah!

A plain, humble young Irishman heard about the blessing of a clean heart, and went alone, and fell on his knees before the Lord, and cried to Him for it.  A man happened to overhear him, and wrote about it, saying, "I shall never forget his petition.  'Oh God, I plead with Thee for this blessing!'  Then as if God was showing him what was in the way, he said, 'My Father, I will give up every known sin, only I plead with Thee for power.'  And then, as if his individual sins were passing before him, he said again and again, 'I will give them up; I will give them up.'

Then without any emotion he rose from his knees, turned his face heavenward, and simply said, 'And now, I claim the blessing.'  For the first time he now became aware of my presence, and with a shining face reached out his hand to clasp mine.  You could feel the presence, as he said, 'I have received Him; I have received Him!' And I believe he had, for in the next few months he led more than sixty men into the Kingdom of  God.  His whole life was transformed."

To be holy and useful is possible for each one of us, and it is far better than to be great and famous.  To  save a soul is better than to command an army, to win a battle, to rule an empire, or to sit upon a throne."