I was just listening to that Christmas song on the radio and one line struck me as never before:

“Haste! Haste! to bring Him Laud!”

If you never have, let me plead with you! “Haste! Haste! to bring Him Laud!” Praise Him right now! Fall on your face before Jesus Christ and worship Him! Oh that all mankind would stop their foolish pursuits, drop everything, and rush to the ground in humble praise of King Jesus!

Posted: December 17th, 2009 under Devotions, Potpourri, Quotations.
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Thanks to Pastor Kevin over at Puritan Fellowship, I’m reading the autobiography of 20th century Chinese pastor Wong Ming-Dao entitled A Stone Made Smooth. It is an out-of-print book, but you can still find it on Amazon used. If so, I highly recommended adding it to your library.

Wong’s sound doctrine is clearly laid out in his work. Although this is translated into English, it still conveys Wong’s intelligence and his culturally influenced soft-spoken demeanor. It is a powerful book but surprisingly easy and enjoyable to read. Here are two brief quotes that I wrote in my own notebook:

“If you would be a faithful servant you must entirely disregard reputation, and in the last analysis you must entirely disregard life.” (p133)

“Inevitably one who serves God faithfully will face hardships and suffering. But the joy God gives and the reward He promises will recompense him for all.” (p139)

Posted: December 17th, 2009 under Potpourri, Quotations.
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“Salvation is not a cafeteria where you take what you want and leave the rest. You cannot take Christ as Saviour and refuse Him as Lord and be saved.” – Vance Havner, 20th Century Baptist Preacher

Posted: December 2nd, 2009 under Quotations, The Church.
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Posted: November 14th, 2009 under Evangelism, Quotations, Scripture.
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From a site and preacher I’ve highly recommended before comes another succinct and powerful message…

LACKING “ONE THING” OR “NOTHING”

Lacked ye anything? – Luke 22:35
One thing thou lackest. – Mark 10:21

When the disciples went forth at the bidding of Jesus without purse or scrip or shoes, they lacked nothing. The rich young ruler had purse and scrip and shoes, but when he went away he lacked one thing, and, lacking that, he lacked everything.

When we obey our Lord’s orders and go forth by His commission we find His grace sufficient and our needs supplied through God’s riches in glory by Christ Jesus. But a man may have all else, yet if he be not willing to abandon it all for the Master, he is a pauper. The supreme thing in this life is to count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus the Lord. A man may have kept other commandments, but if he will not cut loose from his dearest earthly treasure at the bidding of the Lord, he has failed at the vital point and is still a rebel.

Nothing matters but this: does Jesus have the utter absolute first and final say in your life? If He does, you will lack nothing.

The daily devotions are from Day By Day by Vance Havner. Fleming H. Revell Company, 1953.

Posted: August 17th, 2009 under Devotions, Quotations.
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Pastor Kevin Williams, of PuritanFellowship.com made this comment on a sermon I listened to yesterday:

“The Gospel you preach will only be as powerful as the gospel you live.”

Good stuff.

Posted: August 11th, 2009 under Quotations.
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