Contemplation #58
From Autobiography of Madam Guyon by Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717).
O thou Source of Love! Thou dost indeed seem so jealous of the salvation Thou hast purchased, that Thou dost prefer the sinner to the righteous! . . . How full of self-love are the self-righteous, and how void of the love of God! They esteem and admire themselves in their works of righteousness, which they suppose to be a fountain of happiness. These works are no sooner exposed to the Sun of Righteousness, than they discover all to be so full of impurity and baseness, that it frets them to the heart. Meanwhile the poor sinner, Magdalene, is pardoned because she loves much, and her faith and love are accepted as righteousness.
Contemplation #59
“May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.” 2 Thess 3:5 (NASV)
Let us make this petition our way of seeking God today – looking for the Lord to move our inner affection from the love anything else to a single love of God characterized by the perseverance of Christ. Walking by the Spirit is abiding in the love of God, and we must allow God to show us this way.
Contemplation # 60
From The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, book 2, chapter 8.
Jesus Christ must be loved alone with a special love for He alone, of all friends, is good and faithful. For Him and in Him you must love friends and foes alike, and pray to Him that all may know and love Him.
Never desire special praise or love, for that belongs to God alone Who has no equal. Never wish that anyone's affection be centered in you, nor let yourself be taken up with the love of anyone, but let Jesus be in you and in every good man. Be pure and free within, unentangled with any creature.
From Autobiography of Madam Guyon by Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717).
O thou Source of Love! Thou dost indeed seem so jealous of the salvation Thou hast purchased, that Thou dost prefer the sinner to the righteous! . . . How full of self-love are the self-righteous, and how void of the love of God! They esteem and admire themselves in their works of righteousness, which they suppose to be a fountain of happiness. These works are no sooner exposed to the Sun of Righteousness, than they discover all to be so full of impurity and baseness, that it frets them to the heart. Meanwhile the poor sinner, Magdalene, is pardoned because she loves much, and her faith and love are accepted as righteousness.
Contemplation #59
“May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.” 2 Thess 3:5 (NASV)
Let us make this petition our way of seeking God today – looking for the Lord to move our inner affection from the love anything else to a single love of God characterized by the perseverance of Christ. Walking by the Spirit is abiding in the love of God, and we must allow God to show us this way.
Contemplation # 60
From The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, book 2, chapter 8.
Jesus Christ must be loved alone with a special love for He alone, of all friends, is good and faithful. For Him and in Him you must love friends and foes alike, and pray to Him that all may know and love Him.
Never desire special praise or love, for that belongs to God alone Who has no equal. Never wish that anyone's affection be centered in you, nor let yourself be taken up with the love of anyone, but let Jesus be in you and in every good man. Be pure and free within, unentangled with any creature.
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