None but the Hungry Heart

The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever" (Isa. 32:17).

The triune God is in His element within a quiet, resting assured spirit.

"Just as a sinner is taught to rest in the Lord Jesus' shed Blood for his...

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory" (1 Pet. 1:8).

Although both faith and joy are included in the fruit of the Spirit,' joy can only flourish upon the foundation of faith. When faith is present and active, favorable...

Ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit" (Rom. 8:9).

It requires more faith concerning the Spirit than concerning the Son.

"The believer, having received the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus,' comes under the influence of the law' of that Spirit (

For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace" (Heb. 13:9).

Thorough and intelligent establishment in the principle of grace concerning one's justification (re-birth) is the necessary footing for reliance upon the same principle for one's sanctification (growth). Unless the former is well...

I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord” (Phil. 3:8).

Truth is acquired in fellowship with His Word; truth is shared in fellowship with His heart. “It is feared that when we speak of being here for Christ it is often the thought of our service or conduct that is...

The God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered awhile, make you mature, establish, strengthen, settle you" (1 Pet. 5:10).

The type of plow employed has much to do with the resultant harvest. The primitive stick-plow places quite a limitation upon what will...

Feed the flock of God which is among you. . . being examples to the flock" (1 Pet. 5:2; 3).

It is one thing to teach, but quite another to cultivate, nurture, and bring to maturity. "There are ten thousand tutors," but "not many fathers." Not many...

He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord" (1 Cor. 1:31).

There should be a progression in one's faith from objective facts about the Lord Jesus to personal fellowship with Him.

"It is sad to see the Lord's people, even many who pass for spiritual, who have very little...

If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new"  (2 Cor. 5:17).

The old life is neither to be recycled nor reformed. We are all-new creations in the all-new Man, Christ Jesus.

"The illustration of a man drafted for...

My speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom" (1 Cor. 2:4).

There is human, soulish power and persuasion that can produce “decisions,” and “commitments”; but only the Holy Spirit has the life and power to bring a lost sinner to healthy re-birth in the Saviour.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God" (Ps. 42:1).

The believer in the midst of processing, is progressing.

"If spiritual thirst is the language of your heart, there is great blessing in store for you. When believers are being turned...

Humble yourselves. . . under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time" (1 Pet. 5:6).

Face it! Trials and suffering are the heart of growth.

"It is the Cross of the Lord Jesus that makes what is naturally bitter sweet to us. It is the fellowship of His...

Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God" (Rom. 10:17).

Walking in the Spirit, our faith is heavenly, spiritual; walking in the flesh, our faith is earthly, carnal.

"Is it the mind of the Father which influences my faith and controls my actions, or is it the order...

Looking away (from all that will distract) to Jesus" (Heb. 12:2, Amp.).

Since we are morally coloured by the human company we keep, whether high or low, think of the importance of continually associating with the Lord Jesus on high, and having Him as the centre of our love and interest (