by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 7, 2020 | 72 Days Pilgrim Challenge, Blog
“Like the eye which sees everything in front of it and never sees itself, faith is occupied with the Object upon which it rests and pays no attention to itself at all. While we are looking at God, we do not see ourselves—blessed riddance… While he looks at Christ the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 6, 2020 | 72 Days Pilgrim Challenge, Blog
“Believing, then, is directing the heart’s attention to Jesus. It is lifting the mind to “behold the Lamb of God,” and never ceasing that beholding for the rest of our lives. At first this may be difficult, but it becomes easier as we look steadily at His wondrous...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 5, 2020 | 72 Days Pilgrim Challenge, Blog
“Faith is all-important in the life of the soul. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith will get me anything, take me anywhere in the Kingdom of God, but without faith there can be no approach to God, no forgiveness, no deliverance, no salvation, no...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 4, 2020 | 72 Days Pilgrim Challenge, Blog
“Whoever will listen will hear the speaking Heaven. This is definitely not the hour when men take kindly to an exhortation to listen, for listening is not today a part of popular religion. We are at the opposite end of the pole from there. Religion has accepted the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 3, 2020 | 72 Days Pilgrim Challenge, Blog
“Just now we happen to be living in a secular age. Our thought habits are those of the scientist, not those of the worshipper. We are more likely to explain than to adore. “It thundered,” we exclaim, and go our earthly way. But still the Voice sounds and searches. The...
