This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12. What quality is this love? … A love for the soul that would part with selfish gratifications and practice stern self-denial in order to
Friendship of Christ’s Friends
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. Psalm 119:63. It is natural to seek companionship. Everyone will find companions or make them. And just in proportion to the strength of
Come Apart and Rest
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. Mark 6:31. He [Jesus] did not
Blessing in Physical Activity
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15. One of the first laws of the being is that of action. Every organ of the
Abstaining from Harmful Indulgences
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. 1 Peter 2:11. The Word of God plainly warns us that unless we abstain from fleshly lusts, the physical nature will be
Eating for Health and Happiness
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31. Here is a principle which lies at the foundation of every act, thought, and motive; the consecration of the entire
Health in Obeying God’s Law
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 1 Timothy 4:8. There is health in obedience to God’s law. The wise