#temporal things

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Hold everything earthly with a loose hand, but grasp eternal things with a death-like grip.

Charles Spurgeon

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Can You Trust for Daily Needs?

by A. B. Simpson

"Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things " - Matthew 6:32

Christ makes no less of our trust for temporal things than he does for spiritual things. He places a good deal of emphasis upon it. Why? Simply because it is harder to trust God for them. In spiritual matters we can fool ourselves, and think that we are trusting when we are not; but we cannot do so about rent and food, and the needs of our body. They must come or our faith fails. It is easy to say that we trust him in things that are a long way off, but there can be no trifling about it in things where the faith must bring practical answers. It is easy to have faith for our needs, and to trust him when the sun is shining. But let some things arise which irritate and rasp and fret us, and we soon find whether we have real trust or not. And so the things of everyday life are tests of our real faith in God, and he often puts us where we have to trust for tangible matters—for money and rent, and food and clothes. If you are not trusting here wholly, when you are placed in such tests you will break down. Are you trusting God for everything through the six ordinary days of the week?

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Daily Reading by A.B. Simpson

Devotional for June 10

"(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things." - Matthew 6:32

Christ makes no less of our trust for temporal things than He does for spiritual things. He places much emphasis upon it. Why? Simply because it is harder to trust God for material needs. In spiritual matters we can fool ourselves and think that we are trusting when we are not; but we cannot do so about rent and food and the needs of our bodies. They must come or our faith fails. It is easy to say that we trust Him in things that are a long way off, but there can be no question about it where faith must bring practical answers.

When the sun is shining, it is easy to have faith for our needs and to trust God. But let something arise which irritates and rasps and frets us, and we soon find whether we have real trust or not. Consequently, the things of everyday life are tests of our real faith in God, and He often puts us where we have to trust for tangible matters-for money and rent, food and clothes. If in these things you are not trusting God wholly, you will break down when you are placed in such tests. Are you trusting God for everything?

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К Филиппийцам 3:1 7 Но что для меня было преимуществом, то ради Христа я почел тщетою. 8 Да и все почитаю тщетою ради превосходства познания Христа Иисуса, Господа моего: для Него я от всего отказался, и все почитаю за сор, чтобы приобрести Христа

7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yes doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, — Philippians 3:7-8 | Russian koi8r (RUS-koi8r) and American King James Version (KJVUS) The Russian koi8r Bible is a Bible version written using KOI8-RCyrillic fonts and the American King James Version Bible Produced by Stone Engelbrite. It is a simple word for modern word update from the King James English. Cross References: Psalm 73:25; Jeremiah 9:23; Luke 14:33; John 17:3; Romans 8:39; Ephesians 4:12; Philippians 1:1; Philippians 3:10; Hebrews 11:26

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Fashion is evil. You stay out for very long and people forget who you are. And your name loses power.

Tom Ford

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January 31: My Lifeline to the Temporal

“ This is my endlessly recurrent temptation: to go down to that Sea (I think St. John of the Cross called God a sea) and there neither dive nor swim nor float, but only dabble and splash, careful not to get out of my depth and holding on to the lifeline which connects me with my things temporal.

It is different from the temptations that met us at the beginning of the Christian life. Then we fought (at least I fought) against admitting the claims of the eternal at all. And when we had fought, and been beaten, and surrendered, we supposed that all would be fairly plain sailing. This temptation comes later. It is addressed to those who have already admitted the claim in principle and are even making some sort of effort to meet it. Our temptation is to look eagerly for the minimum that will be accepted. We are in fact very like honest but reluctant taxpayers. We approve of an income tax in principle. We make our returns truthfully. But we dread a rise in the tax. We are very careful to pay no more than is necessary. And we hope-- we very ardently hope-- that after we have paid it there will still be enough left to live on.”

- C.S. Lewis, “A Slip of the Tongue”, The Weight of Glory

Remind your people to obey the government and its officers, and always to be obedient and ready for any honest work. They must not speak evil of anyone, nor quarrel, but be gentle and truly courteous to all.

- Titus 3:1-2 -