“The Holy Spirit sometimes gives more blessing in
some duties than He does in others, to fill the Christian with extraordinary
refreshment.
The same light,
which shows us there is a God, shows us He must be worshiped in holiness. Under
the law, God was particular about every facet of worship. The tabernacle, for
example, had to be made of the best materials; the workmen were gifted with
rare talent; only the most excellent sacrifices were acceptable; and the
persons who ministered to the Lord had to be holy in a peculiar way. God is
wonderful in His worship!
Be consistent in
all ordinances. God hates partiality, especially in ordinances of worship, all
of which have their origins in Him. And surely we must not reject anything God
chooses as a blessing to His children. He communicates Himself with amazing
variety to keep our hearts encouraged. The spouse looks for her Beloved in
secret at home but does not find him; so she goes to the public places and
meets him whom her "soul loves" Song of Solomon 3:4.
No doubt Daniel
had been to the throne of grace often, but God reserved the fullness of His
love, and the opening of some mysteries to him, when he added fasting to his
prayers. Only then did God send a messenger from heaven to let Daniel know His
mind and heart.
The Holy Spirit
sometimes gives more blessing in some duties than He does in others, to fill
the Christian with extraordinary refreshment. Sometimes the baby takes milk
from one breast and then from the other. While David was meditating, a heavenly
heat kindled in his heart until at last the fire caught and spread. The eunuch
was reading the Word when God sent Philip to join his chariot. Christ revealed
Himself to the apostles as they were breaking bread. And He joined the two
disciples on the road to Emmaus as they were having fellowship with each other.
Cornelius was praying in his house when a vision from heaven directed him in
the way he should walk.”
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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