Don't waste your sorrows Alexander MacLaren More Quotes by Alexander MacLaren More Quotes From Alexander MacLaren Why should we live halfway up the hill and swathed in the mists, when we might have an unclouded sky and a radiant sun over our heads if we would climb higher and walk in the light of His face? Alexander MacLaren light sky might There is one thing that makes life mighty in its veriest trifles, worthy in its smallest deeds, that delivers it from monotony, that delivers it from insignificance. All will be great, nothing will be overpowering, when, living in communion with Jesus Christ, we say as He says, "My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me. Alexander MacLaren meat deeds jesus As we look upon that agony and those tearful prayers, let us not only look with thankfulness; but let that kneeling Saviour teach us that in prayer alone can we be forearmed against our lesser sorrows; that strength to bear flows into the heart that is opened in supplication; and that a sorrow which we are made able to endure is more truly conquered than a sorrow which we avoid Alexander MacLaren agony prayer heart The manliness of Christian love, and the putting away from ourselves of all fear, because we are " perfected in love," is one of the highest lessons that the gospel teaches us, and one of the greatest things which the gospel gives us. Alexander MacLaren christian love-is giving We believe that the history of the world is but the history of His influence and that the center of the whole universe is the cross of Calvary. Alexander MacLaren easter believe history Christ wrought out His perfect obedience as a man, through temptation, and by suffering. Alexander MacLaren temptation perfect men If you would know Christ at all, you must go to Him as a sinful man, or you are shut out from Him altogether. Alexander MacLaren knows men christ Faith refers to Christ. Holiness depends on faith. Heaven depends on holiness. Alexander MacLaren holiness heaven christ "Oh, when we are journeying through the murky night and the dark woods of affliction and sorrow, it is something to find here and there a spray broken, or a leafy stem bent down with the tread of His foot and the brush of His hand as He passed; and to remember that the path He trod He has hallowed, and thus to find lingering fragrance and hidden strength in the remembrance of Him as "in all points tempted like as we are," bearing grief for us, bearing grief with us, bearing grief like us." Alexander MacLaren grief christian dark God is His own motive. His love is not drawn out by our loveableness, but wells up, like an artesian spring, from the depths of His nature. Alexander MacLaren christian god spring Every sin is a mistake, as well as a wrong; and the epitaph for the sinner is, "Thou fool!" Alexander MacLaren fool sin mistake You cannot put patience and experience into a parenthesis, and, omitting them, bring hope out of tribulation. Alexander MacLaren tribulation parentheses experience There is no long interval between the sense of thirst and the trickling of the stream over the parched lip; but ever it is flowing, flowing past us, and the desire is but the opening of the lips to receive the limpid, and life-giving waters. No one ever desired the grace of God, really and truly desired it, but just in proportion as he desired it, he got it; just in proportion as he thirsted, he was satisfied. Alexander MacLaren giving long past Conflict, not progress, is the word that defines man's path from darkness into light. No holiness is won by any other means than this, that wickedness should be slain day by day, and hour by hour. Alexander MacLaren light men mean Remember that vision on the Mount of Transfiguration; and let it be ours, even in the glare of earthly joys and brightnesses, to lift up our eyes, like those wondering three, and see no man any more, save Jesus only. Alexander MacLaren eye men jesus A living man must have a living God, or his soul will perish in the midst of earthly plenty, and will thirst and die whilst the water of earthly delights is running all around him. We are made to need persons not things. Alexander MacLaren running water men True faith, by a mighty effort of the will, fixes its gaze on our Divine Helper, and there finds it possible and wise to lose its fears. It is madness to say, "I will not be afraid; "it is wisdom and peace to say, "I will trust and not be afraid. Alexander MacLaren effort madness wise The tears of Christ are the pity of God. The gentleness of Jesus is the long-suffering of God. The tenderness of Jesus is the love of God. He that hath seen me hath seen the Father. Alexander MacLaren long father jesus If you would win the world, melt it, do not hammer it. Alexander MacLaren hammers winning world Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of a creatures's will. Alexander MacLaren iron fire love
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