Oh! If we could keep the taste of our souls continually delighted with the sweetness of heaven, as a man would spit out bitter herbs after honey, so should we spit out all the decoys of the world with disdain.

Cry mightily unto God, that He would "Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity," (Psalm 119:37). If the heart bends downward, then go the God to erect it, and to incline it heavenwards; if it be after covetousness, then cry to God, and say, "Lord, not after...

John 13:13-15 -- "Jesus said, 'You call me 'Teacher and Lord' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I , your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet. You also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.'"

John 20:21 -- "Just as the Father has sent me forth so I am sending you."

This is certainly a command of Jesus for the Body of Christ to meet the needs (both temporal and...