Warning: we may become so enamored with God's good gifts that we fail to worship the Giver.

When God wants to bring more power into our lives., He brings more pressure. He is generating spiritual force by friction.

Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.

We may not preach a crucified Savior without being also crucified men and women. It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration. The cross that Paul speaks about was burned into his very flesh, was branded into his being, and only the Holy Spirit can burn the true cross into our innermost life.

Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within.

Warning: we may become so enamored with God's good gifts that we fail to worship the Giver.

We must never forget that Christ did not suffer just during His three years of public ministry or the last few days of His life when He was crucified. No, He suffered throughout His life on earth. He who was without sin lived daily with the corruption and sinfulness of lost humanity.