Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. (Matthew 6:21) Jesus presents us with options. We can store up treasures on earth or in heaven. What does that look like? Is it just an issue of what we use our money for? Is it linked to the issue of what […]
Read More JJ 24 #46: Where’s The Treasure?You hear the word but what do you do with it? How does your heart treat it? Treat it lightly and let it be taken away? Accept it excitedly at first and then duck out when the going gets tough? Render the word fruitless because of the primacy of the cares of this life and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Heart That Treasures The WordPreviously we considered the beauty of the pearls God has granted us. We are the chest in which He places His treasure. In contrast, Paul tells the Corinthians that they are carnal & lack wisdom. Carnal Christians do not understand pearls. Pearls come through maturity and Christian maturity comes through trials & suffering. Jesus used the […]
Read More Eden Weekly #04: What A Pity – Guarding Pearls(Welcome to Eden Weekly, the blog inspired by the name of the ministry of Shirley R. Evans. I hope you will be duly encouraged and challenged by the words she offers. For His Name’s Sake, Shalom, C. L. J. Dryden) The word “pearl” is from the Greek word “margarites.” From which we get the English names Margaret & […]
Read More Eden Weekly #03: What A Beauty – Cherishing PearlsThis man had a dream and in that dream he was approached by God. God spoke to him and offered him the opportunity to ask for anything and it would be granted to him. If that was offered to you, how would you respond? It’s an interesting question to ponder because this man gave a […]
Read More What Would You Ask?There is a flow with the teaching. Get this flow. When we know who the blessed are, we realise that righteousness is a matter of the heart. As that is the case our spiritual practices are expressions of our commitment to God alone – not for public approval. These in themselves mark out clearly that […]
Read More Treasure Options: It’s A Trust IssueJesus was a great Teacher or Rabbi. What was great about the teaching was the authority with which He taught as well as the content that challenged the followers. After revealing some key aspects of what takes place in the secret life of saints on the basis of living with the matters of the heart, […]
Read More Treasure Options: The Choice Is Up To YouThere is a treasure greater than any other. There are chores that I am given to do as part of my life. Whether it’s washing the clothes or washing up the plates or vacuum cleaning or whatever, these chores are done and I can do them almost on automatic pilot. Yet sometimes I am able […]
Read More Treasure Greater Than Any OtherRight away he followed her like an ox on the way to be slaughtered, or like a fool on the way to be punished and killed with arrows. He was no more than a bird rushing into a trap, without knowing it would cost him his life. (Proverbs 7:22, 23 CEV) The writer of Proverbs really […]
Read More 16MTP 07 – The Death Trap Of SeductionI don’t think we have it right when it comes to discipline. One aspect almost bends over backwards to avoid conflict and upsetting people. It is virtually no discipline at all. It is far too lax. The other approach is virtually a brutal infliction of aggressive force to bring about submissive cooperation. Of course there […]
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