The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Proverbs 18:10
Be suspicious if the world seemingly agrees with you. Such a state of affairs will not last. Our refuge is in the name of the Lord, not in the fickle currents of changing, fashionable opinion. Our fortress is in the name of the One who obtained eternal redemption for us. Our strong tower is in Him, who brought us out of the world and set our feet on the heavenward path. —Mark Fenn
O Lord! Our pilgrim-spirits long, To sing the everlasting song, Of glory, honour, power; Till then, when Thou all power shalt wield, Blest Saviour, Thou wilt be our shield. —Robert Cleaver Chapman
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7
Many years ago, gorse (a type of shrub), was introduced to New Zealand. In the beginning people cared for it and even stole plants, hoping to make use of it as hedging. Today it is a noxious weed and we try every year to eradicate it, without success. Watch what you sow in your life today. Even innocent pastimes can become habits and eventually lead to sin. What are you planting in your life today? —Janet Fleming
Sow love, joy, peace, patience and kindness, Sow goodness and goodness will grow. Sow faithfulness, self-control, meekness; Remember, you reap what you sow! —Janet Fleming
…Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity [persistence] he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Luke 11:8
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice… 2 Corinthians 12:8
When should we stop praying about something? In one verse we learn to keep asking God for what we desire. In the other, Paul stopped praying after three times. In general we “do not cease to pray for you” (Col. 1:9). But when we receive an answer such as, “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Cor. 12:9), then it is time to move on to other matters of prayer. —Sid Halsband
O Thou by Whom we come to God, the Life, the Truth, the Way! The path of prayer Thyself hast trod: Lord, teach us how to pray! —James Montgomery
That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:31
Glorying or boasting is a part of our fleshly nature. We like to talk about ourselves, what we know and have accomplished. When it comes to being saved, we have nothing of ourselves to glory in. God saves us by His grace based on what Christ did for us (Rom. 5:8). He then works this salvation in us (Phil. 2:13) and He will finish that work on us when He conforms us to the image of His Son (Rom. 8:29). It is good that He does it all because we are not able. We do the trusting. He does the work. Our only glory is in Him. All praise to the Lord Jesus Christ. —Harold G. Smith
All praise to Him who reigns above, in majesty supreme, Who gave His Son for man to die, that He might man redeem.—W. Clark
Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6
The old English root from which we get worry means “to strangle”. Worry does just that. It can “strangle” us to the point where we lose hope and wallow in despair. Worry robs us of our joy, peace and contentment. It pulls us in opposite directions—hope pulling one way, fear pulling the other way. This happens in our lives when we fail to give our problems to the Lord and leave them there. May we learn to roll all our care and anxieties upon the Lord, for He does care (1 Pet. 5:7). —Jim Comte
Is there a heart o’er bound by sorrow? Is there a life weighed down by care? Come to the cross, each burden bearing; all your anxiety—leave it there. —Edward H. Joy
…In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength… Isaiah 30:15
Have you learned the importance of having a quiet time? Time spent each morning or evening with the Lord in reading His Word and prayer? Three things are essential to make this a spiritual practice in your life. A plan, a time, and a place. Start with a reading plan to follow such as the reading plan on the Choice Gleanings calendar. As they say, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. Then, set aside time each day and choose a quiet, private place. Remember, if you don’t take time, it won’t take place. —Rex Trogdon
Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord, Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word. —William D. Longstaff
Please read our Summer Newsletter! It is full of the latest Gospel Folio Press info – about our ministry, publishing, new webstore, and prayer points. Keep up to date on what’s been happening with Gospel Folio Press Trust!
I will bless the Lord at all times…The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. – Psalm 34:1, 18
David wrote this after escaping Abimelech by feigning insanity. Yet, he does not boast in his resourceful scheming, but in how God preserved his life. Hamilton Smith writes: “The godly man blesses the Lord, boasts in the Lord, and exalts the Lord, and does so at all times. It is easy to praise the Lord when circumstances are favourable. To bless the Lord at all times is an experience that can only be known by the saint with a broken and a humble heart”. Suffering is unavoidable, but David reminds us that the Lord attends to the broken-hearted. —W. A. H.
At all times praise the Lord; His promises are sure; What if thou doubt? His steadfast Word unchanging shall endure. —John S. Howson
Summer is a great time to sit and relax with a new book. Here at GFP, we’ve been reading through some great books that are both old and new. Here are some of our books that we have on the go:
In Upgrade, Michael Catt outlines the behaviors and mindsets of immature faith and explains how God equips and empowers us to enjoy the Christ-filled life promised to us in the Epistles.
Catt challenges us to accept the “upgrade” offered in Scripture to all Christians-not just an elite few-through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Don’t miss out on God’s best! “You can settle for mediocrity, trying to muddle through on your own strength, or you can claim your upgrade and start living up to your potential in Christ,” Catt writes, “The choice is yours.
“In order to learn what it means to be a woman, we must start with the One who made her.”
The author combines her observations and experiences in a number of essays on male-female relationships. In these days of conflicting demands and cultural pressures, what kind of woman do you wish to be? How should you respond? What should you think? Elisabeth Elliot is one of Christiandom’s most able and articulate writers. In this profound and moving book she presents her unique perspective. Now married a third time after losing two husbands through death, she offers golden insights which apply to the single, the married, and the widowed.These notes on womanhood, written to her daughter Valerie a few weeks before Val’s marriage, are a gift of lasting worth for all Christian women.
In They Found the Secret, Raymond Edman presents the lives of twenty well-known and little-known Christians. “The details of their experience of the crisis of the deeper life are delightfully different,” Edman writes, “yet their testimony to the reality of the joy and power of the Spirit-filled life is unanimous . . . It is [the Lord] who satisfies the longing soul. He is the secret of the exchanged life!”
Thrilling missionary stories of the Lord’s care for those he tenderly calls “His own” … could be described by the words of Paul to the Corinthians: “as unknown and yet well known.” Many have left all that is familiar to take the gospel to places where Christ’s name has not been heard. The full story is yet to be told when “the Day shall declare it.”
“… worth the price of the book for the Arthur Gook chapter alone.” – Chris Cairns, Manager of Gospel Folio Press
Ahn E. Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her bold defiance of the tyrannical demand to bow to pagan Japanese shrines condemned her to a living death in the filth and degradation of a Japanese prison. This brave woman remained faithful to Christ in the face of brutality, oppression, and ruthlessness of her captors. The story of how she won many of her fellow prisoners to Christ in the most deplorable conditions is an inspiration to all.
Poland was a country filled with beauty until the Nazis arrived in 1939.
This is the gripping, true story of two worlds that collided during World War II and the courage of a young Polish woman who fought in the Polish Home Army in Warsaw.
For Jewish people, it was the worst of times. Their world and that of the whole of Europe was being torn apart by a man who seemed to be a harbinger of the biblical, future Antichrist. For Christians, it was a time that tested their faith under horrendous circumstances.
In the midst of this raging fire stood Halina. Her story of personal trust in Christ, her triumph over evil and despair, and her sensitivity to those who suffered under the Third Reich remind us it is always right to fight wickedness and that God never abandons us.
Let your moderation be known unto all men… Philippians 4:5
The word moderation is variously translated “gentleness”, “forbearance”, “yieldingness” or “sweet reasonableness”. The same root word is rendered “clemency” (Acts 24:4), “patient” (1 Tim. 3:3) and “gentleness” (2 Cor. 10:1). The Greek scholar A. T. Robertson has said of this virtue: “Courtesy is not far from the true idea. It is graciousness with strength and poise of character.” Does this gentleness characterize you and me? And take note that it extends not only to our fellow believers, but to all insofar as possible. —W. Ross Rainey
Saviour, where’er my path may lead, help me Thy will to know. May it ever be my steadfast creed, Thy gentleness to show. —W. R. R.
