April 11

Separation from the World

“For whom I have suffered the loss of all things.”
— Phil. 3:8

“It is with a rejected Saviour we have to walk. The whole system of the world is a stumbling-block to turn the heart from God — dress, vain show, flattery … All that puts us into the rich man's place is a stumbling-block. Heaven is open to a rejected Christ. Remember this.”

“Samson … was one separated to God, sanctified for Jehovah … his hair was not to be cut. While the commandment and precept were observed, his strength was with him. There might have seemed little connection between long or uncut hair and all-overcoming strength; but God was in it: and an obeyed, honoured God, is a God of strength to us.”