January 17

The Word of God

“The word of God endures for ever.”
— 1 Peter 1:25

“Let us now stop and ask ourselves, What has my mind been occupied with to-day? What has it been running after? Could you say, "The word of Christ has dwelt in me richly"? Now, perhaps, we have been occupied with politics, perhaps with the town talk, or with something of our own, Has the word of our own heart, the work of our own mind, filled up the greater part of our day? That is not Christ.”

“There is nothing more dangerous than the handling of the word apart from the Spirit … I know of nothing that more separates from God than truth spoken out of communion with God; there is uncommon danger in it.”