Apologies for disobedience are mere refuges of lies
Genuine repentance and a clear conscience are vital for true spiritual life and witness.
A praiseful heart is a soul-winning heart. A quiet conscience is a little heaven. A rock which is in nobody's way, may stand where it is. A saint shines on men when God has shone on him. As earth goes, Christ comes. A small musket ball, in full career, will do more execution than a great cannon-ball which lies still. A smile from Jesus in the morning will be sunshine all the day. A smith can shoe a horse, though he has never studied astronomy. A vision of God is the quietus of boasting. A week without a Sabbath is perpetual bondage. A wordless prayer is not silent to God. A working Christ makes a raging devil.