| Daily Heavenly Manna (February 26) |
| Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4 |
| WE cannot have too many rejoicing Christians, nor can they rejoice too much, if they rejoice in the Lord. This rejoicing is not necessarily boisterous, nor of necessity the reverse. It implies serenity, happiness, peace, pleasure of soul, however, and does not mean that noisy demonstration is essential, as some seem mistakenly to think....The only ones who can rejoice alway are those who are living very near to the Lord, and who can feel always their oneness with Him, and that His protection and care are over them, and that His promise is sure, that all things shall work together for their highest welfare, as New Creatures. `Z.'03-7` R3128:2 |
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| Weekly Manna (February 20) |
| If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue,...this man's religion is vain. James 1:26 |
| BECAUSE the tongue is the index of the heart, because "out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaketh," therefore the unbridled tongue, speaking selfishly, enviously, bitterly, boastfully, slanderously, proves that the heart from whose fullness these overflow is unsanctified, unholy, grievously lacking of the spirit of Christ – hence, whatever religion it may have attained is thus far vain, as that heart is not saved, nor in a salvable condition....The Good Physician has pointed out antidotes for soul-poisoning – medicines which, if properly taken according to directions, will sweeten the bitter heart. `Z.'99-215` R2517:2 |
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