Pink Is My Favorite Color

Ok, no not really...it's actually Illini orange (though not much to get excited about tonight). But I am a huge fan of Arthur Pink and his writings, as I'm still going through his book on Elijah, a chapter here and there. Chapter 13 proved to be a very good one, so good in fact, that I thought I would share a couple of his thoughts.

Ephesians 2:1-5 - "And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience-- among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved..."

Excerpt from A.W. Pink's Elijah, Chapter 13 - "...we are reminded of those searching words, 'Who maketh thee to differ from another?' (1 Cor. 4:7) There is but one answer: a sovereign God, in the plenitude of His amazing grace. And how the realization of this should humble us into the dust, for by nature and by practice there was no difference between us and them: (Ephesians 2:2-3). It was distinguishing mercy which sought us out when we were 'without Christ.' It was distinguishing love which quickened us into newness of life when we were 'dead in trespasses and sins.' Thus we have no cause for boasting and no ground for self-complacency. Rather we must walk softly and penitently before Him who has saved us from ourselves."

Final Thoughts: Amen. I indeed have no cause for boasting and no ground for complacency. As I embark on another day tomorrow, I pray that I can live for at least a day without either in my heart. Stay tuned, dear reader, for hopefully a good year of blogging here at The Heavy-Laden. There are still a lot of great hymns and songs to ponder over and a million insightful pages to glean from saints old and new -- and the Bible is still the Bible....still telling wonders of God's grace and mercy to wretched wicked sinners like me.