by F.B. Meyer
Lamentations 3:19-26
You will be tempted to the end of your life, and the nearer you live to Christ the more you will be tempted... The [one] who sees the heavenly vision is the [one] whom the devil will tempt to the uttermost. God will permit it because temptation does for us what the storms do for the oaks - it roots us - and what the fire does for the painting on porcelain - it makes us permanent. You never know that you have a grip on Christ, or that he has a grip on you so well as when the devil is using all his force to attract you from him; then you feel the pull of Christ's right hand.
As long as the soldier slinks outside the battle, he faces little danger, but let him plunge in and follow the captain and he will soon have the bullets flying about him. Some of us have had a good time because there was no use in the devil wasting powder and shot upon us; we haven't been doing him any harm. But once we begin to wake up and set to work for God, the devil will set a thousand evils to worrying us...
The nearer you get to Christ the more you will have to do with temptation. The closer you get into the heart of the fight the more the devil will torment you... But the virulence of the temptation means not that you are declining into sin, but that you are advancing in holiness; that the devil is afraid of you and hopes only to wound Christ by hurting you.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, March 07, 2011
The CNN Freedom Project
Praise the Lord for CNN facing modern-day slavery head on!
This is a huge step towards re-abolishing slavery.
I am currently reading a book called "Sugar - A Bittersweet History" by Elizabeth Abbott. This book is a detailed description of how sugar grew popular in the world and the innocent people who were forced to become slaves because of it. It made me think of the movie "Amazing Grace."
This is a picture of slaves on an Australian plantation in 1890.
In 1807 the "Abolition of the Slave Trade Act" was passed. However, this did not stop British captains from continuing the trade. Because of this the Anti-Slavery Society was formed in 1823. William Wilberforce was one of the members of the society. This group of people demanded that slavery be made illegal. And the "Slavery Abolition Act," which gave freedom to all slaves in the British Empire, was passed in 1833.
The United States abolished slavery in 1865 with the 13th Amendment.
Even with these laws, slavery is more rampant today than it has ever been in the past.
CNN has committed to uncovering modern-day slavery.
This is a huge step towards re-abolishing slavery.
I am currently reading a book called "Sugar - A Bittersweet History" by Elizabeth Abbott. This book is a detailed description of how sugar grew popular in the world and the innocent people who were forced to become slaves because of it. It made me think of the movie "Amazing Grace."
This is a picture of slaves on an Australian plantation in 1890.
In 1807 the "Abolition of the Slave Trade Act" was passed. However, this did not stop British captains from continuing the trade. Because of this the Anti-Slavery Society was formed in 1823. William Wilberforce was one of the members of the society. This group of people demanded that slavery be made illegal. And the "Slavery Abolition Act," which gave freedom to all slaves in the British Empire, was passed in 1833.
The United States abolished slavery in 1865 with the 13th Amendment.
Even with these laws, slavery is more rampant today than it has ever been in the past.
CNN has committed to uncovering modern-day slavery.
click on any of these links to read more about the CNN Freedom Project & to stay updated with the news that they are finding:
http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/07/the-cnn-freedom-project/
an article by Tony Maddox: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/04/modern-day-slavery-a-problem-that-cant-be-ignored/?on.cnn=2
the Freedom Project blog: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/
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