DISCOURSE: 2043 THE SUCCESS OF FERVENT PRAYER 2 Corinthians 12:7. _Lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2044 A SENSE OF WEAKNESS CONDUCIVE TO STRENGTH 2 Corinthians 12:10. _When I am weak, then am I strong_. THERE are many things in Scripture which appear inconsistent and contrary to truth. Christ is represented as God, and yet a man; as the Lord of David, and yet his son; as a lion, and... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2045 THE DUTY OF MINISTERS 2 Corinthians 12:14. _I seek not yours, but you_. DISINTERESTEDNESS, in whatever it appears, is universally admired—-But most of all does its excellency appear, when it is manifested in the service of the sanctuary. The ministers, whom the prophet represents as... [ Continue Reading ]