“The very God of peace sanctify you wholly…” (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
“God never develops one part of our being at the expense of the other; spirit, soul and body are kept in harmony. Remember, our spirit does not go further than we bring our body.” (Oswald Chambers)
“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1).
“Solomon is speaking of character, not of reputation. Reputation is what other people think of you; ‘character is what you are in the dark,’ where no one sees but yourself…Solomon says that the man who has attained a sagacious character during life is like a most refreshing, soothing, healing ointment.” (Oswald Chambers)
“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock” (Matthew 7:24).
“We speak of building castles in the air; that is where a castle should be—whoever heard of a castle underground! The problem is how to get the foundation under your castle in the air so that it can stand upon the earth.” (Oswald Chambers)
“Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit” (John 12:24).
“Death is God’s delightful way of giving us life.” Chambers