"God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all."
1 John 1:5
Light expels darkness, it never mixes nor mingles with
it. God is a pure and an unmixed light, and there is
absolutely no darkness in Him.
Light is the most unmixed substance; it will never mix
with darknessneither will God.
But all worldly portions are mixed with many . . .
troubles,
sorrows,
cares,
fears,
hazards,
dangers,
vexations,
oppositions,
crosses,
losses.
All earthly portions are mixed portions!
The goodness of all creatures is a mixed goodness.
Every bee has his sting, and every rose has his prickles.
And this mixture speaks out all earthly portions to be
"vanity and vexation of spirit," Ecclesiastes 1:13.
That great king Xerxes was accustomed to say'You
look upon my crown and my purple robesbut if
you knew how they were lined with thornsyou
would not stoop to pick them up!' Great places are
not free from great cares. No man knows the weight
of a scepter, but he who sways it. Many a sleepless
night, many a restless day, many a sad temptation,
and many a busy shift, will their ambition cost them
who aspire to such places of eminency. Besides,
high places are commonly very slippery; he who
stands in them may suddenly fall, and wound his
conscience, or easily fall and break his neck.
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CHRISTIAN
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