I do not know when Christ will come. I am no prophet, though I love the subject of prophecy. I dislike date-fixing, and I think it has done some great harm. I only assert positively that Christ will come again one day in person to set up His kingdom, and that whether the day be near — or whether it be far off, it will take the church and the world exceedingly by surprise.
Human beings are worshipers. We will worship either the one true and living God, or we will worship an idol of our own devising or our own adoption. We will worship the idol of the tribe or the cave or the marketplace, the theater, or the idol of the self.
There is only one way to get any reading done, and that is to read. If one does not wish to read, he will not read — but if he does not, his ministry will be impoverished indeed.
Christ is of all gifts the sweetest gift. As the tree (Exodus xv.25) sweetened the bitter waters, so this gift, the Lord Jesus, of whom that tree was a type, sweetens all other gifts that are bestowed upon the sons of men. He turns every bitter into sweet, and makes every sweet more sweet.