The More Earnest Heed
" Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip." — Hebrews 2:1 [KJV] The body receives little nourishment, if its food hastily pass through it. To health and strength proper digestion is necessary. Divine truths, eagerly heard and soon forgot, do not comfort, nor strengthen the soul. When the babe Jesus was lying in the manger, and the shepherds had told the glorious things they had seen and heard concerning Him, many WONDERED. But it was the happiness of the virgin mother, "she kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart." — Luke 2:19. We can never be comfortable in Jesus; but while the truths concerning Him dwell in our minds. Many complain of bad memories. They can retain but little of the doctrines of grace. True, Jesus saves none for the sake of a strong memory; neither will His loving heart cast off any because of a weak one. Yet it is our daily interest t