Christian World Pulpit Romans 7:19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. The barometer indicates approaching changes of weather — not by the high and low stand of the mercury in its tube, but by the rising or falling of the mercury. If a low barometer indicated storm, then there never would be fair weather on the tops of the mountains, where the rarity of the atmosphere causes a perpetual low barometer. But on the mountains, as everywhere else, the value of the barometric warnings lies in the tendency which they reveal. In like manner, many a poor Christian, surrounded by disadvantages and drawbacks, as by an atmosphere affording too little oxygen and lacking in pressure, displays to his own despondent self-examination a very low barometer of moral character and attainment. For his comfort we say, "Do not be discouraged; but take many readings, and find out whether the mercury is rising. It is not a high, but a rising barometer that should give you joy." (Christian World Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.WEB: For the good which I desire, I don't do; but the evil which I don't desire, that I practice. |
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