SELAH... A Christian's Reflections

SELAH! (A Christian’s Reflections) March 16, 2026. ​With Samuel Sampson ​ On Rooted In The Secret Place (Beyond the Digital Porch) "Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." —Ephesians 5:14. ​In our last reflection, we saw how easily a soul can "relax away" its duty while the spiritual altar and the calling freeze over.  That raises the question: "how can we rekindle the lost fire of our callings? " First we must understand that if we spend our lives building for the gaze of men, we are merely architects of shadows. The heavenly "match" with which to relight the spiritual fires of our Spirit is never struck in public spaces but in the secret place. The demonstration of God's power is rooted in the depth of our "hiddenness." To be "found so doing" when the Master returns (Luke 12:43) is not a call to be busy on the digital porch, but to be faithful ...

SELAH! (A Christian’s Reflections) February 27, 2026. With Samuel Sampson On Fiddling In the Flames🔥 (The Sin of Neglect) "Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."—Ephesians 5:14 In our last reflection, we refuted the "mega mentality" that now prevail and called for the believer's rest in the master's commendation. More so, we admired the peace of Hudson Taylor, who could hum a hymn of rest even while his mission houses were under attack.  However, there is a dangerous side to "resting," namely, the subtle deception that often creeps into the heart of the "resting" saint: the temptation to use "God's sovereignty" as a veil for our own spiritual slothfulness. For always, "The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets."—Proverbs 26:13. While Hudson Taylor rested because he had been faithful, many saints are sa...