Spiritual Perception.

IT is astonishing what keenness of vision to behold the beautiful in God’s people is attained by studying the beauties of Christ. We learn to discern what is lovable in His own by looking off unto the Lovely One. A sure sign of a low spiritual condition is an aptness for picking holes in others. Half, and a very large half indeed, of the spirit which sees so much blackness in God’s people arises from a spiritually diseased sight. Christians thus affected should buy from the great Physician the needed eye salve. “Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Phil. 4:88Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. (Philippians 4:8).)