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“For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.” (Psalm 48:14) The world passes away. Everything here in this present world is changing. Life is like a painted dream,Like the rapid summer stream, Like the fleeting...
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Everyone suffers, but how people suffer varies. AW Pink tells how to lighten the afflictions of this life and persevere in faith. 2 Corinthians 4:17 “For our light affliction which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of...
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In 1865, England experienced a devastating epidemic of foot and mouth disease that threatened their food supply by killing their cattle. It is remembered as “The Great Cattle Plague of England,” 1865-1867. J.C. Ryle, a vicar in the Anglican church at...
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Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith... Heb 12:1-2 Words...
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Athanasius of Alexandria, also known as Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, was a fourth-century defender of the faith. He focused on the scriptural doctrines of the Trinity (Trinitarianism) and the person of Jesus Christ (Christology). The creed that...
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“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9 We shall consider these words as referring to HEAVENLY rest: our Father’s house, our Savior’s home, and our eternal dwelling-place! To the weary and way-worn, there is...
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From “The Nature and Universality of Spiritual Death” by Samuel Davies “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.The Lord protects you; the Lord is a shelter right...
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My conviction is that the more the Bible is studied–the more there is found in it to be studied. Fresh light, strength, joy, help, grace, and blessing–break out from it! Scripture is like . . . the dawn–ever new in its light; the air–ever fresh...
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“Four Degrees of Love” from the Treatise “On the Love of God,” by Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 1153)You ask me, “why should God be loved?” I answer: the reason for loving God is God Himself. And why should God be loved for His own sake? Simply...
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Christ, Who is Our Life, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, from the August 10th Morning and Evening Devotions “Christ, who is our life.” — Colossians 3:4 Source Paul’s marvelously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the source of our life. “You...
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The Furnace of Affliction! by William Nicholson and Milburn Cockrell “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.” Psalm 46:1 “The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor,” the wicked. This remark will hold...
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People like to make lists, such as task lists, shopping lists, pros and cons lists, favorites lists, bucket lists, best-of lists, brainstorming lists, books-I’ve-read or books-I-want-to-read lists, checklists, sometimes even list of lists– you get the idea!...
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“And We Ought to be Content with That” by James Smith, circa 1840s But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing–we will be content with that. 1 Timothy...
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God, the Refuge of His People! by William Nicholson, 1862 We can learn so much from the Great Cloud of Witnesses who have gone before us. May they always be remembered and revered for their faithfulness and their words that live on for our inspiration and...
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“Nevertheless I am continually with You! You hold me by my right hand.” Psalm 73:23 This is the utterance of a faith which triumphs over contradictory circumstances and contradictory experiences. Believer in Jesus, bear in mind that this...
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”Man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.” Job 5:7 “Many are the afflictions of the righteous!” Psalm 34:19 “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows!” John 16:33 “We must go through many hardships to...
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“You have not traveled this way before!” Joshua 3:4 How solemn is the reflection that each traveler to Zion is commencing a new and untrodden path! New events in his history will transpire: new scenes in the panorama of life will unfold, new phases of...
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On Christmas morning we bow before the cradle. When we do so, we set our eyes on Jesus. May we always remember to look to Him for wisdom in all things and to seek Him for guidance in every situation. Let us also remember the “great cloud of witnesses”...
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“Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases!” Psalm 115:3 “Whatever the LORD pleases, He does–in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps!” Psalm 135:6 The Sovereignty of God may be defined as the exercise of His...
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The Weaver! by J.R. Miller (1840 – 1912) The life that is given up to God in true devotion, need fear nothing. We may have our sorrows, our disappointments, our losses, but all of our life is in the hands of God–and no real harm can come to us. In all the...
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