The Lord Himself goes before you

(author unknown) The Lord Himself goes before you! For me, fear was the worst! In my head I kept hearing a little voice that said “There’s no way you’re going to be able to handle all that this disease will bring!” But … Continued

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God’s testing room of faith

(John MacDuff) GOD’S TESTING ROOM OF FAITH “I have tested you in the furnace of affliction!” Isaiah 48:10 I stood once in the test room of a great steel mill. All around me were little partitions and compartments. Steel had been tested to the limit, and marked … Continued

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True and saving religion

(Charles Simeon)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation! Old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Most people view Christianity as a superficial thing, consisting … Continued

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Leaving you an example

(Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity; or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness”, 1662) LEAVING YOU AN EXAMPLE “He who says he abides in Him, ought himself also to walk even as He walked.” 1 John 2:6 Christians are … Continued

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Justification by faith

(John Angell James, 1785-1859) JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH “Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him!” Romans 5:9 What are all your sorrows, your cares, and your losses–viewed in the light of … Continued

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No condemnation

(Octavius Winslow, “Morning Thoughts“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 How strong the consolation flowing from this truth to the believer in Jesus! ‘No condemnation’ is the … Continued

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A more excellent object

(Thomas Doolittle, “Love to Christ Necessary to Escape the Curse at His Coming!” 1693) Can you find a more EXCELLENT OBJECT for your love, than Jesus? If you search through the whole creation, could you find any like Him? Are … Continued

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Look away from ourselves

(Octavius Winslow, “Midnight Harmonies“)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio “Looking unto Jesus!” Hebrews 12:2 We must look away from ourselves. SELF is, perhaps, the most common and insidious object that comes between the eye of the soul and Jesus. When … Continued

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The richest man

(Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “Having nothing–and yet possessing all things.” 2 Corinthians 6:10 This is a riddle the world cannot understand. A holy man cannot be a poor … Continued

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The school of spiritual knowledge

(Octavius Winslow, “Trial, A Help Heavenward”) The school of trial is the school of spiritual knowledge. Oh yes, in severe trials we learn more of . . . God’s power to support us, His wisdom to guide us, and His love to comfort us, in a degree we could not have learned … Continued

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