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But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his son, purifies us from all
sin. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles,
and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe-as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 1 Cor.5.7 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for
which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of
God lives forever. But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or
of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's
holy people. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and
my portion forever. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what
you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I
forsake you." Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that
suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character,
hope. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must
be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-- just
as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give
his life as a ransom for many. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the
LORD. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those
who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit
of life set me free from the law of sin and death. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore
God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with
the oil of joy. In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Psalms 31.1.2 You are already clean because of the word I have
spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear
fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit
unless you remain in me. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4.18 As it is written: There is no one righteous, not
even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. I have told you these things, so that in me you
may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I
have overcome the world. His divine power has given us everything we need
for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his
own glory and goodness. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings
about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of
repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction
about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead,
and eternal judgment. And God permitting, we will do so. For nothing is impossible with God Shout for joy to the Lord , all the earth. Worship
the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. now that the
Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people,
the sheep of his pasture. The only thing that counts is faith expressing
itself through love. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly
we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
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If ye keep watch over your hearts, and listen for
the Voice of God and learn of Him, in one short hour ye can learn more
from Him than ye could learn from man in a thousand years. Insomuch as any one pushes you nearer to God, he or she is your friend. -Anonymous The Spirit of Christ can set men free, and can enable them to become their true selves, without requiring their dependence on any particular religious organization. ... Alec Vidler God always gives us strength enough, and sense
enough, for every thing that He wants us to do. I wish they would remember that the charge to Peter was "Feed my sheep", not "Try experiments on my rats", or even "Teach my performing dogs new tricks". ... C. S. Lewis Apart from God every activity is merely a passing whiff of insignificance. ... Alfred North Whitehead Only those who try to live near God and have formed the habit of faithfulness to Him in the small things of our daily life, can hope in times of need for that special light which shows us our path. To do as well as we can the job immediately before us, is the way to learn what we ought to do next. ... Evelyn Underhill Apart from God every activity is merely a passing whiff of insignificance. ... Alfred North Whitehead I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess. ... Martin Luther Christianity is a battle, not a dream. ... Wendell Phillips The principal part of faith is patience. ... George Macdonald I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess. ... Martin Luther The problem is not that the churches are filled with empty pews, but
that the pews are filled with empty people. Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself. ... Samuel Rutherford Lift up your heart to Him, sometimes even at your meals, and when you are in company; the least little remembrance will always be acceptable to Him. You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we are aware of. ... Brother Lawrence How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We go to Him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven us, not upon the rocks, but into the desired haven. ... George Macdonald Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal; While he who walks in love may wander far, But God will bring him where the Blessed are. ... Henry Van Dyke Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental,
more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and
beat more. No one is safe by his own strength, but he is safe
by the grace and mercy of God. We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity,
for in prosperity we forget God. If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no
sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him. Where there is fear of God to keep the house, the
enemy can find no way to enter. Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to
exhaust infinite grace. The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is
that he says "Amen" and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening
to God is far more important than giving Him your ideas. Our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry
and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in "muchness" and "manyness," he
will rest satisfied. Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided
care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. He who prays as he ought will endeavour to live
as he prays. All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired, although not in the hour or in the measure, or the very thing which they ask; yet they will obtain something greater and more glorious than they had dared to ask. ~Martin Luther The true way to be humble is not to stoop till
thou art smaller than thyself, but to stand at thy real height against
some higher nature that will show thee what the real smallness of thy
greatness is. If I slip into the place that can be filled by
Christ alone, making myself the first necessity to a soul instead of leading
it to fasten upon Him, then I know nothing of Calvary love. The love I bear Christ is but a faint and feeble
spark, but it is an emanation from himself: He kindled it and he keeps
it alive; and because it is his work, I trust many waters shall not quench
it. With this sweet hope of ultimate acceptance with
God, I have always enjoyed much cheerfulness before men; but I have at
the same time laboured incessantly to cultivate the deepest humiliation
before God. I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having
forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself; on the contrary,
I have always judged it better to loathe myself the more, in proportion
as I was assured that God was pacified towards me (Ezekiel 16:63). The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands
of affliction. It is impossible that God should ever be the end,
if He is not the beginning. We lift our eyes on high, but lean upon the
sand; and the earth will dissolve, and we shall fall while looking at
the heavens. Be patient, not only with respect to the main trials
which beset you, but also under the accidental and accessory annoyances
which arise out of them. We often find people who imagine themselves ready
to accept a trial in itself who are impatient of its consequences. |