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Destiny of holiness Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. – I Peter 1:16 (R.V.) Continually restate to yourself what the purpose of your life is. The destined end of man is not happiness, nor health, but holiness. Nowadays…

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My joy . . . your joy That My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11 What was the joy that Jesus had? It is an insult to use the word happiness in…

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Am I convinced by Christ? Notwithstanding in this rejoice not . . ., but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. – Luke 10:19 Jesus Christ says, in effect, Don’t rejoice in successful service, but rejoice because you…

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Sublime intimacy Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? – John 11:40 Every time you venture out in the life of faith, you will find something in your commonsense circumstances…

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What’s the Good of Prayer? Lord, teach us to pray. – Luke 11:1 It is not part of the life of a natural man to pray. We hear it said that a man will suffer in his life if he…

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Theology alive Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. – John 12:35 Beware of not acting upon what you see in your moments on the mount with God. If you do not obey the light, it…

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Are You Ever Disturbed? “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you.” – John 14:27 There are times when our peace is based upon ignorance, but when we awaken to the facts of life, inner peace is…

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The fruitfulness of friendship I have called you friends. – John – 15:15 We never know the joy of self-sacrifice until we abandon in every particular. Self-surrender is the most difficult thing-‘I will if. . .!’ ‘Oh well, I suppose…

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The spiritual index Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? – Matthew 7:9 The illustration of prayer that Our Lord uses here is that of a good child…

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Prayer choice and prayer conflict When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and pray to thy Father which is in secret. Matthew 6:6 Jesus did not say-‘Dream about thy Father in secret,’ but ‘pray to thy Father in secret.’ Prayer…

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“I Indeed… But He” “I indeed baptize you with water . . but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.” – Matthew 3:11 Have I ever come to a place in my experience where I can say…

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The Ministry Of The Unnoticed Blessed are the poor in spirit. – Matthew 5:3 The New Testament notices things which from our standards do not seem to count. “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” literally – Blessed are the paupers…

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Completeness And I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 Whenever anything begins to disintegrate your life with Jesus Christ, turn to Him at once and ask Him to establish rest. Never allow anything to remain which is making the…

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Self-consciousness Come unto Me. – Matthew 11:28 God means us to live a fully-orbed life in Christ Jesus, but there are times when that life is attacked from the outside, and we tumble into a way of introspection which we…

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Have you ever been expressionless with sorrow? And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. – Luke 18:23 The rich young ruler went away expressionless with sorrow; he had not a word to say.…

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