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Forbidden Pleasures which others Prize – A. B. Simpson

“It is not the world that stains us, but the love of the world. The true Levite is separated from the desire for earthly things, and even if he could, he would not have the forbidden pleasures which others prize.” … Continue reading

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Christian Graces have their Being, Bloom, and Fruitage in Prayer – E.M. Bounds

“Faith, and hope, and patience and all the strong, beautiful, vital forces of piety are withered and dead in a prayerless life. The life of the individual believer, his personal salvation, and personal Christian graces have their being, bloom, and … Continue reading

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Unbelief is the most active thing on earth – Oswald Chambers

“Unbelief is the most active thing on earth; it is a fretful, worrying, questioning, annoying, self-centred spirit. To believe is to stop all this and let God work.” – Chambers, Oswald: Run Today’s Race https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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I rejoice in being reproached for Christ’s sake – John Bunyan

“Therefore, I bind these lies and slanderous accusations to my person as an ornament; it belongs to my Christian profession to be vilified, slandered, reproached and reviled, and since all this is nothing but that, as God and my conscience … Continue reading

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Thank you Lord for Creating Me – A Saint’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

Dear brethren, I recently received the following message from a dear sister in our Lord, Genevieve, in response to the prayer request for my sister. I was so deeply moved and blessed in its reading that I asked Genevieve if … Continue reading

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Andrew Murray – The True Vine: Meditations on John 15:1-16 (1 of 15)

Andrew Murray – The True Vine: Meditations on John 15:1-16 (1 of 15) Andrew Murray playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5AE7EDAFC9C141A5 Andrew Murray – (1828-1917), South-African Dutch Reformed leader, author of devotional writings Murray was Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Murray became a … Continue reading

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God Shapes the World by Prayer – E.M. Bounds

“God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed to death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God’s heart is set … Continue reading

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He pours out Blessings – J. R. Miller: In Green Pastures

“God does not dole out help by little grains. He pours out blessings until there is no more room to receive. He gives until our emptiness is altogether filled. He could give far more. The only thing that stands in … Continue reading

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Theodore Cuyler – The Profligate’s Doom (Christian devotional reading)

Theodore Cuyler – The Profligate’s Doom (Christian devotional reading) Link to my “Christian Devotional Readings” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christian-Devotional-Readings/196846270398160?ref=hl Proverbs 29:1 Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy. Theodore Ledyard Cuyler (January 10, 1822 — February 26, … Continue reading

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Praying for Revival – A.W. Tozer

“Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late – and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will … Continue reading

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