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Wise for the World, or for our Souls? – Matthew Henry

Which way do our thoughts move with most pleasure? Which way go our plans and contrivances? Are we most wise for the world, or for our souls? Those that live in pleasure are dead, 1Ti 5:6. – Matthew Henry https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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The Power in Praising God, by Charles Spurgeon

”…But when Job lost everything and yet said ”The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”(v.21), then the good man shone like a star on a cloudless night.” ”We may sometimes thank … Continue reading

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Prayer – John Newton

“Prayer is the great engine to overthrow and rout my spiritual enemies, the great means to procure the graces of which I stand in hourly need.” – John Newton https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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Reading the Bible – Oswald Chambers

Do we come to the Bible to be spoken to by God, to be made “wise unto salvation,” or simply to hunt for texts on which to build addresses? There are people who vagabond through the Bible, taking out of … Continue reading

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The Lord our God is Holy – Christian Worship Praise Song with Lyrics (Psalm 99)

The Lord our God is Holy – Christian Worship Praise Song with Lyrics (Psalm 99) A song I just wrote the other day (words are from Psalm 99) and decided to record. May those who might listen find it a … Continue reading

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The one Lodestar of the Saint is God Himself – Oswald Chambers

Never be deluded into making this statement: “I am here because I am so useful,” say rather “I am here because God wants me here.” The one lodestar of the saint is God Himself, not estimated usefulness. – Chambers, Oswald: … Continue reading

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That I may die to Self – Charles Spurgeon

“I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to Him.” – Charles Spurgeon https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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What does love look like? – Augustine of Hippo

“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and … Continue reading

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The Quickening Truth of Assurance – Horatius Bonar

“Uncertainty as to our relationship with God is one of the most enfeebling and dispiriting of things. It makes a man heartless. It takes the pith out of him. He cannot fight; he cannot run. He is easily dismayed and … Continue reading

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Thomas Watson – Sanctification

Thomas Watson – Sanctification “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification.” 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Thomas Watson playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9B58A93B5F60F495 Link to my “Christian Devotional Readings” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings Thomas Watson – (ca. 1620-1686), English non-conformist Puritan preacher and … Continue reading

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