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Thousands of People are Happy without God – Oswald Chambers

“Thousands of people are happy without God in this world, but that kind of happiness and peace is on a wrong level. Jesus Christ came to send a sword through every peace that is not based on a personal relationship … Continue reading

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The Spiritual Life in Christians – J. C. Ryle

“I say the spiritual life in Christians ought to be more evident. Our lamps need trimming—they ought not to burn so dim. Our separation from the world should be more distinct—our walk with God more decided. Too many of us … Continue reading

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Out of Sorrow’s Clouds – J. R. Miller

“Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him.” Luke 9:35 Many of the sweetest revealings of comfort, are spoken to God’s children out of the clouds of sorrow. Many a Christian … Continue reading

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it is an Idol – A.B. Simpson

“As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol.” – A.B. Simpson https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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The threefold joy of the Lord – Hudson Taylor

“It is the consciousness of the threefold joy of the Lord, His joy in ransoming us, His joy in dwelling within us as our Saviour and Power for fruitbearing and His joy in possessing us, as His Bride and His … Continue reading

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The Soul Commits Fornication when Turned from God – Augustine of Hippo / “Confessions” Excerpt (Book 2 chapter 6)

The Soul Commits Fornication when Turned from God – Augustine of Hippo / “Confessions” Excerpt (Book 2 chapter 6) Excerpt from the book, Confessions, by Augustine of Hippo. Confessions – Augustine of Hippo playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL069301B77518BF12 Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the … Continue reading

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The Slow Steps in the Valley (Luke 14:33) – Oswald Chambers

The Slow Steps in the Valley (Luke 14:33) To follow Jesus Christ to-day is to follow a madman according to the ideals of present-day civilisation. We have the idea that our civilisation is God-ordained, whereas it has been built up … Continue reading

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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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Our whole being must be in our praying – E.M. Bounds

“There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires, listless efforts, lazy attitudes; all must be strenuous, urgent, ardent. Flamed desires, impassioned, unwearied insistence delight heaven. God would have His children incorrigibly in earnest and persistently bold … Continue reading

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