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Thy way, not mine, O – Horatius Bonar – Horatius Bonar

“Thy way, not mine, O Lord, however dark it be; lead me by thine own hand; choose out the path for me.” – Horatius Bonar

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Weaned from Feeding on Husks and Ashes – J. C. Philpot

Weaned from Feeding on Husks and Ashes (J. C. Philpot, “Zion’s Blessings” 1843) “I will satisfy her poor with bread.” Psalm 132:15 The Lord has given a special promise to Zion’s poor—”I will satisfy her poor with bread.” Nothing else? … Continue reading

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Let His Gospel Soak into your Soul – Charles Spurgeon

“Avoid a sugared Gospel as you would shun sugar of lead. Seek that Gospel which rips up and tears and cuts and wounds and hacks and even kills, for that is the Gospel that makes alive again. And when you … Continue reading

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Christ’s Absence of Special Use – Samuel Rutherford

“I know that, as night and shadows are good for flowers, and moonlight and dews are better than a continual sun, so is Christ’s absence of special use, and that it hath some nourishing virtue in it, and giveth sap … Continue reading

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The Rain of Affliction – Joseph Hall

“If the sun of God’s countenance shine upon me, I may well be content to be wet with the rain of affliction.” – Joseph Hall https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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Charles Spurgeon – Into the Haven of Peace

“Great thoughts of your sin alone will drive you to despair; but great thoughts of Christ will pilot you into the haven of peace.” – Charles Spurgeon https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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Thy will, not mine, be done – D. L. Moody

Spread out your petition before God, and then say, “Thy will, not mine, be done.” The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me. – D. L. Moody https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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Sacred and well-pleasing to God – Martin Luther

“We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the word and faith from which the obedience and the work … Continue reading

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I find myself frequently depressed – Charles Spurgeon

“Fits of depression come over the most of us. Usually cheerful as we may be, we must at intervals be cast down. The strong are not always vigorous, the wise not always ready, the brave not always courageous, and the … Continue reading

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When the World Smiles upon Us – John Flavel

“When the world smiles upon us, and we have got a warm nest, how do we prophesy of rest and peace in those acquisitions, thinking with good Baruch, great things for ourselves, but Providence by a particular or general calamity … Continue reading

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