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Prayer – Edward McKendree (E. M.) Bounds

“The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil everywhere. Prayer, in one phase of its operation, is a disinfectant and a preventive. It purifies the air; it destroys … Continue reading

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If you yield to Satan – Thomas Manton

“If you yield to Satan in the least, he will carry you further and further, till he has left you under a stupefied or terrified conscience: stupefied, till thou hast lost all thy tenderness. A stone at the top of … Continue reading

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Faith is Rest – Horatius Bonar

Faith is rest, not toil. It is the giving up all the former weary efforts to do or feel something good, in order to induce God to love and pardon; and the calm reception of the truth so long rejected, … Continue reading

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This Life is Truly but a Blink of an Eye

Dear brothers and sisters, I felt led to share some verses from Scripture this night, particularly for those who may be suffering. Please remember that this life is truly but a blink of an eye, and soon will be our … Continue reading

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Praying Souls – Thomas Brooks

“Prayer crowns God with the honor and glory due to His name, and God crowns prayer with assurance and comfort. The most praying souls are the most assured souls.” – Thomas Brooks https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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While Christ is rich, can I be poor? – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

I am in Christ; he is the Head of the body. There is an intimate organic relationship. So John Ryland puts the logical question, ‘While Christ is rich’ – he is the Lord of glory, the Lord of everything – … Continue reading

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Instruments for Good – John Flavel

“Sometimes God makes use of instruments for good to His people, who designed nothing but evil and mischief to them. Thus Joseph’s brethren were instrumental to his advancement in that very thing in which they designed his ruin (Gen. 50:20).” … Continue reading

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Even in our Winter Storm – Samuel Rutherford

“Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself.” “We may sing beforehand, even in our winter storm, in the expectation of a … Continue reading

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But I am a Christian! – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones-Banner of Truth

‘How could such a man as I, Saul of Tarsus, ever become a Christian? But I am a Christian! I am the man who has had the privilege of preaching the gospel to you. How has it come about? There … Continue reading

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Poverty of Spirit – Arthur Pink

“Poverty of spirit may be viewed as the negative side of faith. It is that realization of one’s utter worthlessness that precedes a laying hold of Christ by faith. It is the work of the Spirit emptying the heart of … Continue reading

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