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Puritan Prayer

O My God,Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, loves thee, for my little vessel is as full as it can be, and I would pour out all that fullness before thee in ceaseless flow. When … Continue reading

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A Sensible Thanksgiving – John Bunyan

“A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.” – John Bunyan https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – JUNE 20, 1676

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – JUNE 20, 1676: “The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive dispensations in and by the present War with the Heathen Natives of this land, written and brought to pass … Continue reading

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The Face of God – Oswald Chambers

“My personal life may be crowded with small, petty incidents altogether unnoticeable and mean (ordinary) but if I obey Jesus Christ in the haphazard circumstances, they become pinholes through which I see the face of God and when I stand … Continue reading

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God has sold the forest to death – Samuel Rutherford

“Build your nest upon no tree here; for you see God has sold the forest to death.” – Samuel Rutherford https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings

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Faith Endures – Arthur W. Pink

Faith endures as seeing Him who is invisible (Heb. 11:27); endures the disappointments, the hardships, and the heart-aches of life, by recognizing that all comes from the hand of Him who is too wise to err and too loving to … Continue reading

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Leave him to Me – Oswald Chambers

Whenever you come in contact with the great destructive sins in other lives, be reverent with what you don’t understand. There are facts in each life you know nothing about and God says: “Leave him to Me.” – Chambers, Oswald: … Continue reading

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My peace I give unto you – Oswald Chambers

“If you allow anything to hide the face of Jesus Christ from you, you are either disturbed or you have a false security. “My peace I give unto you” is a peace which comes from looking into His face and … Continue reading

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Foolish Talking and Jesting – Charles Hodge

Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather “giving of thanks” (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, in … Continue reading

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Your Ordinary Diet of Peace – Richard Baxter

“No wise man can expect that…God should diet us with a continual feast. It would neither suit with our health, nor the condition of this pilgrimage. Live, therefore, on your peace of conscience as your ordinary diet; when this is … Continue reading

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