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THE ABSOLUTENESS OF JESUS CHRIST
My Utmost For His Highest He shall glorify Me. John 16:14. The pietistic movements of to-day have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them; there is nothing about them that needs the death of Jesus Christ, all that is required is a pious atmosphere, and prayer and devotion. This type of…
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JESUS CALLS US
Amazing Grace Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander, 1818–1895 Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves Me. (John 12:26) God’s call for discipleship comes to every believer, not just a special few. Whether or not we hear God’s call depends on…
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Morning & Evening
Tale-bearing emits a threefold poison; for it injures the teller, the hearer, and the person concerning whom the tale is told. Whether the report be true or false, we are by this precept of God’s Word forbidden to spread it. The reputations of the Lord’s people should be very precious in our sight, and we…
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THE BOUNTY OF THE DESTITUTE
My Utmost For His Highest Being justified freely by His grace … Romans 3:24. The Gospel of the grace of God awakens an intense longing in human souls and an equally intense resentment, because the revelation which it brings is not palatable. There is a certain pride in man that will give and give, but…
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LET US WITH A GLADSOME MIND
Amazing Grace John Milton, 1608–1674 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love [mercy] endures forever. (Psalm 136:1) A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.— Cicero A gladsome, joyous mind is the product of a grateful, praising heart. Gratefulness is the opposite of…
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Morning & Evening
The truth was in Gaius, and Gaius walked in the truth. If the first had not been the case, the second could never have occurred; and if the second could not be said of him the first would have been a mere pretence. Truth must enter into the soul, penetrate and saturate it, or else…
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THE CONSECRATION OF SPIRITUAL ENERGY
My Utmost For His Highest by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Gal. 6:14. If I brood on the Cross of Christ, I do not become a subjective pietist, interested in my own whiteness; I become dominantly concentrated on Jesus Christ’s interests. Our Lord was not a recluse nor…
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THANKS TO GOD!
Amazing Grace August Ludvig Storm, 1862–1914Translated by Carl E. Backstrom, 1901– Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:20) A thankful spirit, both for the good and the difficult, is one of the important indicators of a believer’s spiritual condition. To be able to…
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Morning & Evening
In Joshua the high priest we see a picture of each and every child of God, who has been made nigh by the blood of Christ, and has been taught to minister in holy things, and enter into that which is within the veil. Jesus has made us priests and kings unto God, and even…
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THE CONCENTRATION OF SPIRITUAL ENERGY
My Utmost For His Highest … save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. 6:14. If you want to know the energy of God (i.e., the resurrection life of Jesus) in your mortal flesh, you must brood on the tragedy of God. Cut yourself off from prying personal interest in your own spiritual…
