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The spiritual index Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? – Matthew 7:9 The illustration of prayer that Our Lord uses here is that of a good child…

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Prayer choice and prayer conflict When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and pray to thy Father which is in secret. Matthew 6:6 Jesus did not say-‘Dream about thy Father in secret,’ but ‘pray to thy Father in secret.’ Prayer…

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“I Indeed… But He” “I indeed baptize you with water . . but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.” – Matthew 3:11 Have I ever come to a place in my experience where I can say…

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The Ministry Of The Unnoticed Blessed are the poor in spirit. – Matthew 5:3 The New Testament notices things which from our standards do not seem to count. “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” literally – Blessed are the paupers…

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Completeness And I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 Whenever anything begins to disintegrate your life with Jesus Christ, turn to Him at once and ask Him to establish rest. Never allow anything to remain which is making the…

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Self-consciousness Come unto Me. – Matthew 11:28 God means us to live a fully-orbed life in Christ Jesus, but there are times when that life is attacked from the outside, and we tumble into a way of introspection which we…

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Have you ever been expressionless with sorrow? And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. – Luke 18:23 The rich young ruler went away expressionless with sorrow; he had not a word to say.…

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Are you discouraged in devotion? Yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast. . . and come, follow Me. – Luke 18:22. “And when he heard this. . .” Have you ever heard the Master say a hard…

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Does He know me He calleth. . . by name. – John 10:3 When I have sadly misunderstood Him? (John 20:17.) It is possible to know all about doctrine and yet not know Jesus. The soul is in danger when…

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Quench not the Spirit Quench not the spirit. – 1Thessalonians 5:19 The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a zephyr, so gentle that unless you are living in perfect communion with God, you never hear it. The checks…

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The Theology of Rest Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? – Matthew 8:26 When we are in fear we can do nothing less than pray to God, but Our Lord has a right to expect that those…

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This experience must come And he saw him no more. 2 Kings 2:12. It is not wrong to depend upon Elijah as long as God gives him to you, but remember the time will come when he will have to…

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The Sacrament of the Saint Let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well-doing. 1 Peter 4:19 To choose to suffer means that there is something wrong; to choose…

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Prayer in the Father’s hearing Father, I thank Thee that thou hast heard Me. John 11:41 When the Son of God prays, He has only one consciousness, and that consciousness is of His Father. God always hears the prayers of…

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The brave comradeship of God Men He took unto Him the twelve. – Luke 18:31 The bravery of God in trusting us! You say-‘But He has been unwise to choose me, because there is nothing in me; I am not…

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