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If you feel a failure, remember this
“Without Me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5 KJV). Christ has given us no assurance that to attain perfection of character is an easy matter. A noble, all-round character is not inherited. It does not come to us by accident. A noble character is earned by individual effort through the merits and grace of Christ.Continue reading “If you feel a failure, remember this”
In letting go, be ready to receive
The prodigal son chose to take his inheritance, and live his own way in the world. His father gave him his choice. His father did not try to stop him from leaving. The father did not go after him, did not go out looking for him. But he did what our heavenly Father does: lookContinue reading “In letting go, be ready to receive”
God’s People Preserved Even from Disease
Read Matthew 21:33-44. Christ was their instructor. As He had been with them in the wilderness, so He was still to be their teacher and guide. In the tabernacle and the temple His glory dwelt in the holy shekinah above the mercy seat. In their behalf He constantly manifested the riches of His love andContinue reading “God’s People Preserved Even from Disease”
He’s Not the One to Refuse
“See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh.” Hebrews 12:25. Jesus said, “None of those men which were bidden shall taste of My supper.” They had rejected the invitation, and none of them were to be invited again. In rejecting Christ, the Jews were hardening their hearts, and giving themselves into the power of SatanContinue reading “He’s Not the One to Refuse”
Believe for Your Life
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:24, KJV). “In every command and in every promise of the word of God is the power, the very lifeContinue reading “Believe for Your Life”
Social Outcasts Called
“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy” (Micah 7:18, KJV). This chapter is based on Luke 15:1-10.As the “publicans and sinners” gathered about Christ, the rabbis expressed their displeasure.Continue reading “Social Outcasts Called”