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Call unto me, and I will answer thee… — Jeremiah 33:3 Too often we are like someone who goes to a store, gathers what they need, but finds no one at the cash register. However, there is a bell at the counter with a sign: “Ring bell for service.” Frequently we hesitate to ring the …
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 3:14 When Duff Gibson was 10 years old, he set a goal to someday win an Olympic Medal. He began to dabble in ice hockey, but decided he wasn’t good enough at it to make the Olympics. …
“Give me that mountain!” — Joshua 16:12 I recently received a prayer request from a parishioner who honestly confessed becoming apathetic in life. This is a common condition that often afflicts people as they approach the latter years of life. With most of their life is behind them they “feel” they don’t have much to …
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. — Psalm 37:5 Last week I attended a Pastor’s and Wives Conference in California. H.B. London told a story about a Christian man who was very depressed after his wife left him and worried about his prodigal son, …
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use… —2 Timothy 2:21 One of my favorite Gospel songs is “To Be Used Of God” (Audrey Mieir). The chorus says: To be used of God to sing, to speak, to pray; To be …
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship… —Acts 2:42 Someone has described “fellowship” as two or more fellows in the same ship. That is a good analogy of what fellowship is. You cannot have Christian fellowship and be by yourself. It is alarming to me how those who claim to be Christians …