Selah Archive Listing
Selah: Sunday, September 5, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "Never tolerate through sympathy with yourself or with others any practice that is not in keeping with a holy God. Holiness means unsullied walking with the feet, unsullied talking with the tongue, unsullied thinking with the mind - every detail of the life under the scrutiny of God. Holiness is not only what God gives me, but what I manifest that God has given me."
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Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Thursday, September 2, 2010
A.W. Tozer - "Salvation apart from obedience is unknown in the sacred Scriptures... Apart from obedience there can be no salvation, for salvation without obedience is a self-contradictory impossibility."
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A.W. Tozer (1897 - 1963) was a modern day prophet, and a key figure in The Christian and Missionary Alliance. His legacy reaches through time and has impacted countless millions. A prolific author and pastor, Tozer was known for his emphasis on the deeper life movement. His message, informed as it was by A.B. Simpson the founder of The Alliance, brought the missionary call to a massive audience.
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Selah: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A.W. Tozer - "The true Church has never sounded out public expectations before launching her mission. Her leaders heard from God, they knew their Lord's will and did it. Their people followed them - sometimes to triumph, oftener to insults and public persecution - and their sufficient reward was the satisfaction of being right in a wrong world!"
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A.W. Tozer (1897 - 1963) was a modern day prophet, and a key figure in The Christian and Missionary Alliance. His legacy reaches through time and has impacted countless millions. A prolific author and pastor, Tozer was known for his emphasis on the deeper life movement. His message, informed as it was by A.B. Simpson the founder of The Alliance, brought the missionary call to a massive audience.
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Selah: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Ignatius of Antioch - "My dear Jesus, my Savior, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece."
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Ignatius of Antioch was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch, and was a student of John the Apostle.
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Selah: Monday, August 30, 2010
Donald Bloesch - "Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness and alone makes us acceptable before a holy God."
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Donald Bloesch (1928 - 2010) was a noted American evangelical theologian. For more than 40 years, he published scholarly yet accessible works that generally defended traditional Protestant beliefs and practices while seeking to remain in the mainstream of modern Protestant theological thought.
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Selah: Sunday, August 29, 2010
Theophylact - "The meek are not those who are never at all angry, for such are insensible; but those who, feeling anger, control it, and are angry only when they ought to be. Meekness excludes revenge, irritability, morbid sensitiveness, but not self-defence, or a quiet and steady maintenance of right."
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Theophylact : the name Theophylact or Theophylactus (Latin: Theophylactus, Greek Theophylaktos, "guarded by God") may refer to Theophylact, Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (744-751) or to several other people in the first century.
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Selah: Thursday, August 26, 2010
Johann Ferus - "Let us never put confidence in man, or in any sanctity of position, office, or dress. If apostleship did not make Judas a saint, neither will position, office, nor dress make thee a saint."
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Johann Ferus (1497 – 8 September 1554) was a German Franciscan scriptural commentator and preacher.
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Selah: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Rowland Hill - "I do not want the walls of separation between different orders of Christians to be destroyed, but only lowered, that we may shake hands a little easier over them."
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Rowland Hill (3 December 1795 - 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of penny postage and his solution of prepayment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters. Hill later served as a government postal official, and he is usually credited with originating the basic concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp.
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Selah: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Charles Swindoll - "Joy springs from viewing the day's events from eternity's perspective. Trust that God controls your life's details (Romans 8:28), that He hears your every request (Psalm 116:1), and that His joy will be your strength (Nehemiah 8:10)."
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Charles Swindoll has a prolific writing ministry that has blessed the body of Christ for over thirty years. After serving as Dallas Theological Seminary's fourth president for seven years (1994 - 2001), Chuck became the seminary's chancellor in 2001.
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Selah: Monday, August 23, 2010
Charles Swindoll - "God doesn't waste the difficult circumstances of your life but uses them to develop His character in you. Review Romans 5 and James 1 for help in processing pressure productively. Joy will sneak up on you when you view your hardest lessons as gifts from God."
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Charles Swindoll has a prolific writing ministry that has blessed the body of Christ for over thirty years. After serving as Dallas Theological Seminary's fourth president for seven years (1994 - 2001), Chuck became the seminary's chancellor in 2001.
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Selah: Sunday, August 22, 2010
Adrian Rogers - ""Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought [Isn't that true? We don't know] but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." (Romans 8:26-27) How wonderful! God will guide and direct your prayers, and you will find yourself praying in the will of God. What you "will" blends with what He wills."
SELAH!
Adrian Rogers (1931 - 2005), was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Selah: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Adrian Rogers - "If you are a child of God, if you have surrendered your life to Christ, your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. He comes to live in you, to abide in you. Where on earth does God live? Within us. That's union. Yet He seeks not just union but communion with us. Communion means to fellowship with Him, the God who abides in you."
SELAH!
Adrian Rogers (1931 - 2005), was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Selah: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
James Boice - "We are not loved because we are lovable, for we are not. It is true that some of us may be lovable to some others of us, but this is only when we look at the matter from a human perspective. From God’s perspective there is nothing in us to make us even remotely desirable. He is holy; we are unholy. He is just; we are unjust. He is loving; we are filled with hatred and all forms of sin. In short, we are sinful and in willful rebellion against Him. Yet He loves us. In fact, so great a marvel is this that God even uses it to commend His love to us."
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James Boice (July 7, 1938 – June 15, 2000) was a Reformed theologian, Bible teacher, and pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death. He is heard on The Bible Study Hour radio broadcast and was a well known author and speaker in evangelical and Reformed circles. He also served as Chairman of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy for over ten years and was a founding member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
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Selah: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Adrian Rogers - "When you are surrendered to the will of God, focused on the Word of God, then the Holy Spirit begins to pray in you and through you. He energizes, motivates, and guides your prayer. One of the greatest lessons I've learned about prayer is this: the prayer that gets to Heaven is the prayer that starts in Heaven. Prayer is the Holy Spirit finding a desire in the heart of the Father, putting that desire in our heart, then sending it back to Heaven in the power of the cross. The prayer that gets to Heaven is the prayer that starts in Heaven. Our part is just to close the circuit."
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Adrian Rogers (1931 - 2005), was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Selah: Monday, August 16, 2010
David Jeremiah - "Integrity is keeping a commitment even after circumstances have changed. Just ask Daniel about those lions. Such biblical heroes made commitments to God in good times--commitments challenged in the midst of difficulty. Integrity makes men great."
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David Jeremiah is the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California. He is the author of many books and has an award winning international radio and television ministry, Turning Point, which reflects his commitment to the truth of the Bible and to helping people understand how to apply biblical principles to everyday living.
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Selah: Sunday, August 15, 2010
Adrian Rogers - "I want to tell you something dads; number one in being a good dad is the character that he lives. Integrity ... my kids know that I have faults, I have a lot of them and they could stand up and say, "Dad has faults," but I'll tell you one thing they will do, they'll say, "my dad is real. My dad is honest. My dad loves God." I know they would say that. And my dear friend, your children need a dad that fears God and a dad that walks with integrity."
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Adrian Rogers (1931 - 2005), was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Selah: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Daily Disciples Ministries - "As Christians, we must learn to live in God's timeline. We must surrender to His timing in all things. And we must be careful not to think that we have control over time, even our own."
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Daily Disciples Ministries , Inc. was founded by Tonilee Adamson and Bobbye Brooks who met at a church Bible study and became prayer partners. "We are committed to spreading the gospel and discipling others through radio programs, live webcasting, devotionals, conferences, books, Bible studies, retreats and speaking engagements." Visit them on the web at http://www.dailydisciples.org
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Selah: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Daily Disciples Ministries - "My dog Buddy is a consistent source of insight and amusement in my life. For you animal lovers, you know what I am talking about. . . . My husband and I had taken Buddy out to some property where deer and coyote roam freely. Buddy was quick to take off, running through weeds so high that all I could see is the white tip of his tail. He crawled through a barbed-wire fence, jumped over a creek, and dragged himself through thickets and brush that left him covered with briars. He was in heaven, loving every minute of his excursion, and without a care of any danger seemed to enter his mind. Later that evening when we got home, I heard Buddy whimpering outside near the back door. I thought he was hurt or that something was wrong with him. What was wrong? There was a twig lying on the concrete and he was afraid to step over it.
How often do we allow fear of something harmless to stop us in our tracks and keep us from going forward? How often does the Lord look at us and think we look ridiculous (as I did of Buddy)? We so often let the fear of the unknown keep us from having all that God has for us."SELAH!
Daily Disciples Ministries , Inc. was founded by Tonilee Adamson and Bobbye Brooks who met at a church Bible study and became prayer partners. "We are committed to spreading the gospel and discipling others through radio programs, live webcasting, devotionals, conferences, books, Bible studies, retreats and speaking engagements." Visit them on the web at http://www.dailydisciples.org
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Selah: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Daily Disciples Ministries - "According to Acts 18:9-10, "Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.'" The Lord assured Paul to continue, to not quit, but to speak, and then calmed his fears by saying that no one would attack him to hurt him. God knows just what we need to hear. God knows just how much each of us can take. And God knows how to assure us, comfort us, encourage us and motivate us to continue. "
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Daily Disciples Ministries , Inc. was founded by Tonilee Adamson and Bobbye Brooks who met at a church Bible study and became prayer partners. "We are committed to spreading the gospel and discipling others through radio programs, live webcasting, devotionals, conferences, books, Bible studies, retreats and speaking engagements." Visit them on the web at http://www.dailydisciples.org
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Selah: Monday, August 9, 2010
Daily Disciples Ministries - "Have you ever longed to be in the presence of the Lord God Almighty? Do you desire to experience Him intimately? Please know that you can find Him. The Bible tells us that if seek the Lord with all of our heart we will find Him (Jeremiah 29:13). The keys are in truly seeking Him, waiting on Him, and obeying His words to us. Find a quiet place and commit to just spending that time with the Lord. Start with worshiping Him and coming before Him with an open heart. Keep seeking and keep knocking until you find that sweet place of fellowship. Remember that He is always here for us…we are the ones who get distracted and turn away from Him. Practice His presence everyday."
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Daily Disciples Ministries , Inc. was founded by Tonilee Adamson and Bobbye Brooks who met at a church Bible study and became prayer partners. "We are committed to spreading the gospel and discipling others through radio programs, live webcasting, devotionals, conferences, books, Bible studies, retreats and speaking engagements." Visit them on the web at http://www.dailydisciples.org
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Selah: Sunday, August 8, 2010
Daily Disciples Ministries - "We must believe that the Lord is going to rescue us because we cannot do it in our own strength. Trying to climb our way out of the darkness is exhausting and depressing. And sometimes it is in that darkest moment, when we sense a hand reaching down, picking us up and setting our feet back on the rock. We did not need to try; we just needed to surrender our fears to the Lord."
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Daily Disciples Ministries , Inc. was founded by Tonilee Adamson and Bobbye Brooks who met at a church Bible study and became prayer partners. "We are committed to spreading the gospel and discipling others through radio programs, live webcasting, devotionals, conferences, books, Bible studies, retreats and speaking engagements." Visit them on the web at http://www.dailydisciples.org
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Selah: Thursday, August 5, 2010
John Paton - "Trials and hairbreadth escapes only strengthened my faith and nerved me for more to follow; and they trod swiftly enough upon each other's heels. Without that abiding consciousness of the presence and power of my Lord and Saviour, nothing in the world could have preserved me from losing my reason and perishing miserably."
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John Paton (1824-1907) was a Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides. Before sailing there with his newly wed wife in 1858, he was a city missionary in Glasgow for ten years. Began work on Tanna, an island inhabited by savage cannibals; later worked on the island of Aniwa. He gave to the Aniwan people the first hymnbook in their own language and translated the New Testament into their language.
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Selah: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Charles Swindoll - "Investors advise their clients not to worry about the daily ups and downs of the stock market - what matters is the long view. Does life present incredible challenges today? Are your reserves at a low, or are you enjoying a content plateau? Regardless of today's events, take the long view. Remember that God remains in charge of your days and will faithfully develop His character in you."
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Charles Swindoll has a prolific writing ministry that has blessed the body of Christ for over thirty years. After serving as Dallas Theological Seminary's fourth president for seven years (1994 - 2001), Chuck became the seminary's chancellor in 2001.
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Selah: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
John Paton - "Nothing so clears the vision and lifts up the life, as a decision to move forward in what you know to be entirely the will of the Lord."
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John Paton (1824-1907) was a Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides. Before sailing there with his newly wed wife in 1858, he was a city missionary in Glasgow for ten years. Began work on Tanna, an island inhabited by savage cannibals; later worked on the island of Aniwa. He gave to the Aniwan people the first hymnbook in their own language and translated the New Testament into their language.
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Selah: Monday, August 2, 2010
Hudson Taylor - "If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life."
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Hudson Taylor (1832 - 1905) was an English missionary to China. Founded the China Inland Mission which at his death included 205 mission stations with over 800 missionaries, and 125,000 Chinese Christians.
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Selah: Sunday, August 1, 2010
C.T. Studd - "I realized that my life was to be one of simple, childlike faith, and that my part was to trust, not to do. I was to trust in Him and He would work in me to do His good pleasure. From that time my life was different."
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C.T. Studd as a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, was part of the Cambridge Seven, and later was responsible for setting up the Heart of Africa Mission which became the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (now WEC International). His full name is Charles Thomas Studd.
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Selah: Thursday, July 29, 2010
John Paton - "This is strength; this is peace; to feel, in entering on every day, that all its duties and trials have been committed to the Lord Jesus -- that, come what may, He will use us for His own glory and our real good!"
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John Paton (1824-1907) was a Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides. Before sailing there with his newly wed wife in 1858, he was a city missionary in Glasgow for ten years. Began work on Tanna, an island inhabited by savage cannibals; later worked on the island of Aniwa. He gave to the Aniwan people the first hymnbook in their own language and translated the New Testament into their language.
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Selah: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Samuel Marsden - "Civilization is not necessary before Christianity; do both together if you will, but you will find civilization follow Christianity more easily than Christianity follow civilization."
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Samuel Marsden (1764-1838) was an English missionary to New South Wales, Australia, where he began serving as chaplain to convicts in a penal colony in 1794; and to New Zealand where he was the first to present the gospel to the Maoris in 1814. He returned to England once in 1807-1808.
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Selah: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
David Brainerd - "My soul desires to feel itself more of a pilgrim and a stranger here below, that nothing may divert me from pressing through the lonely desert, till I arrive at my Father's house."
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David Brainerd (1718-1747) was a missionary to the American Indians in New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. Born in Connecticut in 1718, he died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-nine.
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Selah: Monday, July 26, 2010
David Brainerd - "It is impossible for any rational creature to be happy without acting all for God. God Himself could not make him happy any other way . . . There is nothing in the world worth living for but doing good and finishing God's work, doing the work that Christ did. I see nothing else in the world that can yield any satisfaction besides living to God, pleasing Him, and doing his whole will."
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David Brainerd (1718-1747) was a missionary to the American Indians in New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. Born in Connecticut in 1718, he died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-nine.
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Selah: Sunday, July 25, 2010
Barry Adams - "Do you ever look in the mirror and wish you were different? Maybe you are too short or too tall, too thin or too heavy. The list never seems to end. Don't believe the lie that you have to look and act a certain way in order to be accepted. Your heavenly Father made you exactly the way He planned: your size, the color of your eyes--everything about you. The next time you look in the mirror, don't be afraid of what you see, for you were made in the image of God, and He declares that you are fearfully and wonderfully made."
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Barry Adams Barry Adams lives in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada with his wife Anneliese and their 3 children, Kristin, Stephen and Candice. Barry entered into full time ministry in 1997 as an associate pastor at Westview Christian Fellowship in the Mennonite Brethren denomination. In June 1998, while at a men's retreat in North Bay, Ontario, Barry had a powerful encounter with the love of God as a Father that transformed his life. A new website http://www.FathersLoveLetter.com was eventually created and millions of people from over 125 nations have visited the site. Barry & his wife are still members of Westview Christian Fellowship and serve as advisory board members for a global network of Father's love ministries called The Father's Love Forum. For more information on the Forum visit http://www.FathersLoveForum.org
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Selah: Thursday, July 22, 2010
Barry Adams - "God is the Father of compassion and of all comfort. When you need comfort most, He is faithful to be by your side through all your pain and disappointment. He weeps with you, and His heart breaks with yours. Your heavenly Father wants to hold your hand as you walk through the seasons in your life. You were never meant to shoulder these burdens on your own. Father God wants to comfort you with His tender love so that you can pass on the comfort you have received to others when they are in need."
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Barry Adams Barry Adams lives in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada with his wife Anneliese and their 3 children, Kristin, Stephen and Candice. Barry entered into full time ministry in 1997 as an associate pastor at Westview Christian Fellowship in the Mennonite Brethren denomination. In June 1998, while at a men's retreat in North Bay, Ontario, Barry had a powerful encounter with the love of God as a Father that transformed his life. A new website http://www.FathersLoveLetter.com was eventually created and millions of people from over 125 nations have visited the site. Barry & his wife are still members of Westview Christian Fellowship and serve as advisory board members for a global network of Father's love ministries called The Father's Love Forum. For more information on the Forum visit http://www.FathersLoveForum.org
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Selah: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Barry Adams - "At times in your life you have probably encountered people and obstacles that seem to be going in a different direction than you. This can be a very discouraging and lonely reality. The truth is that God is for you, not against you. Not only is He on your side, but He is cheering you on as He plans great things for your life. You can be confident that your heavenly Daddy is the biggest, strongest, most loving Person in the universe and has declared to the heavens that He is for you!"
SELAH!
Barry Adams Barry Adams lives in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada with his wife Anneliese and their 3 children, Kristin, Stephen and Candice. Barry entered into full time ministry in 1997 as an associate pastor at Westview Christian Fellowship in the Mennonite Brethren denomination. In June 1998, while at a men's retreat in North Bay, Ontario, Barry had a powerful encounter with the love of God as a Father that transformed his life. A new website http://www.FathersLoveLetter.com was eventually created and millions of people from over 125 nations have visited the site. Barry & his wife are still members of Westview Christian Fellowship and serve as advisory board members for a global network of Father's love ministries called The Father's Love Forum. For more information on the Forum visit http://www.FathersLoveForum.org
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Selah: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
A.B. Simpson - "True faith drops its letter in the post office box and lets it go. Distrust holds onto a corner of it and wonders why the answer never comes. In my desk are some letters that I wrote weeks ago. But there was some slight uncertainty about the address or the contents so they are yet unmailed. As yet they have not done me or anyone else any good. They will never accomplish anything until I let them go out of my hands and trust them to the postal system. This is the case with true faith. it hands its case over to God and then He works."
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A.B. Simpson (1843 - 1919) was a pastor, evangelist to the urban masses of New York City, and a missionary statesman. He is best known as one of the leading evangelicals involved in social work at the turn of the century and for founding The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Selah: Monday, July 19, 2010
Hannah Whitall Smith - "What is needed for happy and effectual service is simply to put your work into the Lord’s hands, and leave it there. Do not take it to Him in prayer, saying, “Lord, guide me; Lord, give me wisdom; Lord, arrange for me,” and then arise from your knees, and take the burden all back, and try to guide and arrange for yourself. Leave it with the Lord, and remember that what you trust to Him, you must not worry over nor feel anxious about. Trust and worry cannot go together."
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Hannah Whitall Smith (1832 - 1911) author of "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life." She helped found the Women's Christian Temperance Union in 1874 and was also a lay speaker in the Holiness movement in the United States.
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Selah: Sunday, July 18, 2010
Robert Wetmore - "At the end of a day, we sometimes look back over what has happened and decide whether it has been a good or bad day. God has told us that He will judge our days, but He will use a different ruler to measure whether they have been good or not. God will not judge how we have felt about Jesus but how we have walked with Him. The real test will not be whether we have enjoyed Jesus but whether we have loved Him. Love always stands as the only true measure of any real relationship.""
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Robert Wetmore is Professor of Religious Studies at Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan
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Selah: Thursday, July 15, 2010
John Piper - "From beginning to end, nothing in the Bible is more ultimate in the mind and heart of God than the glory of God--the beauty of God, the radiance of his manifold perfections. At every point in God's revealed action, wherever he makes plain the ultimate goal of that action, the goal is always the same: to uphold and display his glory. He predestined us for his glory; He created us for his glory; He elected Israel for his glory; He saved his people from Egypt for his glory; He rescued them from exile for his glory; He sent Christ into the world so that Gentiles would praise God for his glory; He commands his people, whether they eat or drink, to do all things for his glory; He will send Jesus a second time so that all the redeemed will marvel at his glory; Therefore, the mission of the church is: 'Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.'"
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John Piper is the Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied at Wheaton College
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Selah: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
John Piper - "God did not ordain the cross of Christ or create the lake of fire in order to communicate the insignificance of belittling his glory. The death of the Son of God and the damnation of unrepentant human beings are the loudest shouts under heaven that God is infinitely holy, and sin is infinitely offensive, and wrath is infinitely just, and grace is infinitely precious, and our brief life--and the life of every person in your church and in your community--leads to everlasting joy or everlasting suffering."
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John Piper is the Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied at Wheaton College
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Selah: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Albert Mohler, Jr. - "We are elect exiles (1 Peter 1:1). The temptation for evangelicals in America is to believe something else, and to feel ourselves very much at home. I think that many of the tensions in evangelicalism today are the tensions felt by a people who are just beginning to awaken to the fact that this culture just might not be the friendly place we thought it to be. All of our cultural optimism is coming into question as we begin to look at the deeper levels of what is happening all around us, and we are beginning to realize that there is no ground for such optimism.
We cannot simply withdraw. That would be to deny our commission. But we cannot feel at home either. That would be to deny our identity. We are a chosen race, by God's grace, a royal priesthood, and so our task is to preach and teach the gospel in this City of Man until we see that eschatological vision of believers, the elect from every tongue and tribe and people and nation, standing before the throne of God. In that day, we will not be Americans, or Pontians, or Romans, or Cappadocians. We will be his."SELAH!
Albert Mohler, Jr. (born October 19, 1959) is the ninth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Mohler hosts The Albert Mohler Program, a nationwide radio ministry devoted to engaging contemporary culture with Bible-based beliefs. He is a member of the board of James Dobson's Focus on the Family and a member of the governing body of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
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Selah: Monday, July 12, 2010
Albert Mohler, Jr. - "We believe we are safe. We live in a world in which it makes sense not to worry. We have childproof caps on our medicine bottles. We have warnings on coffee cups from McDonald's that we ought not to drive with the beverage in our lap. We have vaccines, antibiotics, MRIs, and CAT scans. We have OSHA, and bumpers on our cars that are made to receive the impact and then return to normal. We are told to wear seat belts. We have a massive military and a police force. We have hospitals, and we think we are safe. We even extend this financially: we want to retire, we have investments, and we feel safe.
Most Christians throughout the history of Christianity, however, have not felt safe. . . . People who are deeply convinced that they are safe will have a hard time understanding when a preacher tells them they are actually in perilous danger."SELAH!
Albert Mohler, Jr. (born October 19, 1959) is the ninth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Mohler hosts The Albert Mohler Program, a nationwide radio ministry devoted to engaging contemporary culture with Bible-based beliefs. He is a member of the board of James Dobson's Focus on the Family and a member of the governing body of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
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Selah: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Albert Mohler, Jr. - "We have to understand that for Americans. . . it is normal to be told that the self is the center of the meaning system, and that the self is a project that they undertake throughout the entirety of their lives. As a result, most Americans believe that their major problem is something that has happened to them, and that their solution is to be found within. In other words, they believe that they have an alien problem that is to be resolved with an inner solution. What the gospel says, however, is that we have an inner problem that demands an alien solution--a righteousness that is not our own."
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Albert Mohler, Jr. (born October 19, 1959) is the ninth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Mohler hosts The Albert Mohler Program, a nationwide radio ministry devoted to engaging contemporary culture with Bible-based beliefs. He is a member of the board of James Dobson's Focus on the Family and a member of the governing body of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
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Selah: Thursday, July 8, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "Will is the whole man active. I cannot give up my will, I must exercise it. I must will to obey, and I must will to receive God's Spirit. When God gives a vision of truth it is never a question of what He will do, but of what we will do. The Lord has been putting before us all some big propositions, and the best thing to do is to remember what you did when you were touched by God before - the time when you were saved, or first saw Jesus, or realized some truth. It was easy then to yield allegiance to God; recall those moments now as the Spirit of God brings before you some new proposition."
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person, Our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a difference between devotion to a Person and devotion to principles or to a cause. Our Lord never proclaimed a cause; He proclaimed personal devotion to Himself. To be a disciple is to be a devoted love-slave of the Lord Jesus."
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "In our religion it is customary to put God first, but we are apt to think it is an impertinence to put Him first in the practical issues of our lives. If we imagine we have to put on our Sunday moods before we come near to God, we will never come near Him. We must come as we are."
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Monday, July 5, 2010
Margaret Manning - "Is the gospel I proclaim really about preaching the good news to the afflicted, proclaiming release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind? Does the gospel set free those who are downtrodden, and present the year of the Lord's favor to those who live under clouds of disdain? I understand that the good news is needed... [by those who live in comfort and joy with others just like themselves]. Yet, I worry that at times my gospel stays safely among friends, not venturing far beyond that... [comfort level]. Staying among those who 'speak well of me,' I rarely venture out to the Galilee of the Gentiles, where darkness is the great light and where good news is but a fading rumor. But it is in this world, far beyond a close circle of friends, where the good news truly is good news."
SELAH!
Margaret Manning is a member of the speaking and writing team at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Seattle, Washington.
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Selah: Sunday, July 4, 2010
Stephen Davey - "Unity is not achieved by everyone thinking alike, having the same preference in music, or reading from the same translation of the Bible. Neither is it based on personality, appearance, or social standing. Our unity is built upon the Church’s body of truth--the Scriptures. And the Scriptures tell us that we are not to live independently of one another, but dependently, as members of a body."
SELAH!
Stephen Davey is Senior Pastor of Colonial Baptist Church and President of Shepherds Theological Seminary, as well as principal Bible teacher on the "Wisdom for the Heart" broadcast.
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Selah: Thursday, July 1, 2010
Stephen Davey - "A riot took place in Kansas a few years ago (Jan 23, 1996); it wasn’t in a back alley or a city park--it was in the House of Representatives! The elected officials started their session as they always did--with prayer--but the man who was asked to pray was Pastor Joe Wright. The provocative words of his prayer caused an uproar in the House. He prayed:
'Heavenly Father, we come before You today to ask Your forgiveness and seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that's exactly what we've done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and we have inverted our values.
We confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it moral pluralism, and worshiped other gods and called it multiculturalism. We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery, and neglected the needy and called it self-preservation.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice, and shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem, and abused power and called it political savvy. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition, and polluted the airwaves with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, O God, and know our hearts today; try us and see if there be some wicked way in us. Cleanse us from every sin and set us free.
Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of Kansas and have been ordained by You to govern this great state. Grant them Your wisdom to rule and may their decisions direct us to the center of Your will. I ask it in the name of Your Son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.'"SELAH!
Stephen Davey is Senior Pastor of Colonial Baptist Church and President of Shepherds Theological Seminary, as well as principal Bible teacher on the "Wisdom for the Heart" broadcast.
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Selah: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Stephen Davey - "Because God sees the secret intents and motives of every person's heart, He actually does reward those who keep their hearts pure. Though the world may often get it wrong and may praise deceptive people, God never will. The world rewards people of influence; God rewards people of integrity . . . and our reward is just ahead."
SELAH!
Stephen Davey is Senior Pastor of Colonial Baptist Church and President of Shepherds Theological Seminary, as well as principal Bible teacher on the "Wisdom for the Heart" broadcast.
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Selah: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Stephen Davey - "Today there is a dire need in our churches for people who will say with conviction, 'Since I am headed for a future throne as fellow heir and ruler with Christ in heaven, I will live up to my position while on earth. Because of who I am in Christ, I will determine to live for Christ.'"
SELAH!
Stephen Davey is Senior Pastor of Colonial Baptist Church and President of Shepherds Theological Seminary, as well as principal Bible teacher on the "Wisdom for the Heart" broadcast.
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Selah: Monday, June 28, 2010
Stephen Davey - "Some things are set apart for a distinct purpose and shouldn't be used for anything else. The truth is, your life, which has been bought by the precious blood of the King, happens to be set apart for a distinct purpose: to bring glory to God through lives marked by godly living"
SELAH!
Stephen Davey is Senior Pastor of Colonial Baptist Church and President of Shepherds Theological Seminary, as well as principal Bible teacher on the "Wisdom for the Heart" broadcast.
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Selah: Sunday, June 27, 2010
Marvin Williams - "Faith in Him [Jesus] is what makes the difference during unstable and difficult times. He's been tested and proven for strength, and His strength can handle the weight of our sin, broken relationships, negative and ungodly habits, and spiritually sick souls."
SELAH!
Marvin Williams was Associate Pastor of Youth and Education at New Hope Baptist Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1994-1999. He then served as an assistant preaching pastor at Calvary Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1999-2002 Marvin is currently one of the leaders and pastors of Tabernacle Community Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Selah: Thursday, June 24, 2010
John MacArthur - "Obedience to the Word is the most basic spiritual requirement and is the common denominator for all true believers. The bottom line of true spiritual life is not a momentary feeling of compliance or commitment, but long-term obedience to Scripture."
SELAH!
John MacArthur (born June 19, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States Reformed evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You. MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and has served as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969.
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Selah: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
John MacArthur - "The Scriptures give many marks of a true Christian, such as love for God, repentance from sin, humility, devotion to God's glory, prayer, love for others, separation from the world, growth, and obedience. But nothing more clearly summarizes the character of a genuine believer than a desire to do the will of God."
SELAH!
John MacArthur (born June 19, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States Reformed evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You. MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and has served as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969.
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Selah: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
John MacArthur - "Maintaining open, sharing, and praying relationships with other Christians will help stop believers from bottoming out in their spiritual lives. Such relationships help give the spiritual strength that provides victory over sin. And they also provide godly pressure to confess and forsake sins before they become overwhelming to the point of total spiritual defeat."
SELAH!
John MacArthur (born June 19, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States Reformed evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You. MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and has served as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969.
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Selah: Monday, June 21, 2010
Elisabeth Elliot - "How far shall we go with Him who calls us to fellowship with Himself? Shall we stop dead in our tracks if the water is bitter? Shall we turn tail and run if we glimpse a cross? "Whoever cares for his own safety is lost" (Mt 16:25 NEB)."
SELAH!
Elisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca (now known as Huaorani) of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the US after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker in constant demand. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies
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Selah: Sunday, June 20, 2010
Elisabeth Elliot - ""A sensitive, timid little boy, long years ago, was accustomed to lie down to sleep in a low 'trundle-bed,' which was rolled under his parents' bed by day and was brought out for his use by night. As he lay there by himself in the darkness, he could hear the voices of his parents, in their lighted sitting-room across the hallway, on the other side of the house. It seemed to him that his parents never slept; for he left them awake when he was put to bed at night, and he found them awake when he left his bed in the morning. So far this thought was a cause of cheer to him, as his mind was busy with imaginings in the weird darkness of his lonely room.
"After loving good-night words and kisses had been given him by both his parents, and he had nestled down to rest, this little boy was accustomed, night after night, to rouse up once more, and to call out from his trundle-bed to his strong-armed father, in the room from which the light gleamed out, beyond the shadowy hallway, 'Are you there, papa?' And the answer would come back cheerily, 'Yes, my child, I am here.' 'You'll take care of me tonight, papa, won't you?' was then the question. 'Yes, I'll take care of you, my child,' was the comforting response. 'Go to sleep now. Good night.' And the little fellow would fall asleep restfully, in the thought of those assuring good-night words.
"A little matter that was to the loving father; but it was a great matter to the sensitive son. It helped to shape the son's life. It gave the father an added hold on him; and it opened up the way for his clearer understanding of his dependence on the loving watchfulness of the All-Father. And to this day when that son, himself a father and a grandfather, lies down to sleep at night, he is accustomed, out of the memories of that lesson of long ago, to look up through the shadows of his earthly sleeping place into the far-off light of his Father's presence, and to call out, in the same spirit of childlike trust and helplessness as so long ago, 'Father, you'll take care of me tonight, won't you?' And he hears the assuring answer come back, 'He that keepeth thee will not slumber. The Lord shall keep thee from all evil. He shall keep thy soul. Sleep, my child, in peace.' And so he realizes the twofold blessing of a father's goodnight words.""SELAH!
Elisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca (now known as Huaorani) of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the US after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker in constant demand. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies
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Selah: Thursday, June 17, 2010
Elisabeth Elliot - ". . . to follow Him [Jesus] will mean death. Not crucifixion in the literal sense, probably, but the coming to the end of ourselves, our expectations, our dreams. He must bring us to that end in order to bring us to the beginning of the Christ-life."
SELAH!
Elisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca (now known as Huaorani) of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the US after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker in constant demand. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies
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Selah: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Hudson Taylor - "...we are not only to renounce evil, but to manifest the truth. Bring it to the front; speak the Truth; live the Truth. We tell this people the world is vain; let our lives manifest that it is so. We tell them that our Home is above -- that all these things are transitory -- does our dwelling look like it? O to live consistent lives! The life of the Apostle was thoroughly consistent. Every one saw that he was a stranger and a sojourner; no one could feel that his home was here; all saw that it was up there."
SELAH!
Hudson Taylor (1832 - 1905) was an English missionary to China. Founded the China Inland Mission which at his death included 205 mission stations with over 800 missionaries, and 125,000 Chinese Christians.
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Selah: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Hudson Taylor - "Let us see that we keep God before our eyes; that we walk in His ways and seek to please and glorify Him in everything, great and small. Depend upon it, God's work, done in God's way, will never lack God's supplies."
SELAH!
Hudson Taylor (1832 - 1905) was an English missionary to China. Founded the China Inland Mission which at his death included 205 mission stations with over 800 missionaries, and 125,000 Chinese Christians.
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Selah: Monday, June 14, 2010
C.T. Studd - ""...I do not say, Don't play games or cricket and so forth. By all means play and enjoy them, giving thanks to Jesus for them. Only take care that games do not become an idol to you as they did to me. What good will it do to anybody in the next world to have been the best player that ever has been? And then think of the difference between that and winning souls for Jesus.""
SELAH!
C.T. Studd as a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, was part of the Cambridge Seven, and later was responsible for setting up the Heart of Africa Mission which became the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (now WEC International). His full name is Charles Thomas Studd.
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Selah: Sunday, June 13, 2010
C.T. Studd - ""I realized that my life was to be one of simple, childlike faith, and that my part was to trust, not to do. I was to trust in Him and He would work in me to do His good pleasure. From that time my life was different.""
SELAH!
C.T. Studd as a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, was part of the Cambridge Seven, and later was responsible for setting up the Heart of Africa Mission which became the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (now WEC International). His full name is Charles Thomas Studd.
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Selah: Thursday, June 10, 2010
A.B. Simpson - "A great many people want to get the blessing of joy, but this is not the blessing of Christ personally. Many people become attached to their church and pastor, or to dear Christian friends, but that is not the Christ. The blessing that alone will fill our hearts when all else fails is the loving heart of Jesus united to us, the fountain of all our blessings and the unfailing One when all others wither and are exhausted-Jesus Christ Himself."
SELAH!
A.B. Simpson (1843 - 1919) was a pastor, evangelist to the urban masses of New York City, and a missionary statesman. He is best known as one of the leading evangelicals involved in social work at the turn of the century and for founding The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Selah: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A.B. Simpson - "There is not a thing that God expects of a person but that God will give him or her the power to do. There is not a command God gives to His children for which He does not provide the enablement for obedience. When Christ Jesus lived and died and sent down the Holy Spirit, He sent resources for all our needs, and there is no place for failure in the Christian life if we will take God's resources. Jesus, the ascended One, and the Holy Spirit, the indwelling energy, life and efficiency of God are sufficient for all possible emergencies."
SELAH!
A.B. Simpson (1843 - 1919) was a pastor, evangelist to the urban masses of New York City, and a missionary statesman. He is best known as one of the leading evangelicals involved in social work at the turn of the century and for founding The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Selah: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
A.B. Simpson - "God knows the way He is taking, and there is infinite tenderness in the oversight He gives. He is watching the furnace you are in; He will not allow the heat to become too intense. He wants it great enough to purify and then it will be withdrawn. He knows our frame. He will not let any temptation take us but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it (1 Corinthians 10:13)."
SELAH!
A.B. Simpson (1843 - 1919) was a pastor, evangelist to the urban masses of New York City, and a missionary statesman. He is best known as one of the leading evangelicals involved in social work at the turn of the century and for founding The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Selah: Monday, June 7, 2010
Jill Carattini - "C.S. Lewis writes in Mere Christianity, "People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says, 'If you keep a lot of rules I'll reward you, and if you don't I'll do the other thing.'[...] I would much rather say that every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before." In other words, the decisions we make that define our integrity simultaneously define--and refine--us. Such a description posits a perspective similar to the psalmist's on choosing the laws of God. Singing of these laws, the psalmist describes something less like a proper collection of do's and don'ts and more like the choosing of light and life--things we can claim and foster, and by which find ourselves changed by the one who first called light into existence. Writes the psalmist, "The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes" (19:7-8). Whatever the choices we make, we are left differently than we were before."
SELAH!
Jill Carattini is managing editor of "A Slice of Infinity" at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta, GA
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Selah: Sunday, June 6, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "The reason the battle is lost is that I fight it first in the external world. Get alone with God, do battle before Him, and settle the matter once and for all."
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "Every time you venture out in your life of faith, you will find something in your circumstances that, from a commonsense standpoint, will flatly contradict your faith. But common sense is not faith, and faith is not common sense. In fact, they are as different as the natural life and the spiritual."
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God, but that He will be free to do His work through us. God calls us to His service and places tremendous responsibilities on us. He expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part. God wants to use us as He used His own Son."
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "We take our circumstances for granted, saying God is in control, but not really believing it. We act as if the things that happen were completely controlled by people. To be faithful in every circumstance means that we have only one loyalty, or object of our faith -- the Lord Jesus Christ. "
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Monday, May 31, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "God's mark of approval, whenever you obey Him, is peace. He sends an immeasurable, deep peace; not a natural peace, "as the world gives," but the peace of Jesus. Whenever peace does not come, wait until it does, or seek to find out why it is not coming. If you are acting on your own impulse, or out of a sense of the heroic, to be seen by others, the peace of Jesus will not exhibit itself. "
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Sunday, May 30, 2010
Oswald Chambers - "Whenever we experience something difficult in our personal life, we are tempted to blame God. But we are the ones in the wrong, not God. Blaming God is evidence that we are refusing to let go of some disobedience somewhere in our lives. But as soon as we let go, everything becomes as clear as daylight to us. As long as we try to serve two masters, ourselves and God, there will be difficulties combined with doubt and confusion. Our attitude must be one of complete reliance on God. Once we get to that point, there is nothing easier than living the life of a saint. We encounter difficulties when we try to usurp the authority of the Holy Spirit for our own purposes."
SELAH!
Oswald Chambers (1874 - 1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day.
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Selah: Thursday, May 27, 2010
Arthur Joyce - "The question of the inspiration of God's Word is a great theological battlefield. But, remember that the very first attack of Satan was directed at the word of God when he said, "Has God said . . .?" Today the assaults against scripture continue. But stand firm on the Word. Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that doesn't need to be ashamed. The almighty, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, holy God is revealed to us in the pages of Scripture. May God help us to know Him truly and fully and not budge on the essentials of our faith!"
SELAH!
Arthur Joyce is the pastor of Johnson City Alliance Church
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Selah: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
David (the Psalmist) - "Psalm 42:5-6, "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God."
SELAH!
David (the Psalmist) was a man after God's own heart.
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Selah: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The Apostle Paul - "2 Timothy 1:12 (NAS95), "For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.""
SELAH!
The Apostle Paul a disciple of Jesus who was transformed on the Road to Damascus
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Selah: Monday, May 24, 2010
Arthur Joyce - "It makes no difference what circumstance. It makes no difference how close to the edge you think you are. God is in Himself absolutely dependable and faithful. You can trust Him!"
SELAH!
Arthur Joyce is the pastor of Johnson City Alliance Church
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Selah: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Arthur Joyce - "Trust is always quiet. To know that my responsibility lies not in directing my steps but only in obeying His orders and waiting for His light brings a quietness and serenity of mind in every situation. This does not mean that I am free from responsibility, but rather delivered from harassment."
SELAH!
Arthur Joyce is the pastor of Johnson City Alliance Church
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Selah: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Adrian Rogers - "Do you know the reason we're stressed? Because we think our needs are not going to be met. We say, "Oh my goodness, I'm not going to have what I need!" Jesus tells us not to worry about what you are going to eat. And don't worry about what you are going to wear. He's saying only one thing is important - His righteousness. . . . You are to find your satisfaction in Him. If you don't find your satisfaction in Him, you're going to be stressed. "
SELAH!
Adrian Rogers (1931 - 2005), was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Selah: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Adrian Rogers - "Happiness is something you stumble over on your way to serving Jesus. When you are serving the Lord Jesus Christ, happiness is the by-product of righteousness. People who are trying to be happy are focusing their energy at the wrong target. If you will seek after righteousness, then you will be happy."
SELAH!
Adrian Rogers (1931 - 2005), was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Selah: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Adrian Rogers - "When God's standard of righteousness is set, there will always be division. Without righteousness there can be no peace. Peace can never come where sin remains. God will never make a peace treaty with sin, never! "
SELAH!
Adrian Rogers (1931 - 2005), was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Selah: Monday, May 17, 2010
Albert Mohler, Jr. - "Serve, preach, teach, and tell the world about Jesus, until they put you in a box, or until Jesus comes, and all will be well. Start what you cannot finish, and trust that Christ will finish what He has started. Serve so long as you live, and live so long as you serve."
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Albert Mohler, Jr. (born October 19, 1959) is the ninth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Mohler hosts The Albert Mohler Program, a nationwide radio ministry devoted to engaging contemporary culture with Bible-based beliefs. He is a member of the board of James Dobson's Focus on the Family and a member of the governing body of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
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Selah: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Albert Mohler, Jr. - "As you look to the future, think not of retirement, and the security of the American dream. Be ready to lose everything the world holds dear, in order to gain what the world cannot give."
SELAH!
Albert Mohler, Jr. (born October 19, 1959) is the ninth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Mohler hosts The Albert Mohler Program, a nationwide radio ministry devoted to engaging contemporary culture with Bible-based beliefs. He is a member of the board of James Dobson's Focus on the Family and a member of the governing body of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
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Selah: Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tim Wesemann - "Worship isn't all about us. Nor is it all about church. It's about God and about our response to his majesty and mercy. It's about Jesus Christ, who won forgiveness and salvation for all [who will call on the name of the Lord]."
SELAH!
Tim Wesemann is the founder of Foolish Words Ministries (1 Corinthians 1:18). He has been serving God through full-time writing and speaking since May of 2000 and is the author of a dozen books for children and adults. You can learn more about his ministry at http://www.foolishwords.com
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Selah: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tim Wesemann - "Is it unfortunate that we hear about acts of kindness only after those who've done them die? Not necessarily. Jesus himself served anonymously much of the time. He did it without announcing it or seeking publicity for it. Instead, he acted from a heart of self-forgetful love. And he taught his followers to do the same."
SELAH!
Tim Wesemann is the founder of Foolish Words Ministries (1 Corinthians 1:18). He has been serving God through full-time writing and speaking since May of 2000 and is the author of a dozen books for children and adults. You can learn more about his ministry at http://www.foolishwords.com
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Selah: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tim Wesemann - "Our Lord graciously gives us strength and renews it daily by means of his forgiveness, promises, and presence. He gives this strength freely, and he's not stingy about it! Empowered, we soar! When we realize this and count on it, we will be surprised at what we can and will do to fulfill our life's purpose in honor of the One who has given us new life, eternal life."
SELAH!
Tim Wesemann is the founder of Foolish Words Ministries (1 Corinthians 1:18). He has been serving God through full-time writing and speaking since May of 2000 and is the author of a dozen books for children and adults. You can learn more about his ministry at http://www.foolishwords.com
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Selah: Monday, May 10, 2010
A.B. Simpson - "A friend. . . Said, "You were healed by faith." "Oh, no," I said, "I was healed by Christ." What is the difference? There is a great difference. There came a time when even faith seemed to come between me and Jesus. I thought I should have to work up the faith, so I labored to get the faith. At last I thought I had it; that if I put my whole weight upon it, it would hold. I said, when I thought I had got the faith, "Heal me." I was trusting in myself, in my own heart, in my own faith. I was asking the Lord to do something for me because of something in me, not because of something in Him. "
SELAH!
A.B. Simpson (1843 - 1919) was a pastor, evangelist to the urban masses of New York City, and a missionary statesman. He is best known as one of the leading evangelicals involved in social work at the turn of the century and for founding The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Selah: Sunday, May 9, 2010
A.B. Simpson - "Humility is not thinking lowly of oneself. Humility is not even thinking of oneself."
SELAH!
A.B. Simpson (1843 - 1919) was a pastor, evangelist to the urban masses of New York City, and a missionary statesman. He is best known as one of the leading evangelicals involved in social work at the turn of the century and for founding The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Selah: Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Apostle Paul - ""Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God." (2 Corinthians 3:5)"
SELAH!
The Apostle Paul a disciple of Jesus who was transformed on the Road to Damascus
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Selah: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Thomas a Kempis - "He is truly great who has great charity. He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest honor. He is truly wise who looks upon all earthly things as folly that he may gain Christ. He who does God's will and renounces his own is truly very learned."
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Thomas a Kempis (ca.1380 - 1471) was a Renaissance Roman Catholic monk and translator of Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion
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Selah: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Elisabeth Elliot - "We sometimes imagine that God must eventually "sit us down" and "explain" his mysterious ways to our satisfaction. Let us suppose we have never seen a skyscraper. We discover a whole city block surrounded by a board fence. Finding a knothole, we peer inside. Huge earth movers are at work; hundreds of men in hard hats are busy at mysterious tasks; cranes are being moved into place; truckloads of pipes and cement are being unloaded. What on earth is happening? There is nobody around to answer our questions. If we wait long enough, nobody will need to. When we see the finished building, all the incomprehensible activity becomes comprehensible. "Oh! So this is what that was for." ("I shall be satisfied when I awake, with Thy likeness" (Ps 17: 15 AV))"
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Elisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca (now known as Huaorani) of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the US after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker in constant demand. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies
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Selah: Monday, May 3, 2010
Elisabeth Elliot - "It is not for the flock of sheep to know the pasture the Shepherd has in mind. It is for them simply to follow Him. If they knew that his plans included a valley of deep shadow, they would panic. Keeping close to the one they have learned to trust is all that is necessary. He will faithfully provide rest, refreshment, correction, and protection as the needs arise. His accompanying presence is guaranteed, all the way--even through the darkest shadows--to the house of the Lord."
SELAH!
Elisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca (now known as Huaorani) of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the US after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker in constant demand. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies
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Selah: Sunday, May 2, 2010
Dave or Debbie Bochman - "God’s name (or character) is for us. . . a strong tower. In that strong tower, we can see things from God's perspective rather than from the perspective of our culture or our family. . . . No longer do we need to fear, because He is our Peace. No longer do we need to worry, because He is our Provider. For our sickness, He is our Healer. When we think we are forgotten, He is the God who sees. When we need a hug, He is our Abba. We begin to see things as God sees them. When we run into this tower (where we are wrapped in the names of God), we are safe. Nothing can touch us because we are His. He calls us His own, and He delights in us."
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Dave or Debbie Bochman work as missionaries in various capacities. Formerly missionaries with MAF and currently Dave has assumed the interim directorship of Praise international. The Bochmans attended our church when students at Moody Aviation.
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Selah: Thursday, April 29, 2010
Selah Subscriber - "Near one of the olive trees in Gethsemane one of the Darmstadt Sisters of Mary has put up a small plaque: "O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me, nevertheless not as I will but as thou wilt. Thou, O Jesus, in the darkness of night and grief didst utter these words of surrender and trust to God the Father. In gratitude and love I will, in my hours of fear and desolation, say after thee, My Father, I cannot understand what thou art about but in thee do I put my trust.""
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Selah: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Ravi Zacharias - "As the Lamb, Christ has reached a need we cannot. He has become the sacrifice we cannot give. He is the Lamb who was slain and yet stands so that we can stand in the presence of God. "
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Ravi Zacharias He is founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Well-versed in the disciplines of comparative religions, cults, and philosophy, he held the chair of Evangelism and Contemporary Thought at Alliance Theological Seminary for three and a half years. Mr. Zacharias and his wife, Margie, have three grown children. They reside in Atlanta.
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Selah: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Ravi Zacharias - "Israel's sacrifices were not the same as blood shed by those attempting to appease the many gods they feared and followed. The prophets sent throughout Israel's history were forever insisting that what God was commanding was something far more than the empty performance of sacrifice. God wanted sacrifices offered with hearts of worship, lives yearning to be in the presence of their creator, though recognizing the fear of such an act. The God of Israel wanted to be near his chosen people, and God made them a way, through the blood of a lamb. . . [the Lamb of God]."
SELAH!
Ravi Zacharias He is founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Well-versed in the disciplines of comparative religions, cults, and philosophy, he held the chair of Evangelism and Contemporary Thought at Alliance Theological Seminary for three and a half years. Mr. Zacharias and his wife, Margie, have three grown children. They reside in Atlanta.
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Selah: Monday, April 26, 2010
Ravi Zacharias - "Ralph Wood, professor of theology and literature at Baylor University, once asked a group of seminary students to compare two individuals: the modern, astute collegian who insists that sin and the fall of humanity are fallacies invented by the superstitious, and a primitive young man in a remote village whom you find in the woods sacrificing a chicken on a makeshift altar. "Which man is farther from the truth?" he asked. The students hemmed and hawed but hesitantly agreed that the pagan boy, however crudely, understood something the other did not. There is a need in our lives for atonement. There is a need for blood. We have within us a basic sense of our desperate condition. (ed: Jesus provided atonement for our sins - Hallelujah! And He offers it to us as a free gift!)"
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Ravi Zacharias He is founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Well-versed in the disciplines of comparative religions, cults, and philosophy, he held the chair of Evangelism and Contemporary Thought at Alliance Theological Seminary for three and a half years. Mr. Zacharias and his wife, Margie, have three grown children. They reside in Atlanta.
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Selah: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Elisabeth Elliot - "The work of heavy highway equipment is to smooth the way for travelers by exalting valleys, making low the mountains and hills, straightening the crooked. Obstacles--trees, rocks, houses, even mountains themselves--are put out of the way. This is what the Lord can do for his travelers, but He does it without fuss, and in response to the one who simply thinks of Him: "Think of Him in all your ways, and He will smooth your path" (Proverbs 3:6 NEB). The mind can build barriers, produce huge obstacles, collide with boulders of impossibility. Strangely and wonderfully, when we turn our thoughts to Him with whom nothing is an impossibility (and to turn thoughts takes an act of will), He smooths the path for us. We find it possible, maybe even easy, to move forward. Don't waste time, energy, perhaps sleep-time, thinking of all those rocks in the way. Think of Him. Think of Him! You may find your path suddenly smoothed."
SELAH!
Elisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca (now known as Huaorani) of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the US after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker in constant demand. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies
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Selah: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thomas a Kempis - "When the grace of God comes to a man he can do all things, but when it leaves him he becomes poor and weak, abandoned, as it were, to affliction. Yet, in this condition he should not become dejected or despair. On the contrary, he should calmly await the will of God and bear whatever befalls him in praise of Jesus Christ, for after winter comes summer, after night, the day, and after the storm, a great calm."
SELAH!
Thomas a Kempis (ca.1380 - 1471) was a Renaissance Roman Catholic monk and translator of Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion
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Selah: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Thomas a Kempis - "You will quickly be deceived if you look only to the outward appearance of men, and you will often be disappointed if you seek comfort and gain in them. If, however, you seek Jesus in all things, you will surely find Him. Likewise, if you seek yourself, you will find yourself — to your own ruin. For the man who does not seek Jesus does himself much greater harm than the whole world and all his enemies could ever do."
SELAH!
Thomas a Kempis (ca.1380 - 1471) was a Renaissance Roman Catholic monk and translator of Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion
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Selah: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thomas a Kempis - "Be not troubled about those who are with you or against you, but take care that God be with you in everything you do. Keep your conscience clear and God will protect you, for the malice of man cannot harm one whom God wishes to help. If you know how to suffer in silence, you will undoubtedly experience God’s help. He knows when and how to deliver you; therefore, place yourself in His hands, for it is a divine prerogative to help men and free them from all distress."
SELAH!
Thomas a Kempis (ca.1380 - 1471) was a Renaissance Roman Catholic monk and translator of Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion
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Selah: Monday, April 19, 2010
Thomas a Kempis - "It is good for us to have trials and troubles at times, for they often remind us that we are on probation and ought not to hope in any worldly thing. It is good for us sometimes to suffer contradiction, to be misjudged by men even though we do well and mean well. These things help us to be humble and shield us from vainglory. When to all outward appearances men give us no credit, when they do not think well of us, then we are more inclined to seek God Who sees our hearts. Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men."
SELAH!
Thomas a Kempis (ca.1380 - 1471) was a Renaissance Roman Catholic monk and translator of Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion
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