27 Aug 2017

Jesus prays for us

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“I have prayed for thee.” – Luke 22:32 How encouraging is the thought of the Redeemer’s never-ceasing intercession for us. When we pray, He pleads for us; and then we are not praying, He is advocating our cause, and by His supplications shielding us from unseen dangers. Notice the word of comfort addressed to Peter – “Simon, Simon, Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat; but” – what? “But go and pray for yourself.” … Read More

20 Aug 2017

Be Proud of Your Calling

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”Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.“ – 1 Corinthians 7:20 Some persons have the foolish notion that the only way in which they can live for God is by becoming ministers, missionaries, or Bible women. Alas! how many would be shut out from any opportunity of magnifying the Most High if this were the case. Beloved, it is not office, it is earnestness; it is not position, it is grace which will enable us to … Read More

13 Aug 2017

Continue in Prayer

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“Continue in prayer.” Colossians 4:2 It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises. We scarcely open the Bible before we read, “Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord;” and just as we are about to close the volume, the “Amen” of an earnest supplication meets our ear. Instances are plentiful. Here we find a wrestling Jacob … Read More