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We pray for those who do not pray! Who waste away salvation’s day; For those we love who love not Thee— Our grief, their danger, pitying see. Those for whom many tears are shed And blessings breathed upon their head, The children of thy people save From godless life and hopeless grave. Hear fathers, mothers, as they pray For sons, for daughters, far away— Brother for brother, friend for friend— Hear all our prayers that upward blend. We pray for those who long have heard But still neglect Thy gracious Word; Soften the hearts obdurate made By calls unheeded; vows delayed. Release the drunkard from his chain, Bare those beguiled by pleasure vain, Set free the slaves of lust, and bring Back to their home the wandering. The hopeless cheer; guide those who doubt; Restore the lost; cast no one out; For all that are far off we pray, Since we were once far off as they.

Newman Hall

“He has erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed us, and has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.” Colossians 2:14

The Friend we never deserved.

“Seek every day to have closer communion with Him who is your Friend, and to know more of His grace and power. True Christianity is not merely the believing a certain set of dry theological propositions — it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living person — Jesus the Son of God. "To me," said Paul, "to live is Christ." (Philippians 1:21.)

Seek every day to glorify your Lord and Savior in all your ways. "He who has a friend, should show himself friendly" (Proverbs 18:24), and no man surely is under such mighty obligations as the friend of Christ. Avoid everything which would grieve your Lord. Fight hard against besetting sins, against inconsistency, against backwardness to confess Him before men. Say to your soul, whenever you are tempted to that which is wrong, "Soul, soul — is this your kindness to your Friend?"

Think, above all, of the mercy which has been shown you, and learn to rejoice daily in your Friend! What though your body is bowed down with disease? What though your poverty and trials are very great? What though your earthly friends forsake you, and you are alone in the world? All this may be true; but if you are in Christ, then you have a Friend, a mighty Friend, a loving Friend, a wise Friend, a Friend that never fails. Oh, think, think much upon your friend! Yet in a little while, your Friend shall come to take you home, and you shall dwell with Him forever. Yet in a little while, you shall see as you have been seen, and know as you have been known. And then you shall hear assembled worlds confess, that he is the rich and happy man, who has had Christ for his friend!”

May the mind of Christ, my Savior, Live in me from day to day, By His love and power controlling All I do and say. May the Word of God dwell richly In my heart from hour to hour, So that all may see I triumph Only through His power. May the peace of God my Father Rule my life in everything, That I may be calm to comfort Sick and sorrowing. May the love of Jesus fill me As the waters fill the sea; Him exalting, self abasing, This is victory. May I run the race before me, Strong and brave to face the foe, Looking only unto Jesus As I onward go. May His beauty rest upon me, As I seek the lost to win, And may they forget the channel, Seeing only Him.

“May the Mind of Christ, My Savior”

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How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 119:103 Incline my heart to Your Word. Let me not forget how rich and good Your commandments are.

All Church Retreat 2k18 ft Dr. Greg Harris and co. 😎

When the will of God crosses the will of man, somebody has to die.

Addison Leitch Life requires countless “little” deaths--occasions when we are given the chance to say no to self and yes to God. The Apostle Paul said, “For continually, while still alive, we are being surrendered into the hands of death, for Jesus’ sake....” it is not that everything that has anything to do with ourselves is in itself wicked and deserving of death. It did not mean that when Jesus said, “Not my will....” There could not have been even the smallest part of His will that was wicked. It was a choice to lay down everything--the good He had done and the good He might do if He was permitted to live--for the love of God...We are not meant to die merely in order to be dead. God could not want that for the creatures whom He has given the breadth of life. We die in order to live. (Elizabeth Elliot’s Passion and Purity)

What does the worker gain from his struggles? I have seen the task that God has given the children of Adam to keep them occupied. He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but no one can discover the work God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life. It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts. I know that everything God does will last forever; there is no adding to it or taking from it. God works so that people will be in awe of him. Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. However, God seeks justice for the persecuted.

Ecclesiastes 3:12-15

I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.

Passion and Purity

“Steadfastness, that is holding on;

Patience, that is holding back;

Expectancy, that is holding the face up;

Obedience, that is holding one’s self in readiness to go or to do;

Listening, that is holding quiet and still as so to hear.”

How long, Lord, must I wait?

Never mind, child. Trust Me.

Thankful.

Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream. For the wellspring of life is with you. By means of your light we see light.

Psalm 36:5-9 (CSB) Thank You for Your tender kindness and care upon me.

The precepts of the Lord are right making the heart glad; the command of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up. The fear of the Lord is pure enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are reliable and altogether righteous. They are more desirable than gold--than an abundance of pure gold and sweeter than honey drippring from a honeycomb.

Psalm 19:8-10

Glimpses of the past month.

“Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; Naked, flee to Thee for dress; Helpless, look to Thee for grace.”

Job 23:10-14

“But he knows the way that I take;

When he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.

My foot has held fast to his steps;

I have not departed from the commandments of his lips;

I have treasured the words of his mouth more than the portion of food.

But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back?

What he desires, he does.

For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind.”

“When we learn to view the world as a mirror of God’s divine nature and purposes, we are saved from the dead end of self-absorption; life has a higher purpose than our autonomous satisfaction.”

Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas

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