“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
From Oswald Chambers. I do not often quote an entire passage from a person, but this one truly spoke to me. I am passing it on to you in hopes it will continue to speak. This is on obedience to the heavenly vision (see Acts 26:19). If we lose “the heavenly vision” God has given …
Peter writes about the nature of our New Covenant relationship with our God in 1 Peter 2:3-4, “His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great …
“You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” - Ephesians 4:22-24 Our new …
The new heart our God puts within us takes over our living to the extent that we are yielded to Him in all things. We can interfere with the new heart of Christ in us if we try to retain control over our living. The scriptures give us clear instruction as to the ongoing habit …
J.O. Fraser and the Lisu people in Burma and China. There was an air of mystery about this talented man who had chosen a primitive pioneer’s life over the applause of an English concert hall and the wealth of an engineering career. Some said that it was wrong for J.O. Fraser to waste his musical …
"The Secret of the Cross" Andrew Murray, Christian Literature Crusade Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else Why read this book? We are a people who, even though we have grown up or been involved in Christian churches for years, we really have no idea of what it means to follow our Savior. …
What is the true disciple's attitude of the heart in relating to our God? We have often used the term, “yielding” to describe our attitude regarding the new life of Christ in us by His Holy Spirit. The translators of the New Testament use a variety of terms that convey this understanding of yielding. Yielding …
William Leslie, Democratic Republic of Congo In 1912, medical missionary Dr. William Leslie went to live and minister to the Yansi tribal people in a remote corner of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After 17 years he returned to the U.S. a discouraged man – believing he failed to make an …
This post continues on from the post on March 10 about the heart. In its most simple expression, the heart is the seat of our conscious living, and includes our mind, our will, our emotions, and our conscience. Indeed, the heart is the seat of our relationship with our God. As we saw in that …
What is "the heart" as it relates to our living and our relationship with God? In its most simple expression, the "heart" is the seat of our conscious living, and includes our mind, our will, our emotions, and our conscience. It is the part of us that thinks, chooses, decides, perceives, and commits. Some call …
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