“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
"He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light." Job, recorded in Job 12:22 "He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him." Daniel, the prophet, recorded in Daniel 2:22 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can …
"Three Fold Secret of the Holy Spirit" by James McConkey http://www.solidchristianbooks.com 2015 Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else I came across this book because it was mentioned in Mrs. Howard Taylor's account of the life of William Borden in the book, "Borden of Yale '09." Borden was an extraordinary young man whose …
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Ezekiel 36:23-28 “I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God, when through you I display My holiness before their eyes. I will take you from the nations, and gather …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
One of the priorities of our God for those in His Kingdom is found in John 17:21-23 “I am not asking on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one; just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that …
“When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the decorations would …
Image via author, unnamed lake, Wallowa Mountains, Oregon The book, "The Spiritual Guide" by Miguel de Molinos, has been a widely read and popular book since its original publication in 1675, and with a few short years it was translated into nearly every language on the European continent. Despite being banned by the Catholic Church …
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