“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Jesus, quoted in Matthew 7:13-14 The narrow way is the way of …
In 1739, John and Charles Wesley published a book of verse and hymns that includes many rich sources of earnest devotion to our God. While Charles is famous for such verse and hymn writing - he wrote more than 7000 poems, hymns, and songs - he was also a source of rich devotional verse related …
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The "Golden Thread" is a collection of writers who have written (or are still writing) about a life lived by the indwelling Spirit of Christ, a life of union with the Triune God and continual, conscious, conversational communion with Him. These writers, some of whom spent time or even died in prison for their New Covenant …
"Abide In Christ" by Andrew Murray. Whitaker House, publisher, 251 pages. Bottom line up front: This is an extraordinary book from an extraordinary writer. It is a must-read volume that, if read with a heart seeking the indwelling Christ, will bring the reader into the way of life for which we were created and redeemed. …
The post "In the Beginning...." dated September 29,2024, which you can read here, ended with these words: "Human life is now without hope because our divine operating system, the indwelling life of our God, is not present in us. We are not equipped to live successfully without that life in us. History has proven that …
Today is the western world's traditional Christmas Day. For the majority of people, it is mostly if not completely an irreligious holiday. Christ Jesus appearing as a human being has little or nothing to do with their celebration, if they celebrate anything at all. For many it is a day to look back on an …
I wonder if the night before the incarnation of Christ the Son of God was a night when much of creation held its breath. Something enormous, something beyond momentous was about to happen. Something all creation was waiting for with groaning. The redemption of all creation was about to begin. The restoration of it all …
"In the center most part of your being, there is the supreme region. It is the sacred temple of the Holy Spirit - the place where God delights to abide. It is there that He manifests Himself to the one He created. He gives Himself in a way that transcends both senses and all human understanding. It is …
"The Two Covenants: Your Blessings in Christ" by Andrew Murray. CLC Publications. Bottom line up front - This is a critical read if one would understand the differences between the Old and New Covenants, and would desire to live a purely New Covenant life. Without this knowledge as Murray delivers it here, one will struggle to break …
"Rivers of Living Waters" by T. Austin Sparks. The SeedSowers, www.seedsowers.com Bottom line up front: This is a very important book if one is to understand the work of the Holy Spirit as predicted in Ezekiel's prophecies. The content ties together our God's eternal purpose as fulfilled by the Spirit, and how the New Covenant relationship of union with …
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