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- The wisdom of the fathers THE LIFE OF OVERCOMERS When the Holy Spirit fills us, a new life begins in us; but it depends on us how quickly this life grows. At first the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin by showing us clearly that everything - any...
- The wisdom of the fathersTRUTH IS A PERSON "The said Jesus... And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." (John 8.31-32)Let me say boldly that it is not the difficulty of discovering the truth, but the unwillingness to obey it,...
- The wisdom of the fathersTHE ULTIMATE VISON - GOD'S ETERNAL PURPOSE...Abraham was the first friend of God. He had a share in God's thoughts. God not only revealed Himself to Abraham but also shared His plans with him, made known to him His...
- The wisdom of the fathersEVEN AS HE: IN OUR JOY17. In our joy. The life of Christ was one of joy. Even in the darkest trials He often rejoiced in spirit. He had the inner and upper fountains of His Father's joy and love, and while He knew the...
- The wisdom of the fathers WAITING ON GOD: IN TIMES OF DARKNESS"I will wait upon the Lord, that hides His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for Him." Isa 8:17.Here we have a servant of God, waiting upon Him, not on behalf of himself, but...
- The wisdom of the fathersTRANSFORMED BY BEHOLDINGWe all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image… —2 Corinthians 3:18The greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is...
- The wisdom of the fathersPEARLS OF DIVINE PROMISES 53"He has made everything beautiful in its time." Ecclesiastes 3.15It can happen sometimes that God leaves us in a crisis situation for a short or longer time without intervening quickly, and we...
- The wisdom of the fathers THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD The most beautiful verse in the Bible is found in Psalm 90.7: "Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us". How wonderful is the beauty of the Lord our God? The sharp contrast to the beauty of...
- The wisdom of the fathers THE LOOK OF FAITH "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith" This means, the eyes of our heart, namely, what we are thinking and what mentally occupies us (Col. 3.1-2); and there are all kinds of...
- The wisdom of the fathers"THEY WAITED NOT FOR HIS COUNSEL""They soon forgot His works: they waited not for His counsel." Ps. 106:13.This is said of the sin of God’s people in the wilderness. He had wonderfully redeemed them, and was prepared as...
- The wisdom of the fathersDARKNESS AND GOD'S PRESENCE John of the Cross speaks of several purgings that the spiritual pilgrim passes through on his way to the depths of God. He calls the first stage THE NIGHT OF THE SENSES. He calls the very last...
- The wisdom of the fathers"WAIT ON THE LORD, AND KEEP HIS WAY" Psalm 37.34 It may be that the consciousness of shortcoming and sin makes our text look more like a hindrance than a help in waiting on God. Let it not be so.Have we not said more than...
- The wisdom of the fathers JUDGEMENT AND THE PUNISHMENT OF SIN continued ...He who learned to be a fool in this world and to be scorned for Christ will then appear to have been wise.In that day every trial borne in patience will be pleasing and...
- The wisdom of the fathersJUDGEMENT AND THE PUNISHMENT OF SININ ALL things consider the end; how you shall stand before the strict Judge from Whom nothing is hidden and Who will pronounce judgment in all justice, accepting neither bribes nor excuses....
- The wisdom of the fathers THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF GOD The problem of why God created the universe still troubles thinking men; but if we cannot know why, we can at least know that He did not bring His worlds into being to meet some unfulfilled...