The Greatest Truth

Christ is the Son of God who died for the redemption of sinners and resurrected after three days. This is the greatest truth in the universe.

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Romans 5:8 ... But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.


Colossians 1:13-14 ... Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:  In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:


1 Corinthians 15:3-4 ... For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: ❤

Genuine Rest

After a person has forsaken his natural longings he obtains a genuinely restful life. Formerly he had many desires. To satisfy them he planned, plotted and contrived, exhausting every ounce of his wisdom and power. His heart was in constant turmoil. But that child of God who purely follows the spirit and seeks not his own pleasure is satisfied with what God gives to him: and his restlessness immediately ceases.

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John 14:27 ... Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Philippians 4:7 ... And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Matthew 11:28 ... Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Isaiah 57:2 ... He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. ❤

Christ in You

Take this as the secret of Christ's life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you! 

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Matthew 3:11 ... I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:



Acts 1:8 ... But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.



Romans 8:9-10 ... But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.



Galatians 4:6 ... And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 🕊

Our Rest

Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.

 

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Exodus 33:14 ... And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.


Isaiah 32:18 ... And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;


Psalm 116:7 ... Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.


Matthew 11:28 ... Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ❤

The Track

Our prayers lay the track down which God’s power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.

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Ezra 8:23 ... So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

Psalm 55:17 ... Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

James 5:17 ... Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

1 John 5:14 ... And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: ❤

Called Out

May the things of this world so lose their power over us that we do not in the slightest wish to be "worldly"; nay, we even delight in not remaining "in the world."

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Romans 12:2 … And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

James 1:27 … Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

1 John 2:15 … Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Philippians 3:20 … For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: ♥

God's Truth

To secure one's freedom the Christian must experience God's light which is God's truth.

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All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. Psalm 25:10


For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. Ephesians 5:8-10


But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. John 3:21


And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 ♥

In Christ

Outside of Christ, I am only a sinner, but in Christ, I am saved.

Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.

Outside of Christ, I am weak; in Christ, I am strong.

Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able.

Outside of Christ, I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious.

How meaningful are the words, "in Christ."

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That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:31 ♥