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A.W. Tozer

THESE ARE THE TIMES that try men's souls. The Spirit has spoken expressly that in the latter times some should depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron. Those days are upon us and we cannot escape them; we must triumph in the midst of them, for such is the will of God concerning us.

Strange as it may seem, the danger today is greater for the fervent Christian than...

Bible Verses: 1 Thessalonians 5:211 John 4:1Matthew 7:15Proverbs 1:172 Peter 3:152 Peter 3:162 Peter 3:1Isaiah 42Revelation 4:11Revelation 4:2Acts 2:36Acts 4:12Acts 4:3Acts 4:4Galatians 5:17Romans 8Romans 6Romans 7Romans 51 John 3:181 John 3:191 John 4:71 John 4:81 John 5:1John 13:35John 13:6John 3:16John 3:171 John 2:161 John 2:17Ephesians 21 John 2:152 Corinthians 6:7Titus 2:11-13Psalms 5

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Acts 15:1-11

Now that we understand what Scripture means by the term "heart" - the core of our being - we ask ourselves another important question: What does our Lord mean when He uses the word "pure"? "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." The word "pure" (Greek: katharos) means a heart that is clean or clear....

Bible Verses: Acts 15:1-11John 13:1-172 Corinthians 7:1James 4:81 John 3:3

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Romans 13:7-14

We continue considering on the fact that the Beatitudes are the finest prescription for mental and spiritual health that has ever been given. It is helpful to keep in mind at this stage in our meditations that the Beatitudes are be-attitudes, not do-attitudes; the doing comes out of the being. Some ministers and...

Bible Verses: Romans 13:7-141 Peter 2:21Matthew 11:29John 13:15Hebrews 12:2

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:
     John 13:1-38

What other teacher has taken the Ten Commandments and had the right to add another commandment to them? But this is precisely what Jesus did, as we see from our text today. "A new command I give you," He said. "Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."

The Old Testament and other...

Bible Verses: John 13:1-38Philippians 2:5John 15:1-17James 2:8Matthew 7:12

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James Smith

WE are often at a loss to account for many things in our feelings, in our circumstances, and in the Lord's dealings with us; but what we know not now, we shall know hereafter. This is our Saviour's promise; let us take the comfort of it, and expect its fulfilment to our perfect satisfaction by-and-bye. We shall know some things before the coming of our Lord, and we shall know all things after. Every difficulty will then be cleared up, and all the trying dispensations of divine providences...

Bible Verses: John 13:7

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Charles Spurgeon

"Having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end." John 13:1

This fact is essentially a promise; for what our LORD was He is, and what He was to those with whom He lived on earth, He will be to all His beloved so long as the moon endureth.

"Having loved": here was the wonder! That He should ever have loved men at all is the marvel. What was there in His poor disciples that He should love them? What...

Bible Verses: John 13:1

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Charles Spurgeon

The Lord Jesus loves his people so much, that every day he is still doing for them much that is analogous to washing their soiled feet. Their poorest actions he accepts; their deepest sorrow he feels; their slenderest wish he hears, and their every transgression he forgives. He is still their servant as well as their Friend and Master. He not only performs majestic deeds for them, as wearing the mitre on his brow, and the precious jewels glittering on his breastplate, and standing up to...

Bible Verses: John 13:5

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William MacDonald

What is true greatness?

In the kingdom of this world, the great man is the one who has risen to a place of wealth and power. He has a retinue of aides and assistants, conditioned to follow his orders. He is accorded V.I.P. treatment and receives special favors wherever he goes. People regard him with respect and awe because of his rank. He never has to stoop to anything menial; there are always others to do that for him.

But in the Kingdom of our Lord, things are quite different....

Bible Verses: Matthew 20:26-27Luke 17:7-10Philippians 2:7Luke 22:27Matthew 20:28John 13:1-17John 13:16

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William MacDonald

The Lord Jesus had just girded Himself with a towel and filled a basin with water, preparatory to washing the disciples' feet. When He came to Peter, He met this emphatic refusal, "Thou shalt never wash my feet."

Why? Why didn't Peter want to submit to this gracious ministry from the Lord? On the one hand, there may have been a sense of unworthiness; he did not consider himself worthy to be served by the Lord. But there is also the real possibility that Peter's attitude was one of...

Bible Verses: John 13:8Philippians 4:17

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William MacDonald

Those who teach and preach the Christian faith should practice what they preach. They should present to the world a living example of the truth. The will of God is that the Word should become flesh in the lives of His people.

The world is more impressed by action than by talk. Wasn't it Edgar Guest who wrote, "I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day"? And there is the well-known jibe, "What you are speaks so loud, I can't hear what you say!"

It was said of one preacher that...

Bible Verses: John 13:17John 8:25

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