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Random Readings: October 2008
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Friday, October 31, 2008. Faith is a living and unshakable confidence, a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart. Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon. Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God. I Stand In Awe.
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Random Readings: April 2009
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Pick Up Your Cross. Jesus invites us to be his disciples. If we choose to accept his loving invitation, we must understand that there are certain conditions to be fulfilled. One of them is a willingness to accept the cross. Is this a once-for-all taking up of one particular burden? It is never easy for me. Shall I make excuses for myself (that's the way I am; it's my personality; it's the way I was ra...
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Random Readings: O For A Closer Walk With God
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Tuesday, March 3, 2009. O For A Closer Walk With God. My pastor had mentioned a hymn by William Cowper, who is one of my favourite hymn writers. But this was one I had never heard. So I looked it up and have really come to appreciate its words and so I thought I'd share them today:. O For A Closer Walk With God. By William Cowper, 1772. O for a closer walk with God,. A calm and heavenly frame,. A light to shine upon the road. As a ...
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Random Readings: November 2008
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Sunday, November 30, 2008. According to Your Word. Here is a great reading by Kay Arthur, from her devotional. Lord, I Give You This Day. After we’ve been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ from an evil conscience (Hebrews 10:22), how do we stay pure? How do we keep our hearts from being stained all over again? Listen to the answer from Psalm 119:9: “. How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.
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Random Readings: January 2009
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Saturday, January 31, 2009. I read this story quite a while ago and thought it was pretty neat… it’s called. There was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. There's one more thing," she said excitedly. Came the pastor's reply.
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Random Readings: September 2008
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Be Still My Soul. There are a lot of people who tend to think that hymns are "old fashioned" and therefore don't sing them. I am the opposite! Be Still My Soul. Written by a woman named Katharina von Schlegel in 1752:. Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide;. In every change, He faithful will remain. When we shall be...
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Random Readings: December 2008
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Wednesday, December 31, 2008. A Benediction of Peace. Another reading from Charles Spurgeon's. I thought this would be a nice reading as we end the year and begin a new one. May this new year be filled with peace for you - the peace that God gives us, His children, with the knowledge of being saved through His Son. That is true peace. and I pray that we all cherish it and grow in it in 2009, and always! A Benediction of Peace.
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Random Readings: Die Quickly
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Archbishop Fenelon wrote to the countess of Montberon, "You want to die, but to die without any pain. You must give all or nothing when God asks it. If you have not the courage to give at least let Him take.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Verse of the Week. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Pick Up Your Cross.
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Random Readings: May 2009
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Quotes, lyrics and various readings of faith, surrender, hope and praise. Saturday, May 9, 2009. Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Some readings on prayer, by Elisabeth Elliot:. Prayer is work because a Christian simply can't "make a living" without it. He can't live a Christian life at all if he doesn't pray. Jesus said, "Anyone who wants to follow me must put aside his own desires and conveniences" (Luke 9:23 LB). How "move" a sovereign and omnipotent God? We do not understand. We simply obey because it is a l...
