"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.—2 Timothy 4:7"
There
is much satisfaction in finishing something you have begun! The success
of a race is determined not only by how well you begin but also by how
well you end. Many athletes can begin a race impressively, but if they
stumble or are injured or lack the stamina to finish, their good start
is useless. Paul rejoiced that he had not only begun the race but he had
also finished it. His prize was a robust faith in God and a life filled
with God's powerful presence.
The
Christian life is not easy. Some mistakenly assume that once they bec
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PRAYER AND HUMILITY
???If two angels were to receive at the same moment a commission from
God, one to go down and rule earth???s grandest empire, the other to go
and sweep the streets of its meanest village, it would be a matter of
entire indifference to each which service fell to his lot, the post of
ruler or the post of scavenger; for the joy of the angels lies only in
obedience to God???s will, and with equal joy they would lift a Lazarus
in his rags to Abraham???s bosom, or be a chariot of fire to carry an
Elijah home.??????John Newton
TO be humble is to have a low estimate of one???s self. It is to be
modest, lowly, with a disposition to seek obscurity. Humility retires
itself from t
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Dear Friend have you
ever think of a better place to be after we have completed our mission
on earth. Well, I will like to inform you that no matter your
achievments in this world surely an end will come to every thing you
possessed. Life is full of challenges and Ad-Hoc; troubles , confusion,
comotions and the like. Sometimes Christians are panic of some unsual
circumstances that happens around them. Yes, Jesus Christ has alr
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"Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered your enemy into your
hand this day. Now therefore, please, let me strike him at once with the
spear, right to the earth; and I will not have to strike him a second
time!" 1 Samuel 26:8"
You will sometimes be tempted to take
shortcuts to your destinations in life. David faced this temptation
numerous times befo
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In
introducing this subject of the life and walk of faith, I desire, at
the very outset, to clear away one misunderstanding which very commonly
arises in reference to the teaching of it, and which effectually hinders
a clear apprehension of such teaching. This misunderstanding comes from
the fact that the two sides of the subject are rarely kept in view at
the same time. People see distinctly the way in which one side is
presented, and, dwelling exclusively upon this, without even a thought
of any other, it is no wonder that distorted views of the whole matter
are the legitimate consequence.
|ace of God, he declared that the object of that
grace was to teach us "that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world"; and
adds, as the reason of this, that Christ "gave Himself for us that He
might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify us unto Himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good works."
When Peter was urging upon the Christian, to whom he was writing, a holy
and Christ-like walk, he tells them that "even hereunto were ye called
because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye
should follow His steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in His
mouth"; and adds, "who His own self bare our sins in His own bo
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