What Has Come Before God in Our Lives?
I think one of the most subtle ways of getting us away from living for God is idolatry. In the Old Testament it was everywhere, even Jacob had family idols. In the West we don’t...
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Lord crucified,
O mark Thy holy Cross
On motive, preference,
All fond desires;
On that which self
In any form inspires
Set Thou that Sign of loss.
And when the touch of death
Is here and there
Laid on a thing
Most precious in our eyes,
Let us not wonder;
Let us recognize
The answer to this prayer.
Amy Carmichael
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It is the intention to please God in all our actions that is the key to commitment to a life of holiness.' Jerry Bridges
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Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 2 Corinthians 5:9
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Pleasing God should be our greatest aim - a goal that simplifies and covers every part of our lives. The question shouldn't be, "Is this thing right or wrong?" The question needs to be, "Is this pleasing to God?" Kay Smith
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