Good morning,
John Newton pithy gems
(John Newton)
The more vile we are in our own eyes–the more precious Christ will be to us!
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How unspeakably wonderful it is–to know that all our concerns are held in those hands which bled for us!
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Our sea may sometimes be stormy–but we have an infallible Pilot, and shall infallibly gain our port.
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Our work is great–our time is short–and the consequences of our labors are infinite.
“Hold me up–and I will be safe!” Psalm 119:117
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My grand point in preaching–is to break the hard heart, and to heal the broken heart.
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I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ–and the brightest evidences that He is indeed our Master.
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We serve a gracious Master–who will overrule even our mistakes to His glory and our own advantage.
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Can we wish, if it were possible, to walk in a path strewed with flowers—when His path was strewed with thorns?
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May we sit at the foot of the cross–and there learn . . .
what sin has done,
what justice has done,
what love has done.
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Healing and wounding are equally from His hand–and equally tokens of His love and care over us.
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Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001
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