No Life Exempt

Trouble is an apothecary that mixes a great many draughts, bitter and sour, and nauseous, and you must drink some one of them. Trouble puts up a great many packs, and you must carry some of.them.

There is no sandal so thick and well adjusted but some thorn will strike through it. There is no sound so sweet, but the undertaker’s screw-driver grates through it. In this swift shuttle of the heart some of the threads must break.

We pluck some of our best comforts from the very midst of our trials. I have noticed that some of the sweetest berries grow on the sharpest thorns.

Afflictions are loathsome things, but they are necessary. They are leeches that draw out the inflammation of the soul.—TALMAGE.

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Faith that He is

Charles Stanley

I want to spend some time talking about the power of God's anointing. There is a difference between a song that is anointed and a song that is not, as well as between a sermon with power and one without. Even our conversations and situations can be anointed by God.

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Don’t Wait on God for Your Miracle

Mark Brazee

What if you need a miracle, but God doesn’t move sovereignly through the gifts of the Spirit to give you one? Don’t be surprised if He doesn’t; He never promised He would. In fact, God didn’t design the gifts of the Spirit for the Church . . .

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For Gaining Wisdom and Instruction

Timothy Keller

To become wise is to become a disciplined person, given not to impulsiveness but to self-examination, to circumspection, and to clear thinking. It is to become a resilient person who through hard knocks has become poised and resourceful.

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The Remedy for Troubled Hearts

Timothy Keller

Jesus drops a bombshell. What’s about to happen? He has been hinting at this before, but now he is explicit: one of this number will betray him. This sends the disciples into a tailspin, so they nominate someone to ask Jesus who the culprit is.

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God Is Your Vindicator

Joyce Meyer

Do yourself a favor right now as you enter this new year and refuse to remain angry or bitter. God has good things planned for us, and we don’t want to miss them by refusing to let go of things in the past.