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Rags of Self-Reliance, Wilkerson
“I give up my filthy rags of self-reliance and good works. I lay aside my worn-out shoes of striving. I leave behind my sleepless nights on the streets of doubt and fear. And in return, I get adopted by a King. This is what happens when you seek the pearl, the treasure, till you find him. Jesus offers you everything he is. He brings you joy, peace, purpose, holiness. And he becomes your everything—your waking, your sleeping, your morning, afternoon and evening.” Exerpt from The Secrets of the Lord, by David Wilkerson (1931-2011)
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#1 You Need Sun
Oswald Chambers on disobedience: “If things are dark to me, then I may be sure there is something I will not do. Intellectual darkness comes through ignorance; spiritual darkness comes because of something I will not do.” Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)
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Regent of Your Own Action?
“We must refuse, abandon, deny self altogether as a ruling, determining, or originating element in us. It is to be no longer the regent of our action. We are no more to think, ‘What shall I do”‘ but ‘What would the Living One have me do?'” George MacDonald, Scottish poet, author, (1824-1905)
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The Bad News About Good Works, by Spurgeon
“Now, I dare say we shall offend many here when we tell them what good works are; for in our opinion good works are the rarest things in the world, and we believe we might walk for many a mile before we should see a good work at all. We use the word good now in its proper sense. There are many works which are good enough between man and man, but we shall use the word good in a higher sense to-day as regards God. We think we shall be able to show you that there are very few good works anywhere, and that there are…
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Growing in Grace
If I could make each one of my readers realize how utterly helpless we are in the matter of growing, I am convinced a large part of the strain would be taken out of many lives at once. Imagine a child possessed of the monomania that he would not grow unless he made some personal effort after it. He might, it is true, spend his days and years in weary strain, but after all there would be no change, “No man by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature;” and his years of labor would be only wasted, if they did not really hinder the longed-for end. Grow,…
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Climb of Faith
“We rise on stepping stones of our dead selves to higher things.” The Beautiful Tree of Life, Publ. 1891
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The Labourer’s Rest by Philpot (1802-1869)
J. C. Philpot’s spiritual treasure came from pressures within and without. From within he suffered chronic poor health and from without he suffered the consequences of choosing the heart of Christ over the religious institutions of his day. The following is a portion from one of his sermons preached in London, England, on July 27, 1845. “The Lord sees that many of His dear children are toiling and struggling to do something pleasing in His sight. And, whatever disappointments they continually meet-whatever rents are made in the web which they are weaving to clothe themselves with; however short they find the bed, and however narrow the garment-yet many go on…
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Hudson Taylor on Rest
“The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine; and at the right time, and in the right way, is the right fruit found on it. Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus.” Hudson Taylor
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Vision Cast, by Sarah Ann Ott
Tree Thoughts would like to honor the voice of the Holy Spirit in the blog post, “Vision Cast” written by Sarah Ann Ott Tree Thoughts hopes to interview Sarah soon to explore further her brokenness journey. Until then, find rest in Sarah’s words: “Suffering is a catalyst for perfecting our identity through Christ, confirming our call from Him, strengthening us for that calling, and ultimately establishing us in Jesus. He is life not merely an addition. There are many women who think and live like He is an extra add-on, an accessory if you will… I did. I was living my dream with the mansion, the ring, the fiancé… I…
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Christ Is Sabbath Rest: Gleaning
It is finished. The work begun after Eden is done. Believe. Come to the field. Come glean the fruits of Christ’s labor. Walk the field He purchased and glean all your spirit needs. Sabbath rest is here. Now. For you. “So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.” Hebrews 4:9-10 NASB
