This post comes from My Utmost For His Highest Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? —John 14:9 Our Lord must be repeatedly astounded at us-astounded at how “un-simple” we are. It is our own opinions that make us dense and slow to understand, but when we...
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Who They Really Persecute
This post is from one of the pastors at http://www.calvarychapel.com In March 2012 Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the senior leader in the Saudi religious hierarchy, announced that under Islamic principles, there could only be one religion on the entire Arabian Peninsula. This area includes the nations of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman,...
Can a Saint Falsely Accuse God?
This post comes from http://utmost.org/can-a-saint-falsely-accuse-god/ All the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen . . . —2 Corinthians 1:20 Jesus’ parable of the talents recorded in Matthew 25:14-30 was a warning that it is possible for us to misjudge our capacities. This parable has nothing to do with natural gifts and...
Beware of the Least Likely Temptation
This post comes from http://utmost.org/beware-of-the-least-likely-temptation/ Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom —1 Kings 2:28 Joab withstood the greatest test of his life, remaining absolutely loyal to David by not turning to follow after the fascinating and ambitious Absalom. Yet toward the end of his life he turned to follow...