• “But the misfortune is that people wish to direct God instead of resigning themselves to be directed by Him. We wish to take the lead, and to follow in a way of their own selection instead of submissively and passively following where God sees fit to conduct them. And hence it is, that many souls who are called to the enjoyment of God himself and mot merely to the gifts of God, spend all their lives in pursuing and in feeding on little consolations.” – Madame Guyon

Laying Down Idols by Leslie Ludy

Leonard Ravenhill once said that modern Christianity has accepted a counterfeit version of joy and peace by looking to Hollywood… Continue reading

Susannah Spurgeon: A Ministry-Minded, Self-Sacrificing Wife By Maryanne Challies Helms

Susannah was born in London, England in 1832. Her parents were committed believers and raised her in a godly and… Continue reading

The Holy Spirit Gives Power by Corrie Ten Boom

God’s boundless resources are what we find when we obey the commandment, ‘Be filled with the Spirit.’ This is not… Continue reading

Jesus Introduces Himself (in Revelation) by Gloria Furman

Here are some of the ways the crucified, risen, ascended, and enthroned Jesus describes himself in the Book of Revelation:… Continue reading

Christ The Only Physician For a Sin-sick Soul by Ruth Bryan

To E. M., 1854.

“But now He has appeared one time, at the end of the ages, for the removal… Continue reading

O Breath of Life by Bessie Porter Head

O Breath of Life, come sweeping through us,
Revive Thy Church with life and power;
O Breath of Life, come,… Continue reading

The Lord Knows by Susannah Spurgeon

The Lord knows all about us. Our enemies–sometimes, even our friends–misunderstand and malign us; they misconstrue our words and actions,… Continue reading

The Life of Surrender by Lilias Trotter

In Mary of Bethany, with her broken box of ointment, we see shadowed forth the life of surrender. . .The… Continue reading

Cultivating Patience with One Another by Marci Ferrell

If someone were to ask your family if you were a patient person, what would their response be? I want… Continue reading

Diary of Ruth Bryan, June 16, 1856

Very full blessings has the Lord vouchsafed to me during the past week, and my glorious Christ has been to… Continue reading

  • “There may be love, understanding love, all around us, and yet we may be needing some word of life in our own soul, something that would do what only the Divine can do. “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.” – Amy Carmichael

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So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. — Luke 2:6-7 (NKJV)

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  • “We are women, and my plea is Let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me, receiving with both hands and with all my heart whatever that is.” – Elisabeth Elliot

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