Oswald Chambers, The Shadow of an Agony
"The same thing happens in an agony as happens when you suddenly open your door and window during a hurricane; the wind disarranges everything. It plays havoc, and knocks things into confusion, but also brings a totally new circulation of air; and very often the man who has been knocked around by an agony begins to form a new mind, and is better able to appreciate the New Testament view of the Cross of Jesus Christ."
Oswald Chambers, The Shadow of an Agony
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A quotation from Andrew Murray (1828-1917), South African pastor, writer, and revivalist:
_____________________________________________ In time of trouble say: First ― He brought me here. It is by His will I am in this strait place. In that I will rest. Next ― He will keep me in His love and give me grace in this trial to behave as His child. Then ― He will make the trial a blessing, teaching me the lessons He intends me to learn, and working in me the grace He means to bestow. Last ― In His good time He can bring me out again ― how and when He knows. Say: I am here ― 1. By God’s appointment. 2. In His keeping. 3. Under His training. 4. For His time. _____________________________________________ As quoted in Andrew Murray: The Authorized Biography, by Leona Choy (Fort Washington, PA: CLC Publications, 2004) “Come, let us return to the Lord.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. “He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. “So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.” Hosea 6:1-3 "The sovereignty of God is not that everything is in an unchangeable, predetermined pattern, but it is God’s working in the midst of a broken world, filled with rebellion and disobedience. He’s moulding the clay, but our hearts must be soft and pliable. ...It is only when we come with that spirit of humility and our hearts submissive to Him, that God moulds us into something that seems best to Him."
~ Charles Price, "Living in the Will of God," part 4, "Re-Working the Clay" |
All thy sins were laid upon Him, Jesus bore them on the tree;
God, who knew them, laid them on Him, and, believing, thou art free. Joseph Denham Smith (c. 1817-1889) Praise reflection archives
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...take root downward and bear fruit upward.
2 Kings 19:30 |