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Hebrews  12:28 King James Version Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: Read at Bible Gateway Read all of  Hebrews 12 Public Domain Check out the: KJV Archaeological Study Bible by Zondervan Buy it now! See also these related resources: Find  more KJV Bibles Read the KJV  on Bible Gateway New King James Version Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of  Hebrews 12 Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Check out the: KJV Sisters in Faith Holy Bible by Edited by Michele Clark Jenkins & Stephanie Perry Moore Buy it now! See also these related resources: Find  more NKJV Bibles Read the NKJV  on Bible Gateway English Standard Version Therefore let us be gr...

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour

November 26   The Lord … thy habitation         Ps. 91:9 We go home without arrangement. We plan our visits, and then go home because they are over. Duty, want, a host of things, lead us forth elsewhere; but the heart takes us home. Blessed, most blessed is he whose thoughts pass up to God, not because they are driven like a fisherman’s craft swept by the fierceness of the storm, not because they are forced by want or fear, not because they are led by the hand of duty, but because God is in his habitation and his home. Loosed from other things, the thoughts go home for rest. In God the blessed man finds the love that welcomes. There is the sunny place. There care is loosed and toil forgotten. There is the joyous freedom, the happy calm, the rest, and renewing of our strength—at home with God. Mark Guy Pearse Hardman, Samuel G., and Dwight Lyman Moody. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour. Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997. Print. ...

Amazing Grace: 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions

THANK YOU, LORD Words and Music by Seth Sykes, 1892–1950 and Bessie Sykes, 1905–   Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! (2 Corinthians 9:15) The gift of salvation—a personal relationship with almighty God—what an indescribable gift! Yet how often do we sincerely thank our Lord for all that He has done in making this possible? Our lack of praise and thanksgiving for His gift of salvation can be likened to the response of the ten lepers after being miraculously healed by Christ (Luke 17:11–19). Only one returned to express gratitude. The interest of the other nine was centered more in what had happened to them personally than in remembering the One who had performed the miracle in their lives. Are we ever guilty of this same carelessness? It is interesting to imagine the life-long remorse that characterized these nine ungrateful lives:   I meant to go back, but you may guess I was filled with amazement, I cannot express   To think that after those horrible...

My Utmost for His Highest

November 26th The concentration of spiritual energy … save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. 6:14. If you want to know the energy of God (i.e., the resurrection life of Jesus) in your mortal flesh, you must brood on the tragedy of God. Cut yourself off from prying personal interest in your own spiritual symptoms and consider bare-spirited the tragedy of God, and instantly the energy of God will be in you. “Look unto Me,” pay attention to the objective Source and the subjective energy will be there. We lose power if we do not concentrate on the right thing. The effect of the Cross is salvation, sanctification, healing, etc., but we are not to preach any of these, we are to preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified. The proclaiming of Jesus will do its own work. Concentrate on God’s centre in your preaching, and though your crowd may apparently pay no attention, they can never be the same again. If I talk my own talk, it is of no more importance to you than your tal...

Spurgeon, Charles H. Morning and Evening: Daily Readings

Morning, November 26      Go To Evening Reading          “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”          — Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,” refers to works that are possible. There are many things which our heart findeth to do which we never shall do. It is well it is in our heart; but if we would be eminently useful, we must not be content with forming schemes in our heart, and talking of them; we must practically carry out “whatsoever our hand findeth to do.” One good deed is more worth than a thousand brilliant theories. Let us not wait for large opportunities, or for a different kind of work, but do just the things we “find to do” day by day. We have no other time in which to live. The past is gone; the future has not arrived; we never shall have any time but time present. Then do not wait until your experience has ripened into maturity before you attempt to serve ...

Connect the Testaments: A Daily Devotional

November 26: A Moment to Reflect 2 Kings 17:6–18:12 ; Ephesians 1:1–23 ; Proverbs 8:9–18 Anyone will admit that wisdom is more than just knowledge. We think of wisdom as thoughtful insight acquired with life experience. However, Paul and the author of Proverbs tell us that it is not something we gain with a little age and some good direction. Wisdom is inseparable from the fear of God . The author of Proverbs tells us wisdom is “knowledge and discretion” ; it’s associated with the desire to fear God , and it is a reward to those who seek it out. “I love those who love me ,” says Wisdom personified. “Those who seek me diligently shall find me ” ( Prov 8:17 ). Paul speaks of wisdom in light of understanding the grand story of salvation we’re part of. When writing to the Ephesians, Paul prays that they will receive a certain type of spirit so they can grow in faith— “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ , the glorious Father , may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in...

Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre-Icon

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Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre-Icon ‎Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. A woman deep in thought or, perhaps, praying in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary on the spot where the grieving mother fell when she saw the cross.