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735. Service of the Believer There are many illustrations we find bringing out the character of those who serve. There is the service of— 1. The Priest in the Temple—Heb_9:14. 2. The Slave in the House—Luk_17:8. 3. The Deacon in the Church—Luk_22:26. 4. The Elder in the Flock—Rom_1:9. 5. The Son in the Family—Mat_4:10. 6. … Continue reading “0753. 735. Service of the Believer”

733. Seeking To have a purpose in life and to fulfil it, is to live to purpose. 1. The Good Shepherd sought the lost sheep till He found it—Mat_18:12. 2. The Father seeks worshippers to praise Him—Joh_4:23. 3. To seek first the Kingdom of God is to find the added of His blessing—Mat_6:33. 4. To … Continue reading “0751. 733. Seeking”

731. Seeing Saviour Luk_19:5 Christ “looked up and saw Zacchaeus.” A seeking sinner is never lost sight of by the seeing Saviour. There are seven things the Saviour sees. 1. He sees what we are and tells us we have sinned, as He made known to Paul—Rom_3:23. 2. He sees what we have done, as … Continue reading “0749. 731. Seeing Saviour”

732. Seek 1. Whom to seek. The Lord. “Seek ye the Lord” (Isa_55:6). 2. When to seek. “First” (Mat_6:33); “Early” (Psa_63:1); “Continually” (1Ch_16:11). 3. What to seek. “Peace” (Psa_34:14); God’s “Precepts” (Psa_119:45); “Good” (Amo_5:14); “Righteousness and Meekness” (Zep_2:3); “Things above” (Col_3:1). 4. How to seek. With a “prepared heart” (2Ch_19:3; 2Ch_30:19); with a prayerful spirit—Dan_9:3; … Continue reading “0750. 732. Seek”

729. Seeing Christ 1. The shepherds saw Him as the Incarnate One—Luk_2:17. 2. Simeon saw Him as the Saving One—Luk_2:30. 3. His earthly parents saw Him as the Working One—Luk_2:49. 4. Peter saw Him as the Provider—Luk_5:8. 5. The leper saw Him as the Cleanser—Luk_5:12. 6. The demoniac saw Him as the Emancipator—Luk_8:28. 7. Peter … Continue reading “0747. 729. Seeing Christ”

730. Seeing Jesus Joh_12:21 1. To see Him with the eye of faith is to be saved by Him—Isa_45:22. 2. To see Him with the eye of love is to be satisfied with Him—Act_7:56. 3. To see Him with the eye of recognition is to adore Him—Joh_20:16. 4. To see Him with the eye of … Continue reading “0748. 730. Seeing Jesus”

728. Secret of Victory Over the World 1. Keep from it—Jas_1:27. The place of separation is the place of power. To “keep unspotted” means not to be stained, therefore we must not be near the world, but keep from the range of its mud-slinging. 2. Take Christ’s victory over it. His Word is, “I have … Continue reading “0746. 728. Secret of Victory Over the World”

726. Sea of Crystal George Fox, in writing of one of his experiences, said: “I saw a sea of ink and a sea of crystal, and the sea of crystal swept away the sea of ink.” The above quotation suggests what the Gospel of God’s grace does in the lives of those who believe in … Continue reading “0744. 726. Sea of Crystal”

727. Second Choice 1. Abraham was called at the first to go direct to Canaan, but he chose a second choice in staying at Haran for a time, till the Lord spoke to him again. How significant is the past tense of Gen_12:1, “The Lord had said unto Abraham” (Gen_11:31; Gen_12:1-3); also, “when his father … Continue reading “0745. 727. Second Choice”

725. Saviour An Acrostic Saves from sin by His grace—Eph_2:5. Atones for sin by His blood—Rom_3:25, Rom_3:26. Vivifies from sin by His life—Rom_5:11. Inspires to love by His love—2Co_5:14. Obtains an inheritance by His power—Heb_1:3, Heb_1:4. Unifies to Himself by His Spirit—1Co_12:13. Receives to glory at His return—Joh_14:3. By: DR. F. E. MARSH