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FAITHFUL IS HE

"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Faithful is He that calleth you, Who also will do it ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24).   God's salvation is perfect and all-encompassing.  Christ is able to save completely, or as the King James says, "to the uttermost , " those who come to God through Him. (Hebrews 7:25).  Saint Paul's prayer and desire for the Christians in Thessalonica - and for you and me as well - was that we be sanctified wholly , and that our whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless until Jesus returns.    Many Christians are living far below their potential, however.  They are besieged by habitual sins that keep them in a state of guilt, anxiety, frustration, and doubt.  They find themselves overcome by the very things that Christ came to save them from.  Lust, addiction, anger, bitternes...
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SCALING THE MOUNTAINS

"The voice of my Beloved! behold, He cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.  My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, He standeth behind our wall, He looketh forth at the windows, shewing Himself through the lattice.  My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away." (Song of Solomon 2:8-10).   Most Christians would agree that it is better to enjoy the mountaintop experiences of life than to go through the valleys of disappointment and struggle.   The mountaintops represent the blessings of life, and it is there that we have a clear vision to see where we are now, and where we are going.   Getting there is the problem, though.   We need to ask ourselves, "Just what is it going to take to achieve the summit?"   Mountains are formidable.   They are daunting.   It takes great skill and fortitude to scale a mountain.   Even with extensive preparation and training, it is s...
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MY FLESH IS MEAT INDEED

"I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." (John 6:51).   We Christians talk much about the precious blood of Jesus and its efficacy in cleansing our sins, and washing our souls white as snow.  There is no other agent in the universe that can atone for, and blot out, the sin of mankind.  What we do not talk as much about, however, is the body of Jesus Christ - that is to say, His flesh.    Jesus said, " Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.  Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day.  For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.  He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in Him ." (John 6:53-56).  Here Jesus makes it very clear th...
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