Faith & Trust
She did not merely alight upon the roof of the ark, she came in to him.
If prayer be partnership in the highest sense then the same spirit must animate both partners, the human and the divine, if the largest results are to come.
Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together.
Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
The touchstone of the ‘Follow Me’ life is not imitation but following; not copying but obeying; not struggle—though there will be struggle—but companionship, a companionship which nothing is allowed to take the fine edge off of.
Short of the nearest and dearest intercourse with him my panting spirit cannot stay.
No lawful place, or gracious occupation, however mean, can debar us from communion with our divine Lord.
Our communion, then, with God consisteth in his communication of himself unto us, with our returnal unto him of that which he requireth and accepteth, flowing from that union which in Jesus Christ we have with him.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
By constant and diligent attendance, prayer is one of the best means of leading not only a Christian and amiable, but also a pleasant life; a life of much sweet fellowship with Christ.
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