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As Seeing the Invisible ~ Amy Carmichael

For no Christian man or woman was ever meant to walk on the natural plane. There is no provision made for such a walk. Always the expectation of God is that His child shall break through and live and endure as seeing…
A Conflict and a Cross ~ Amy Carmichael

There is no house of life out of reach of the stream. So, to be surprised when the rain descends and the floods come, and the winds blow and beat upon the house, as though some strange thing happened unto us, is unrea…
Saved Only By The Cross ~ Oswald Chambers

We cannot be saved by consecration, or by praying, or by giving ourselves up to God. We can only be saved by the cross of Jesus Christ. Salvation is an absolutely free, unmerited gift of God. We would a hundred times r…
Weariness ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Weariness Ah is there, anywhere, a sorer heart, Than this sore heart of mine? Jesus, have mercy on me, let me lay Its griefs on Thine. If Thou dost fail me, everything will fail; Pain be too hard to bear; Then dost Tho…
Go And Tell Jesus ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Go and Tell Jesus Oh aching heart, oh restless brain, Go and tell Jesus of thy pain; He knows thee, loves thee, and His eye Beams with divinest sympathy. Go and tell Jesus; human ear Thy mournful story may not hear;…
A Subtle Snare ~ Oswald Chambers

One of the subtlest snares is the idea that we are here to live a holy life of our own, with our eyes fixed on our own whiteness. No, we are here to carry out God's will as Jesus carried it out. Jesus carried out the w…
Is It Well With The Child ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Is it well with the child? Yes, it is well! For he has gone from me, From my poor care, my human fallacy, Straight to the Master's school, the Shepherd's love. Blessed are they whose training is above! He will grow up i…
A Sword ~ Oswald Chambers

Some of the things that belong to the life of the Son of God in us do not look sane or practical to the natural man. When Christ is formed in us by His regenerating power, our natural life experiences what Mary experie…
Staying There - Coming Back ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Staying There - Coming Back We laid her tenderly away, within her silent bed- A bed of living flowers of love, trees waving overhead; With prayers and tears and parting hymn, we left our darling there, And we came b…
The Sea of Fire ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

The Sea of Fire Ah, dearest Master, art Thou really purging My sinful soul within this sea of fire? To deeper consecration art Thou urging, Plunging me lower but to call me higher? Small is the pain, not wearisome…