Day: July 22, 2010

Sanctification

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Oswald Chambers 90x115 by Oswald Chambers

This is the will of God, your sanctification. . . —1 Thessalonians 4:3

The Death Side. In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. Sanctification requires our coming to the place of death, but many of us spend so much time there that we become morbid. There is always a tremendous battle before sanctification is realized— something within us pushing with resentment against the demands of Christ. When the Holy Spirit begins to show us what sanctification means, the struggle starts immediately. Jesus said, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate . . . his own life . . . he cannot be My disciple” ( Luke 14:26  ).

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The Chief of Staff of the IDF from a monument to the fulfillment of Bible prophecy says Israel is alive and well today

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Jimmy Deyoung 90x115 by Jimmy DeYoung

Israeli Chief of Staff General Gabi Ashkenazi speaking at the Arch of Titus in Rome, Italy said on the day of the most recent Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, the day when 1940 years ago, the Roman leader General Titus led the Roman army to destroy the Temple in Jerusalem, General Ashkenazi said even though this was a terrible time in Jewish history, “Israel is alive today”.

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