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“Grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, Jesus Christ.- First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.- Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ- They measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.- But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.- For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. The Body is of Christ. Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”--- Ephesians 4:15/ Mark 4:28/ Ephesians 4:13/ 2 Corinthians 10:12,17,18/ Colossians 2:17/ 2 Peter 3:18…

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God who formed worlds by the power of His Word/Speaks through the Scriptures His Truth to be heard;/ And if we read with the will to obey,/ He by His Spirit will show us the Way…- D. De Haan …….. John 16:13 “When He, the Spirit of truth, ahs come, He will guide you into all truth.”

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One quiet hour of prayer will often yield greater results than many days spent in the company of others. It is in the desert that the dew is freshest and the air is the most pure…- Andrew Bonar…….. Luke 9:10 “He took them with Him and they withdrew by themselves.”

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Thank God every morning you get up that you have something which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you a hundred virtues the idle will never know…-Charles Kingsley ……. Ephesians 4:12 “..To prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the Body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”

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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself and be lenient to everybody else…- Henry Edward Beecher ……… Psalm 37:5, 6 “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.”

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The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacle removed from them by others…- William Lewis ……… 1 Corinthians 3:10b-15 “But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Christ Jesus. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and fire will test the quality of each man’s work.”

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It is perfectly possible to be defeated at the moment of one’s triumph, as I have seen among many friends who have been maimed in spirit at the time of their seeming success. And it is perfectly possible to be victorious in defeat, as I have also seen in many friends who have found in their adversity, including prison, a bountiful source of joy and reward. In the end, history will have different things to say about who won and who lost…- Conrado de Quiros ……… Proverbs 1:2-4/18,19 “The purpose of these Proverbs is to teach people wisdom and discipline … Good conduct, and doing what is right, just and fair … To make the simpleminded clever… To give knowledge and purpose./ But not these sinners. They set an ambush for themselves; they booby-trap their own lives! Such is the fate of all who are greedy for gain. It ends up robbing them of life.”

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The human worth is not found at the end of life, it is found in the course of it. Victory and defeat are not found at the end of struggle, they are found in the struggle itself…- Conrado de Quiros, on The Diary of Anne Frank. …….. 1 Samuel 2:1,2 “My heart rejoices in the Lord! Oh, how the Lord has blessed me! Now I have an answer for my enemies, as I delight in your deliverance. No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.”

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The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best...-Bob Kerry........"Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you."

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Trying as best he can to light the way for future generations with the wisdom of the past, his relevance gets to be challenged as time goes by. And finally, in the evening of his life, he is forced to take the measure of himself, to ask himself what it all meant. Did his life really amount to anything? Did the things he teach really matter? Was the effort he exerted really worth it? He himself finds the answer to his questions while talking to an old friend. He says thoughtfully: "We did teach them to be more polite to each other, didn't we?"...-'Goodbye Mr. Chips' Classical Literature........1Samuel2:3,4/8b "Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don't speak with such arrogance! The Lord is a God who knows your deeds; and He will judge you for what you have done. Those who were mighty are mighty no more; and those who were weak are now strong./....For all the earth is the Lord's, and He has set the world in order."

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The axe soon forgets, but the tree always remembers...-Shona Saying........1Samuel2:9,10 "He will protect his godly ones, but the wicked will perish in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone. Those who fight against the Lord will be broken."

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Hold on, my heart, in your believing-/ Only the steadfast wins the crown;/ He who, when stormy winds are heaving,/ Parts with his anchor, will go down;/ But he who Jesus holds through all,/ Will stand, though Heaven and earth should fall./ Hold on! An end will come to sorrow;/ Hope from the dust will conquering rise;/ The storm foretells a summer's morrow;/ The Cross points on to Paradise;/ The Father Reigns! So cease all doubt;/ Hold on, my heart. Hold on, hold out...-LB Cowman........Isaiah50:10 "Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of His servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God."

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During the SUCCOTH Jewish Holyday, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, worshipers live in dwellings made of leaves and branches. One requirement is that the stars must be visible through the 'roof'-with little protection from inclement weather-Vulnerable, to remind the Jews of their dependency on God. Succoth calls us to examine our lives to make sure that our security rests not on lies but on God's Truth. When we make truth our refuge, no storm can threaten us, for we can depend on God's goodness to sustain us...-Julie Ackerman Link........Psalm46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

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Preserving the family name and legacy, in their parents long shadow, may mean breaking the mold when necessary by introducing new ways of thinking and doing things-and being their own persons. Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe lasted only a year in office, in part because he was quite inflexible with his conservative politics. Abe's failure may have come from trying to follow a tough act: he had a grandfather and a granduncle who were also prime ministers, and conservative ones at that...-Mike L Tan, Inquirer Review........Lamentations5:19 "But Lord, you remain the same forever! Your Throne continues from generation to generation."

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Overheard in an Orchard- Said the Robin to the Sparrow: 'I should really like to know/ Why these anxious human beings/ Rush about and worry so.'--Said the Sparrow to the Robin: 'Friend, I think that it must be/ That they have no Heavenly Father/ Such as cares for you and me.'...-Poem by Elizabeth Cheney........Psalm37:1,3"Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away...Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture."

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Kitakyushu, Japan: In a thin notebook, discovered along with a man's partially mummified corpse this summer, was a detailed account of the diarist's last days. '3am. This human hasn't eaten in 10days but I’m still alive. I want to eat rice. I want to eat a rice ball.' The 52year old urban welfare recipient's benefits had been cut off and he later died of starvation. Japan, the world's second largest economy has traditionally been hard on welfare recipients and applicants are expected to turn to their relatives before qualifying for benefits. Welfare is considered less an entitlement than a shameful handout...-Norimitsu Onishi, International Herald Tribune...............1Timothy1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is Charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned."

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Doris Lessing, a novelist whose deeply autobiographical writing has swept across continents and reflects her feminist engagement with the social and political issues of her time, was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lessing, who turns 88years this month was raised in colonial southern Rhodesia now known as Zimbabwe, by British parents, now lives in London...-Sarah Lyall, Herald Tribune............Habakkuk2:1,2 "I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and watch to see what He will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. and the Lord answered me and said, ' Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it'."

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INTELLIGENT OFFSHORE PLANNING is effective , legal, and compliant [wealth resource management]. It can save you money and bring added freedom and security to your affairs...-tax@SovereignGroup.Com ad-Bahamas Bahrain British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Hongkong Singapore Switzerland UK........ Matthew 7:24, 25 "Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock."

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The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it...- Laurence Sterne........Hebrews13:5 "He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna,...That He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every Word that proceedeth out of the Mouth of the Lord doth man live."

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A study of 9,000 British Civil Servants has at last established it is possible to die of a broken heart from a bad marriage as well as other close relationships that have gone sour...-Roberto de Vogli, University College London........Philippians4:19-Hebrews13:5 "My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.-Be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, 'I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee'."

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The cold absolute truth is much more preferred than a kind and uncertain lie...-Gabe Suico........Acts2:36 "Let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, Whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ."

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The greatness of work is inside man - Pope Paul II........Romans14:9 "Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living."

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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough...- Rabindranath Tagore........Matthew6:11 "Give us this day our daily bread."

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A heart that loves, a hand that serves and a mind that thinks well of others - these are what make life meaningful...-Elizabeth Honrado........Isaiah33:16 "His bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure."

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The act of giving is more important than the merit of the receiver...-Glenn Kittler........John6:32-34 "Jesus said unto them, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but My Father giveth you the true bread from Heaven. For the bread of God is He which cometh down from Heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto Him, 'Lord, evermore give us this bread'."

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The deepest waters make the least noise...-Guatemalan proverb........John15:10 "If you keep My Commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father's Commandments, and abide in His Love."

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The best things in life aren't things...- Art Buchwald........ Acts1:6-8 "When they therefore were come together, they asked of Him saying, Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And He said unto them, 'It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His Power. But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto Me... unto the uttermost part of the earth'."

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Eighty percent of success is showing up...-Woody Allen.............Psalm84:11,12 "For the Lord GOD is a sun and shield, the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You."

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It is easier to belong to a coterie which tells what Jesus has done for me, easier to become a devotee of Divine healing, or to a special type of sanctification, or to the baptism of the Holy Spirit... Paul said-'Woe to me, if I do not preach the gospel!' This is the Gospel-'The Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!...-MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST by Oswald Chambers........1 John 2:2 "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."

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Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods...- Einstein...... ....Zechariah4:6-Luke17:20,21-Revelation22:17 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts."-"The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."-"The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come."

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If you have been experiencing defeat in the challenges you face, examine your heart. When you are buffeted by the crises of life, your heart may have shifted away from God. Choose to LISTEN to God. Then OBEY what He tells you, no matter what you face, and you will experience VICTORY...-Henry Blackaby........Deuteronomy28:7, -15 "The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.- But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee...."