“But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham!” – Gen 22:11

The two “Abrahams,” with the disjunctive line between them should really be translated, “You, the two different Abrahams co-existing in one person.”

In Gen 22:11 God addresses Abraham with words, “Abraham, Abraham,” in our English translation of the Bible. But in the Hebrew, there is one more thing added, a disjunctive sign between the two “Abrahams.” This same disjunctive also appears in the Hebrew text in 1 Sam 3:10, when the Lord called, “Samuel, Samuel.”  Also in Exodus 3:4, we read, “Moses, Moses”, but there is no disjunctive in this verse. Therefore, there must be a significant purpose in this use of this disjunctive sign. What does it mean for us and our relationship with God?

Like us, Abraham also had an outward and inner man. There was the man that people knew, and the hidden man of the heart, with all its impulses, instincts and desires.

In his book, “My Correspondence with Jesus,” Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who spent 14 years in Communist prisons, wrote about the two natures living within all of us. Wurmbrand, a Jew by birth, was a Christian Pastor and a recognized Greek and Hebrew Scholar. He explained the existence of the “hidden man,” as a whole man, with his own desires, thoughts, emotions, will and love – who lives in the heart of the outer man. This inner man is so hidden that men often live a lifetime without discovering him.

Wurmbrand wrote, “In my case, this Richard is known only to me, distinct from the ordinary Richard known to others. Therefore, God speaks to them as with two different beings. In the case of Moses, a harmony had been established. Thus there is no disjunctive sign when God says, ‘Moses, Moses.”

It is interesting that when God addresses both persons within his children. He doesn’t single out the part of you that we would like to believe is more presentable to God – our“Spiritual side,” but He speaks to all that is within a man. This means that God speaks into the ways of the flesh in us, those parts of us that we are often ashamed to address. In our efforts to keep parts of ourselves “hidden” from God and others, God lovingly uncovers all things hidden when He speaks your name. He doesn’t leave anything in the dark; it is all in the light. God recognizes it as part of me, part of my struggle as man yet, He breathes acceptance into me, all of me. Men are commanded to love one another, which means that the two in you should also love one another. The good person in you should love the person who is sinful in you. It is desirable that we understand each other and love God with all our heart, which means to love him with both sides of our nature, the good and evil.

Always remember that God is an Eternal being. He sees your life from His Eternal perspective. There is nothing that befalls you that He didn’t see with His foreknowledge. God is faithful and just and His mercies are new (inexhaustible) every day. He knows our inner struggles with the two who live within us. Next time you go before God for help with your inner struggles, know that he sees the whole you, the inner  and outer man.

NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS

"“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."

- Matthew 6:24

A DOUBLE MINDED MAN

"A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."

- James 1:8

WITH A DOUBLE-HEART THEY SPEAK

"They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak."

- Psalm 12:2  

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And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. - John 10:28

UPHOLD YOU WITH MY RIGHT HAND  

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."  

- Isaiah 41:10

HAND OF THE LORD IS MIGHTY  

"So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”  

- Joshua 4:24

SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND  

"Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."  

- Hebrews 12:2

THE RIGHT HAND OF MAJESTY  

"He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." 

 - Hebrews 1:3

JESUS IMMEDIATLEY REACHED OUT HIS HAND  

"Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"  

- Matthew 14:31

RIGHT HAND ARE PLEASURES FOREVERMORE   

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. 

- Psalm 16:11

THE HAND OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM  

"But now bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, the hand of the LORD came upon him."  

- 2 Kings 3:15

APPOINTED HIM TO SIT AT THE RIGHT HAND  

"We may be sure God will not be hard to be intreated of us, who himself hath appointed us such an intercessor, to whom he can deny nothing; and to that end hath appointed him to sit at his right hand to make intercession for us." 

 - Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer 

HEAVENS ARE THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS 

"Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands."  

- Psalm 102:25

GOD EXALTED HIM AT HIS RIGHT HAND  

"God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins."  

- Acts 5:31

WATER IN THE HAND OF THE LORD   

"The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will."  

- Proverbs 21:1

A CROWN OF BEAUTY IN THE HAND OF THE LORD   

"You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God."  

- Isaiah 62:3

IF YOUR RIGHTHAND CAUSES YOU TO SIN  

"And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell."  

- Matthew 5:30     

SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD  

"If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God."  

- Colossians 3:1 

 YOUR HAND IS STRONG 

 
"Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD."  

- Psalm 89:13-15 

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"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:37-39

ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD  

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." 

- Romans 8:28

HE WILL TELL YOU ALL THINGS    

"The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.”   

- John 4:25

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD 

 "Jesus looked at them and said, "With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."  

- Mark 10:27

IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETEHR  

"And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together."  

- Colossians 1:17

ALL THINGS ARE MADE THROUGH HIM  

"All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made."  

- John 1:3

IN ALL THINGS I HAVE SHOWN YOU  

"In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."  

- Acts 20:35

I CAN DO ALL THINGS  

"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."  

- Philippians 4:13

HE WILL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS  

"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."  

- John 14:26

CONTEMPLATE ALL THINGS AS GOD SEES THEM  

"We must learn to live on the heavenly side and look at things from above. To contemplate all things as God sees them, as Christ beholds them, overcomes sin, defies Satan, dissolves perplexities, lifts us above trials, separates us from the world and conquers fear of death."  

- A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) Canadian Preacher, Theologian

FOR IN HIM ARE ALL THINGS   

"Whatever subject I preach, I do not stop until I reach the Savior, the Lord Jesus, for in Him are all things."  

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

HAVE PATIENCE WITH ALL THINGS  

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew."  

- Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Bishop of Geneva 

HISTORY OF ALL GREAT CHARACTERS  

"The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things."  

- Richard Cecil (1748–1810) Evangelical Anglican Clergyman

THE END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND    

"The end of all things is at hand; therefore, be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers." 

- 1 Peter 4:7

ALL THINGS HANDED OVER TO ME  

"All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."  

- Matthew 11:27

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CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST

"The Church is the Body of Christ, and the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ. He fills the Body, directs its movements, controls its members, inspires its wisdom, supplies it's strength. He guides into truth, sanctifies its agents, and empowers for witnessing. The Spirit has never abdicated His authority nor relegated His power." 

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

KINGDOM OF GOD

"The Kingdom of God is not going to be advanced by our churches becoming filled with men, but by men in our churches becoming filled with God." 

- Duncan Campbell (1898-1972) Scottish Evangelist

CHURCH IS FOR WORLD EVANGELISM

"We need, men so possessed by the Spirit of God that God can think His thoughts through our minds, that He can plan His will through our actions, that He can direct His strategy of world evangelization His Church."

- Alan Redpath (1907-1989) American Minister

EXISTS TO DRAW MEN

"The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christ. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose."

- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar 

CONDITION OF THE CHURCH

"The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the first tokens of His absence will be slothfulness in prayer."

-  Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher and Author

YOU NEVER HAVE TO ADVERTISE A FIRE

"You never have to advertise a fire. Everyone comes running when there's a fire. Likewise, if your church is on fire, you will not have to advertise it. The community will already know it."

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian evangelist

IF WE HAVE A PRAISE CHURCH

"I don't care where it is, what part of the world it's in, if we have a praise church we'll have successful Christianity."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

THREE LESSONS WHICH A MINSTER HAS TO LEARN

"Another observation, in a former letter of yours, has not escaped my remembrance – the three lessons which a minister has to learn: 1. Humility. 2. Humility. 3. Humility. How long are we learning the true nature of Christianity!"

- Charles Simeon (1759-1836) English Evangelical Anglican Cleric

ATTENDING CHURCH 

"O what a blessing is Sunday, interposed between the waves of worldly business like the divine path of the Israelites through the sea! There is nothing in which I would advise you to be more strictly conscientious than in keeping the Sabbath day holy. I can truly declare that to me the Sabbath has been invaluable."

- William Wilberforce (1759-1833) British Philanthropist

CHURCH DIFFERENT FROM THE WORLD

"The glory of the gospel is that when the church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it."

- Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1891) British War Hero, Minister

THE CHURCH IS FOR THE SICK

"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him."

- James 5:14-15

GLORY IN THE CHURCH

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."

- Ephesians 3:20-21

THE CHURCH IS ONE BODY

"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ." For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."

- 1 Corinthians 12:12-13

WHERE TWO OR THREE ARE GATHERED 

"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

- Matthew 18:20 

EVERY WEEK I PREACH JUSTIFICATION 

"Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it."  

- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian 

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"There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death." - Proverbs 14:12 

VOLTAIRE'S LAST HOURS

In spite of all the infidel philosophers who flocked around Voltaire in the first days of his illness, he gave signs of wishing to return to that God of whom he had often blasphemed. He called long and loud for the priest; and his danger increasing, he wrote entreating the Abbe Gaultier to visit him; and afterwards he made a declaration, in which he, in fact, renounced infidelity, signed by himself and two witnesses. D'Alembert, Diderot, and about twenty others, who had beset his apartment, he often cursed, and exclaimed, "Retire; it is you that have brought me to my present state. Begone, I could have done without you all, but you could not exist without me; and what a wretched glory have you procured me!" 

They could hear him, the prey of anguish and dread, alternately supplicating and blaspheming that God whom he had conspired against; and in plaintive accents would cry out, "Oh, Christ! OH, Jesus Christ!" and then complaining that he was abandoned of God and men. At one time he was discovered by his attendant with a book of prayers in his hand, endeavoring, with a faltering tongue, to repeat some of the petitions for mercy addressed to that Being whose name he had blasphemed. He had fallen from his be in convulsive agonies, and lay foaming with impotent despair on the floor, exclaiming, "Will not this God, whom I have denied, save me too? cannot infinite mercy extend to me?"

His physician, M. Tronchin, calling to administer relief, thunderstruck, retired, declaring the death of the impious man to be terrible indeed; the Mareschal de Richeliu flew from the bed-side, declaring it to be a sight to terrible to be sustained; and M. Thronchin said, that the furies of Orestes could give but a faint idea of those of Voltaire. He said, "Doctor, I will give you half of what I am worth if you will give me six months." The doctor answered, "Sir, you cannot live six weeks." Voltaire replied, "Then I shall go to hell, and you will go with me;" and soon afterwards he expired.

Such were the horrors of the mind in which this arch-infidel quitted the world, that the nurse who attended him, being many years afterwards requested to wait on a sick Protestant gentleman, refused, till she was assured he was not a philosopher; declaring, if he were, she would on no account incur the danger of witnessing such a scene as she had been compelled to witness at the death of M.  Voltaire. Bishop Wilson of Calcutta, mentions that he received this account from the son of the gentleman whose dying bed the woman was invited.

- Moral and Religious Anecdotes by Norman Islay Macleod C. 1850s

IF THERE WERE NO GOD  

"If there were no God, there would be no atheists."  

- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) English Writer, Theologian

SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse"

-  Romans 1:18-20

IF GOD DOES NOT EXIST

"If God does not exist, everything is permissible."

- Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian Novelist, Imprisoned Devout Orthodox  

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 "I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works."
- Psalm 9:1 

LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH BREATH

"Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord."

- Psalm 150:6 

HIS PRAISE SHALL CONTINUALLY BE IN MY MOUTH

"I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth."

- Psalm 34:1 

BUT WITH A SONG OF PRAISE

"Thou wouldest not have me accept Thy will because I must, but because I may. Thou wouldest have me take it, not with resignation, but with joy; not with the absence of a murmur, but with a song of praise.”

- George Matheson (1842-1906) Blind Scottish Minister, Theologian, Hymn Writer 

IN GOD I WILL PRAISE HIS NAME

"In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me."

- Psalm 56:4 

NATURE PRAISES GOD

"Doth not all nature around me praise God? If I were silent, I should be an exception to the universe. Doth not the thunder praise Him as it rolls like drums in the march of the God of armies? Do not the mountains praise Him when the woods upon their summits wave in adoration? Doth not the lightning write His name in letters of fire? Hath not the whole earth a voice? And shall I, can I, silent be?"

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher and Author

NOT MERELY THANKSGIVING, BUT PRAISE

"Let praise, I say not merely thanksgiving, but praise --always form an ingredient of thy prayers. We thank God for what He is to us; for the benefits which He confers, and the blessings with which He visits us.  But we praise Him for what He is in Himself, --for His glorious excellences and perfections, independently of their bearing on the welfare of the creature.  And it shall often happen that when thy heart is numb and torpid, and yields not to act in of prayer, it shall begin to thaw, and at last burst, like streams under the breath of spring, from their icy prison, with the warm and genial exercise of praise."

-  Edward M. Goulburn 1818-1897 English Churchman

GOD RECOGNIZES EVERY EXPRESSION OF PRAISE

"Let us ever remember that God recognizes every expression of praise and of His people's love. He knows so well what His love and grace are to us that He must expect us to praise Him."

- G. V. Wigram (1805-1879) English biblical Scholar and Theologian

PRAISE IS HIGHER THAN THANSGIVING

"Praise lies upon a higher plain than thanksgiving. When I give thanks, my thoughts still circle around myself to some extent. But in praise my soul ascends to self-forgetting adoration, seeing and praising only the majesty and power of God, His grace and redemption."

- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian

PRAISE THAT HUMBLES

The way we respond to criticism pretty much depends on the way we respond to praise. If praise humbles us, then criticism will build us up. But if praise inflates us, then criticism will crush us; and both responses lead to our defeat.

- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman

THE MORE YOU PRAISE GOD

"The more you praise God, the more you become God-conscious and absorbed in His greatness, wisdom, faithfulness, and love. Praise reminds you of all that God is able to do and of great things He has already done."

- Wesley L. Duewel (1916-2016) Christian Writer Commited to Prayer

I WILL PRAISE YOUR NAME FOREVER

"I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever." 

- Psalm 145:1

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MY TEARS INTO THY BOOK

"Thou countest my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle: are they not in Thy book? "
- Psalm 56:8 

In the Book of Psalms, we are told about the existence of a book where our tears are recorded in it. I've often wondered if all of our tears in this life are recorded in it and will we have access to this book of tears when we are in heaven. 

I came across this story written in the 1700's about the English evangelist, George Whitfield (1714-1770), who was the most traveled preacher of the gospel up to his time. 

Perhaps this is what a page written in the book tears may be like...

During one of his visits which the Rev. George Whitfield paid to Edinburgh, an unhappy man, who had forfeited his life to the offended laws of his country, was executed in that neighborhood. 

Mr. Whitfield mingled with the crowd that was collected on the occasion, and was struck with the solemnity and decorum which were observable in so awful a scene.  His appearance, however drew the eyes of all upon him, and raised a variety of opinions as to the motives which induced him to join the multitude. 

The next day being Sunday, he preached to a very large congregation in a field near a city; and, in the course of his sermon, he adverted to the scenes of the preceding day. "I know," said he, "that many of you will find it difficult to reconcile my appearance yesterday with my character.  Many of you, I know will say, that my moments would have been better employed to the fatal tree, and that, perhaps, curiosity was the only cause that converted me into a spectator that occasion; but those who ascribe that uncharitable motive to me are under mistake. I went as an observer of human nature, and to see the effect that such an example would have on those who witnessed it.  I watched the conduct of those who were present on that awful occasion, and I was highly pleased with their demeanour, which has given me a very favorable opinion of the Scottish nation.  Your sympathy was visible on your countenances, particularly when the moment arrived that your unhappy fellow-creature was to close his eyes on this world for ever; and then you all, as if moved by one impulse, turned your heads aside and wept.  Those tears were precious, and will be held in remembrance. 

How different it was when the Saviour of mankind was extended on the cross!  The Jews, instead of sympathizing in His sorrows, triumphed in them.  They reviled Him with bitter expressions, with words even more bitter than the gall and vinegar which they handed him to drink.  Not one of all that witnessed his pains, turned his head aside, even in the last pang. Yes, my friends, there was One; that glorious luminary"-- Pointing to the sun--"veiled His brightness, and travelled the course in tenfold night."

 - Treasury of Anecdotes Moral and Religious, Murray and Gibb 1866 

Perhaps there is a page written about tears that you have shed in this life. God was there recording the events in His book for His purpose to bless you in His timing. 

WIPE AWAY TEARS FROM OUR FACES 

"And the Lord GOD wipe away tears from off all faces."   

- Isaiah 25:8

WHEN A TEAR IS WEPT BY YOU

"When a tear is wept by you, think not your Father does not behold; for, "Like as a father pities his children so the Lord pities them that fear Him." Your sigh is able to move the heart of Jehovah; your whisper can incline His ear unto you; your prayer can stay His hands; your faith can move His arm. Oh! think not that God sits on high in an eternal slumber, taking no account of you."  

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

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"But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness." - 1 Timothy 6:11

THE RIGHTEOUS DO NOT GO HUNGRY  

"The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked." 

 - Proverbs 10:3

THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE ON THE RIGHTEOUS 

"For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” 

 - 1 Peter 3:12

THE LORD KNOWS THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS  

"For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish." 

- Psalm 1:6  

PERSUE RIGHTEOUSNESS  

"So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart."  

- 2 Timothy 2:22

OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS IN HIM  

"Our righteousness is in Him, and our hope depends, not upon the exercise of grace in us, but upon the fullness of grace and love in Him, and upon His obedience unto death."  

- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian 

MANY ARE THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE RIGHTEOUS    

"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all."    

- Psalm 34:18

I WILL UPHOLD YOU WITH MY RIGHTEOUSNESS  

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." 

- Isaiah 41:10

FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR US TO LAST

"What we count the ills of life are often blessings in disguise, resulting in good to us in the end. Though for the present not joyous but grievous, yet, if received in a right spirit, they work out fruits of righteousness for us at last."  

- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer 

A LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS   

"The One who calls you to a life of righteousness is the One who by our consent lives that life of righteousness through you!"  

- Major Ian Thomas (1914-2007) British War Hero, Christian Writer 

IF WE WALK IN RIGHTEOUSNESS  

"If we walk in righteousness He will carry us through."  

- A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) Canadian Preacher, Theologian

THOSE WHO TURN MANY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS    

"And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever."     

 - Daniel 12:3   

THE RIGHTEOUS MAN RUNS TO IT   

"The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe."   

 - Proverbs 18:10 

RECONCILED TO GOD  

"Christ took our sins and the sins of the whole world as well as the Father's wrath on his shoulders, and he has drowned them both in himself so that we are thereby reconciled to God and become completely righteous."  

- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian  

PRAYER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 

"Intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer prevails. The fervent effectual prayer of the righteous is of great force."  

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister 

NOT BY OUR OWN EXTRANEOUS RIGHTEOUSNESS  

"For God does not want to save us by our own but by an extraneous righteousness, one that does not originate in ourselves but comes to us from beyond ourselves, which does not arise on earth but comes from heaven."  

- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS

   
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."   

- Matthew 5:6  

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