HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught." (Luke 5:4). How deep He does not say. The depth into which we launch will depend upon how perfectly we have given up the shore, and the … Continue reading LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP
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WAITING QUIETLY
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise" (Hebrews 6:15). Abraham was long tried, but he was richly rewarded. The Lord tried him by delaying to fulfil His promise. Satan tried him by temptation; men tried him by jealousy, distrust, and opposition; Sarah tried him by her … Continue reading WAITING QUIETLY
BEING ALONE WITH GOD
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And Jacob was left alone, and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day." (Genesis 32:24). Left alone! What different sensations those words conjure up to each of us. To some, they spell loneliness and desolation, to others rest and quiet. To be left alone without … Continue reading BEING ALONE WITH GOD
SUFFERING UNTO PERFECTION
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands." (Psalm 138:8). There is a Divine mystery in suffering, a strange and supernatural power in it, which has never been fathomed by the human reason. There has never been known … Continue reading SUFFERING UNTO PERFECTION
GO DEEPER
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up because they had no deepness of earth:" (Matthew 13:5). Shallow! It would seem from the teaching of this parable that we have something to do with the soil. The fruitful seed fell into "good … Continue reading GO DEEPER
THE BUSINESS OF CHRIST IS SUPREME
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed … Continue reading THE BUSINESS OF CHRIST IS SUPREME
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:" (2 Timothy 4:6-7). As soldiers show their scars and talk of battles when they come at last to … Continue reading FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
THE GIFT OF MOTHERHOOD
My Sister, My Friend I love the way women friends have with each other. When a woman gathers with a group of women friends, inevitably someone begins to rub someone else’s back. Hair gets played with. Merciful, tender, caressing, healing touches are given. Men don’t do this with each other. It is unique to women. … Continue reading THE GIFT OF MOTHERHOOD
COME CLOSER TO HIM
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory and the two men that stood with him." (Luke 9:29, 32). … Continue reading COME CLOSER TO HIM
NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." (Genesis 18:14). Here is God's loving challenge to you and to me today. He wants us to think of the deepest, highest, worthiest … Continue reading NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD
