HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." (John 16:24). During the Civil War, a man had an only son who enlisted in the armies of the Union. The father was a banker and, although he consented to his … Continue reading IN THE NAME OF JESUS
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AN HOUR IN THE GARDEN
HH Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone." (Matthew 14:23). The man Christ Jesus felt the need of perfect solitude--Himself alone, entirely by Himself, alone with Himself. We know how much intercourse … Continue reading AN HOUR IN THE GARDEN
GOD’S TIMING
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush...saying...I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down … Continue reading GOD’S TIMING
THE BEST FOR GOD
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice and stayed. And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten … Continue reading THE BEST FOR GOD
PREPARATION FOR PRAISE
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:" (1 Peter 4:12). Many a waiting hour was needful to enrich the harp of David, and many awaiting hours in the wilderness will gather for us a psalm … Continue reading PREPARATION FOR PRAISE
DELIVERANCE THROUGH THE STORMY WINDS
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "The Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the cast wind brought the locusts....Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste....And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast … Continue reading DELIVERANCE THROUGH THE STORMY WINDS
THROUGH DEATH ALONE
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it dies, it bringeth forth much fruit." (John 12:24). Go to the old burying ground of Northampton, Mass., and look upon the early grave of David Brainerd, beside … Continue reading THROUGH DEATH ALONE
GOD EXPOSES YOUR SINS TO SAVE YOU
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div Does it hurt to come into the light and be exposed? Yes, it’s painful, there’s mourning, there are tears, your whole self-image is wrecked. The light will ruin you, as far as who you think you are. However, don’t be afraid, for it is good, healing light. God will not … Continue reading GOD EXPOSES YOUR SINS TO SAVE YOU
TEMPERED AND TRIED
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." (Hebrews 6:12). They (heroes of faith) are calling to us from the heights that they have won and told us that what man once did a man can do again. Not only do … Continue reading TEMPERED AND TRIED
THERE IS NOTHING SAFE ABOUT SECRET SINS
Jesus' exposition of the law is a devastating blow against the lie that image is everything. Our Lord taught repeatedly that sin bottled up on the inside, concealed from everyone else's view, carries the very same guilt as a sign that manifests itself in the worst forms of ungodly behaviour. Those who hate others are … Continue reading THERE IS NOTHING SAFE ABOUT SECRET SINS
THE MYSTICAL COURT 