Pithy gems from Octavius Winslow, 1808-1878

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So completely was Jesus bent upon saving sinners by the sacrifice of Himself-that He created the tree upon which He was to die; and nurtured from infancy, the wicked men who were to nail Him to the accursed wood!

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Christ took your cup of grief, your cup of the curse, pressed it to His lips, drank it to its dregs-then filled it with His sweet, pardoning, sympathizing love, and gave it back for you to drink, and to drink forever!

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It is because we have such shallow views of God's love-that we have such defective views of God's dealings.
We blindly interpret His providential dealings-because we so imperfectly read the engravings of His heart!

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Seasons vary, circumstances change, feelings fluctuate, friendships cool, friends die-but Christ is ever the same!

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Prayer is the pulse of the renewed soul-and the constancy of its beat is the test and measure of the spiritual life!

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If you desire additional reading, we have posted Arthur Pink's helpful one page article "Following Christ!"