The end of the commandment is love from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an undissembled faith. - 1 Timothy 1:5 WE are to have clearly before our minds the fact that the ultimate object of all the divine dealings for us and with us, and the ultimate significance of all the divine promises made to us, is the development of love, which is Godlikeness, for God is love. And to have this love developed in us, in the sense and to the degree intended by the Lord, it is necessary that it shall come from a pure heart, in full accord with the Lord, and His law of love, and wholly antagonistic to the Adversary and his law of selfishness.

March 12, 2017 It's Not Me Read: 1 Peter 4:7–11 |   Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 17–19; Mark 13:1–20 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others . 1 Peter 4:10 While on vacation recently, I gave my razor a rest and grew a beard. Various responses came from friends and co-workers—and most were complimentary. One day, however, I looked at the beard and decided, “It’s not me.” So out came the razor. I’ve been thinking about the idea of who we are and why one thing or another does not fit our personality. Primarily, it’s because God has bestowed us with individual differences and preferences. It’s okay that we don’t all like the same hobbies, eat the same foods, or worship in the same church. We are each uniquely and “wonderfully made” (Ps. 139:14). Peter noted that we are uniquely gifted in order to serve each other (1 Peter 4:10–11). God may call us out of our comfort zone, but He does so to serve His own purposes. Jesus’s disciples did

Outside of Yourself By Billy Graham • March 12 • HomeDaily Devotion Out side of YourselfbabyDear brothers, I have been talking to you as though you were still just babies in the Christian life . . . —1 Corinthians 3:1 (TLB) Some people have received Christ but have never reached spiritual maturity. They have been in church all their lives, and yet they have never become mature Christians. They are still considered “ spiritual children ” and “ babes in Christ. ” They know little Scripture.  They have little desire to pray, and bear few of the marks of a Christian in their daily living. To say, “I will resolve to do better, I will muster all my will power and revise my way of living,” is noble, but futile. A corpse could as well say, “ I will-through sheer effort-rise out of this coffin and be a living man again.” You need a power outside yourself. You cannot get over the habits and chains that are binding . You need outside help. You need Christ. The Bible tells of a

Open Heavens 12 March 2017:-  He lifts material burdens HE LIFTS MATERIAL BURDENS – Sunday March 12th 2017 Memorise: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Read: Luke 13:10-17 (KJV) 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. 15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of y