“I ADORE THE PLENITUDE OF THE SCRIPTURES,

in which every letter is a word,

and every word is a verse,

and every verse is a chapter,

and every chapter is a book,

and every book is a Bible;

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in which every twig is a branch,

and every branch is a tree,

and every tree a forest,

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in which every drop is  a rivulet,

and every rivulet a river,

and every river a bay,

and every bay an ocean,

and every ocean all waters.” –

Tertullian

“Whoso is armed with the text, the same is a right worker, and my best advice and counsel is, that we draw water out of the True Fountain, that is, diligently to read the Bible. He is learned that is well grounded in the Bible, for one text and sentence out of it is of far more esteem and value than many writings and glosses, which neither are strong, sound, nor armour of proof .” –

Martin Luther

“Christianity:  entrance fee – nothing: annual subscription – everything.” –

Daily Readings from the Works of Martyn Lloyd-Jones page 154.

“GOD ALWAYS ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS BY GIVING US WHAT WE ASK,  OR, WHAT WE WOULD HAVE REQUESTED IF WE COULD SEE AS HE SEES!”

This is the last paragraph from the outstanding devotional I read in the JUNE 2010 Prayer Bulletin of the United Maori  Mission. You should read it!