CONTENDING WITH SELF- CRUCIFIXION!

It is the crucifix that men contend with. It 'nails' men to consider their own self - crucifixion.
It is the crucifix that men contend with. It 'nails' men to consider their own self - crucifixion.
Clench your fists in the fire. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver, and you will honor Me (Psalm 50:15) . . .
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Holy aspiration is to be watered. Plead with our Lord to birth and nurture this as we cross daily the fiery stones of earth, until we meet with Him.
Where can I go? What can I seek? For Jesus must first increase in me and I must decrease to me.
Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths. . .
AN INTRODUCTION: The Puritan Movement was a Christian religious phenomenon of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Puritans are associated with a rigorous moral and spiritual Christianity.
Record my lament; list my tears on Your scroll, are they not in Your record? (Psalm 56:8) There is an alternate reading to the middle section of this verse.
Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. (Luke 5:16) A hermit possesses nothing save solitude and the presence of the Lord.
Always keen, the apostle Paul seeks to fashion the lives of his readers for their permanent betterment. Paul's ambitions are parallel to His Lord's.