Sermons & Devotionals by Miles J. Stanford
Miles J. Stanford
HIS WAY AND TIME
"That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of Cod." (Colossians 1:10). When once we see and accept our Father's purpose for our lives to the extent that it becomes our will also, the time and details of His process cea... Read More
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IMITATING IS IMITATION
"For to me to live is Christ" (Philippians 1:2l). Once we learn the truth of our union with the Lord Jesus, and of the Holy Spirit's indwelling, any attempt to imitate Christ will be seen for what it is: unscriptural, and futile. "Our Father is going to teach us, mainly through personal failure, tha... Read More
Miles J. Stanford
IMITATING IS IMITATION
"For to me to live is Christ" (Philippians 1:2l). Once we learn the truth of our union with the Lord Jesus, and of the Holy Spirit's indwelling, any attempt to imitate Christ will be seen for what it is: unscriptural, and futile. "Our Father is going to teach us, mainly through personal failure, tha... Read More
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LET GOD BE GOD!
"Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God" (Philippians 1:11). It goes without saying that Christianity is a vertical relationship with the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. But are your arrows pointing up, or down? "Let us off... Read More
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LIBERATED FROM LAW
"In Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature" (Galatians 6:15). "The law is not our 'rule of life' for the simple reason that it was the Israelite's. The Christian not being a Jew, the law is not for him. 'Holy, just and good' it is, but the Christi... Read More
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LIFELESS LAW
"For if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law" (Galatians 3:21). Paul devoted two full chapters to establish our freedom from the fallen Adam. Romans Six sets forth our freedom from the dominion of Adamic sin; Romans Seven explains o... Read More
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LOOK AND LIVE!
"But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord " (2 Corinthians 3:18). As the plant to the sun, we look to the Son for growth! "What is the good of a man being ennobled, made a pri... Read More
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LOVE'S ETERNALITY
"The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God " (2 Thessalonians 3:5). Between the activity of the old man and the accusations of Satan, we often find it very difficult to believe and understand that God is lovingly and legally on our side, both now and forever. "One of the great secrets of grow... Read More
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LOVE'S LEGACY
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God" (Philippians 4:6). Ignorance insures insecurity; scriptural knowledge secures strength. "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of... Read More
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LOVED, TO LOVE
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ " (Ephesians 1:3). His love is mine when I know what He did for me; my love is His when I know who He is to me-He who is Love, is my Life. He loved, and died; that I... Read More
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MANSION THERE–MISSION HERE
"The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God; and if children, then heirs" (Romans 8:16, 17). It is the Holy Spirit alone who can draw us from the flesh and its earthly environment. He does it in the practical sense by manifesting to our hearts, via the Word o... Read More
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MANUALLY CONTROLLED
"Having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them" (Colossians 2:15). "For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man ... Read More
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ME, MYSELF, AND I
"Oh, wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" (Romans 7:24). While both are essential, it is far more difficult to get to know the old man than it is to know the Lord Jesus. Many who know something of Him, know little or nothing of themselves. "There is not a more d... Read More
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MERCIFUL DEATH
"Set your affection on things above. . . for ye died and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Col. 3:2, 3). The spiritual recession that occurs after the early joys of the new birth is not necessarily backsliding at all. The discovery of the sinful old man is the first and foremost step in the d... Read More
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MY FATHER REIGNS!
"Put on the whole armor of God " (Ephesians 6:11a). My sovereign Father gives me a subservient Satan. "Our Father has better thoughts for us than a portion here. He is educating us for a blessed and eternal rest, free from evil and all that could cause it, and He is bent on the blessing of His child... Read More
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MY FATHER'S CHOICE
"What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter" (John 13:7). When our Lord takes us down into an area of processing and trial it seems as though He deliberately takes away our understanding, and we often react as though we had never gone through anything before. One of His reasons fo... Read More
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NEW BIRTH PLACE
"(God) hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6) We are to settle down to live and grow precisely where we have been re-born: in Christ Jesus above. "Do we not often harbor the thought that something yet remains to be done–either by ours... Read More
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NO CROSS, NO CHRIST!
"Whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple" (Luke 14:27). One hears much today about "body life," with its emphasis upon New Testament gathering, rather than Christ-centered growth. The Body is meant to manifest the Head, and that necessitates spiritual members. "Wh... Read More
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NOW AND FOREVER FREE!
"Waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 1:7,8). We can trust Him for our matriculation here, and we can trust Him for our examination and graduation in Glory! That word, 'b... Read More
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OINTMENT POURED FORTH
"Death working in me works life in you" (2 Corinthians 4:12, Cony.). At first the heart hunger for maturity in the Lord Jesus is personal, subjective–and necessarily so. Later, when the path to maturity is known and entered upon, this hunger is projected to His Body, and becomes sacrificially object... Read More
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Miles J. Stanford (1914 - 1999)
Was a Christian author best known for his classic collection on spirituality, The Green Letters, published in 1964. Theologically, Stanford called himself Pauline and Dispensationalism. He drew upon the written ministries of William Newell, Lewis Sperry Chafer, and a number of the original Plymouth Brethren, in particular John Nelson Darby.Because of Stanford's focus upon the doctrinal content of the Pauline Epistles, some evangelicals have erroneously identified him with hyper-dispensationalism. To address this, Stanford published numerous papers during the 1980s and 1990s clarifying the distinctive tenets of "Pauline Dispensationalism." A collection of fourteen papers were collected into his 1993 book of the same name. Stanford typically signed his letters with his hallmark salutation, "Resting in Him."