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Octavius Winslow

Octavius Winslow (1 August 1808 – 5 March 1878), also known as "The Pilgrim's Companion", was a prominent 19th-century evangelical preacher in England and America. A Baptist minister for most of his life and contemporary of Charles Spurgeon and J. C. Ryle, he seceded to the Anglican church in his last decade.
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Octavius Winslow

MORNING THOUGHTS - December

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD DECEMBER 1. “He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.” Malachi 3:3 “Take away the dross from the silver, and t... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - February

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow FEBRUARY 1. "It is God who justifies." Romans 8:33. Behold the eternal security of the weakest believer in Jesus. The act of justification, once passed under the great seal of the resurrection of Christ, God can never revoke without den... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - January

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow, Leamington, Dec. 1856. "My voice shall You hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto You, and will look up." Psalm 5:3 PREFACE. In compliance with a request frequently, and from various quarters, preferre... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - July

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow JULY 1. "All things work together for good to those who love God." Romans 8:28 Observe the unity of operation. They "work together,"–not singly and separately, but conjointly–as adjunct causes and mutual helps. Therefore it is that we o... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - June

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow JUNE 1. "And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity." Isaiah 33:24 Let the Christian invalid be cheered with the prospect of before long arriving at this land of light and... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - March

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow MARCH 1. "Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39 The word of God is full of Christ. He is the Sun of this divine system, the Fountain of its light and beauty... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - May

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow MAY 1. "This people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone." Jeremiah 5:23 We look at a believer's lax practice, we mourn and weep over it, and we do well; we trace our own, and still deeper shame and confusi... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - November

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD NOVEMBER 1. “Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Romans 8:9 THE Spirit of Christ is the great convincer of sin. “He shall convince the world of sin.” Have you thus received Him? Has He discovered to you the moral leprosy of yo... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - October

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD OCTOBER 1. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16 LET your life be a clear reflection of the glory of the Redeemer. The saints of God are the only witnesses to this ... Read More
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MORNING THOUGHTS - September

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD SEPTEMBER 1. "He restores my soul." Psalm 23:3 THE first point we would look at is the love of the Lord Jesus in restoring a wandering believer. Nothing but infinite, tender, unchanging love could prompt Him to such an act. There is so much of black ingrat... Read More
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My Times in God's Hand

"My times are in your hand." Psalm 31:15. Outline INTRODUCTION Our past Our future An individual truth A comprehensive truth Our times of PROSPERITY Our times of ADVERSITY Our times of SOUL-DISTRESS Our time of DEATH WHOSE hand are we in? Our Father's hand Our Redeemer's hand UNCONVERTED READER PRAC... Read More
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None Like Christ

"How is your beloved better than others?" Song of Solomon 5:9 The power of contrast is acknowledged by all. The poet studies it in the construction of his epic; the artist in the coloring of his picture; the logician in the arrangement of his argument; the lover of nature as his eye roves over the o... Read More
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Nothing Too Hard for God

"Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh--is there anything toe hard for me?"--Jer. 32:26, 27 The believer has nothing to do in his religious life with anything, as his guide and directory, except with the Word of the Lord. Not with the "ifs"... Read More
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Now he which establishes us with you in Christ

Now he which establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God; Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 2 Cor. 1:21-22 THE Holy Spirit renews, sanctifies, and inhabits the believer as a Divine person. It is not the common light of nature, nor the ordin... Read More
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O Israel, you shall not be forgotten of me

O Israel, you shall not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed you. Isaiah 44:21-22 I KNOW not a truth more calculated to light up the gloom of a lone chamber, to lift up the drooping spirit of a ... Read More
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Obedience to Christ

"Whatever He says unto you, do it."--John 2:5 What reader of his Bible is not reminded by these words of the mother of Jesus referring to her Son, of the command of Pharaoh addressed to the Egyptians concerning Joseph--perhaps the most remarkable personal type of Christ, "Go unto Joseph; what he say... Read More
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Patient Endurance of Wrong

Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. Romans 12:19 Offences will come, both from the wicked and from other believers. We live in an ungodly world, and are members of an imperfect Church. We must not, t... Read More
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Reverence for God's Word

"And Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, even what my God says, that will I speak." –2 Chron. 18:13 Micaiah was a God-fearing prophet. His fidelity to the Lord stands in striking and instructive contrast with the worldly policy of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, who joined affinity with Ahab, King of Israe... Read More
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Separation from the Ungodly World

"Therefore, come out from them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you." 2 Cor. 6:17 There is not a stronger mark of the Lord's people than their separation. They are separated from the world, separated from their families, separated ... Read More
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Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement

Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: That which I see not teach you me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. Job 34:31-32 OH, what a detector of the secret state of our souls does the season of trial often prove! We are not aware of our... Read More

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