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October 17 MY SOUL, BE ON THY GUARDGeorge Heath, 1750–1822Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.Continue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 16 MUST JESUS BEAR THE CROSS ALONE?Thomas Shepherd, 1665–1739Then He called the crowd to Him along with His disciples and said: “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.” (Mark 8:34)The scriptural qualifications for discipleship are very clear: Self-denial and a resolve to bearContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 15 STAND UP FOR JESUSGeorge Duffield, 1818–1888Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. (Ephesians 6:10)A great city-wide revival swept across Philadelphia in 1858. It was called “the work of God in Philadelphia.” Of the participating ministers none was more powerful that the 29-year-old Episcopalian, Dudley Tyng, who was known asContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 14 A CHARGE TO KEEP I HAVECharles Wesley, 1707–1788As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. (Ephesians 4:1)All of us as Christians have been given a general charge—a God to glorify. We have also been given a particular charge or callingContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 13 ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERSSabine Baring-Gould, 1834–1924Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 2:3 KJV)The Christian life is often compared in Scripture to a warfare—the struggle of sin against righteousness and of the flesh versus the spirit. Each follower of Christ is called to be a “good” soldier. ThisContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”