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Thought for the Day 26 November 2009

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Thursday, November 26th, 2009
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Nothing can harm us, the Sons of God, while we remain in our Father’s house. Nothing can deprive us of our hope of heaven. But on the other hand how little we understand our privileges … May God enlighten our eyes to see what the privileges are — “that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints” (Eph. 1: 18 RSV).

From the sermon ‘Stewards and also Sons of God’ (1870) Click here for the full text (leaves site)