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	<title>Tears from a Lonely God</title>
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		<title>The God Who Sees in Secret Dispair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when [...]

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<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/unrecognized-talent/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Unrecognized Talent'>Unrecognized Talent</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/change-a-life/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Change A Life'>Change A Life</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/praying-on-the-fly/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Praying: On the Fly'>Praying: On the Fly</a></li>
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		<link>http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/the-god-who-sees-in-secret-dispair/</link>
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		<title>Obedience as a Key to Usefulness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Let thy child&#8217;s first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.&#8221; -Benjamin Franklin

The principle is simple: teach a child how to listen and obey authority, and once this lesson is learned, the parent is free to move forward with more advanced lessons.
A parallel with God
We ought to see how it is [...]

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<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/trusting-god-for-our-future/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Trusting God for Our Future'>Trusting God for Our Future</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/parents-part-of-gods-plan-for-children/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Parents: Part of God&#8217;s Plan for Children'>Parents: Part of God&#8217;s Plan for Children</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/god-shows-himself-to-those-with-faith/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: God Shows Himself to those with Faith'>God Shows Himself to those with Faith</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/god-enables-those-whom-he-calls/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: God Enables Those Whom He Calls'>God Enables Those Whom He Calls</a></li>
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		<link>http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/obedience-as-a-key-to-usefulness/</link>
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		<title>Two Kinds of Sorrow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.&#8221; -2 Corinthians 7:10

The apostle Paul describes here two kinds of sorrow: a godly sorrow that makes a person face up to their sins and faults, and brings them to a turning point where they are [...]

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<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/purity-of-the-congregation/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Purity of the Congregation'>Purity of the Congregation</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/manna-in-the-desert/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Manna in the Desert'>Manna in the Desert</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/forgetting-painful-memories/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Forgetting Painful Memories'>Forgetting Painful Memories</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/finding-mr-right/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Finding &#8220;Mr. Right&#8221;'>Finding &#8220;Mr. Right&#8221;</a></li>
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		<link>http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/two-kinds-of-sorrow/</link>
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		<title>Excuses, Excuses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee [...]

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<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend'>The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/gods-perfume/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: God&#8217;s Perfume'>God&#8217;s Perfume</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/friends-with-the-world-enemies-with-god/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Friends with the World, Enemies with God'>Friends with the World, Enemies with God</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/do-you-really-want-to-spend-eternity-with-god/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Do You Really Want To Spend Eternity With God?'>Do You Really Want To Spend Eternity With God?</a></li>
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		<link>http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/excuses-excuses/</link>
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		<title>Bearing the Sins of the People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be [...]

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<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/let-your-sins-be-strong-but/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Let Your Sins be Strong, But&#8230;'>Let Your Sins be Strong, But&#8230;</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/two-kinds-of-sorrow/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Two Kinds of Sorrow'>Two Kinds of Sorrow</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/not-just-fire-insurance/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Not Just Fire Insurance'>Not Just Fire Insurance</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/blessed-yet-in-sin/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blessed, Yet in Sin'>Blessed, Yet in Sin</a></li>
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		<link>http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/bearing-the-sins-of-the-people/</link>
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		<title>Men Hate Those to Whom They Have to Lie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Men hate those to whom they have to lie.&#8221; -Victor Hugo

If men hate those to whom they have to lie, then who in this sinful world would be more hated than God? For man&#8217;s deeds are so often evil that in order to save face he must hide what he has done, both from his [...]

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<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/the-stubbornness-of-error/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Stubbornness of Error'>The Stubbornness of Error</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/leaving-faults-behind/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Leaving Faults Behind'>Leaving Faults Behind</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/sunlight-for-the-soul/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sunlight for the Soul'>Sunlight for the Soul</a></li>
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		<link>http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/men-hate-those-to-whom-they-have-to-lie/</link>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Spirit Makes People Holy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.&#8221; -Exodus 40:9

Notice the last five words of the verse above: &#8220;and it shall be holy.&#8221; These five simple words describe the outcome of God&#8217;s anointing&#8212;His [...]

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<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/what-does-it-mean-to-be-holy/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What does it mean to be Holy?'>What does it mean to be Holy?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/be-not-drunk-with-wine-but-be-filled-with-gods-spirit/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Be Not Drunk with Wine, But Be Filled with God&#8217;s Spirit'>Be Not Drunk with Wine, But Be Filled with God&#8217;s Spirit</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/what-are-they-looking-at/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What Are They Looking At?'>What Are They Looking At?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://weblog.tfalg.org/godly-sayings/on-the-holy-spirit/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On the Holy Spirit'>On the Holy Spirit</a></li>
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		<link>http://weblog.tfalg.org/christian-devotions/gods-spirit-makes-people-holy/</link>
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