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Sunday, October 26, 2025

Owen: approaching God

Feast of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
Commemoration of Cedd, Founding Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664
Meditation:
[Jesus:] “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
—Mark 11:24 (NIV)

Quotation:
No heart can conceive that treasury of mercies which lies in this one privilege, in having liberty and ability to approach unto God at all times, according to His mind and will.
... John Owen (1616-1683), A Discourse Concerning Holy Spirit, bk. VI-IX [1674], in Works of John Owen, v. IV, London: Johnson & Hunter, 1852, p. 316 (see the book)
See also Mark 11:24; Matt. 7:7-8; 18:19; 21:22; Luke 11:9-10; John 14:13; 15:7; Rom. 8:15-17; 10:13; Eph. 3:12; Heb. 4:16; 10:19-23; Jas. 1:5-6

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, You opened up Your holiest place for me to enter and speak with You.
 
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