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There is a vast difference between devotion to a person and devotion to principles or to a cause. Our Lord never proclaimed a cause- He proclaimed personal devotion to Himself. To be a disciple is to be a devoted bondservant motivated by love for the Lord Jesus.

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
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