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There are no trivial assignments in the work of the Lord.

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
Clergyman
Literary Critic
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Plainfield
New Jersey
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We honor God by asking for great things when they are a part of His promise. We dishonor Him and cheat ourselves when we ask for molehills where He has offered mountains.
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What gives the Word of God authority is simply the fact that it is the word of God!
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If you are what you've always been, you are not a Christian. A Christian is a new creation.
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Too many are willing to sit at God’s table, but not work in his field.
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There are many who say they want to be victorious Christians, but few are willing to endure the discipline necessary to make one a good solider of Jesus Christ. There is a prize to possess, but before we possess it there is a price to be paid, and few will pay it.
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Our efficiency without God's sufficiency is only a deficiency.
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