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<p>&quot;You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price!&quot; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20<br />
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        You are not your own! Jesus has . . .<br />
        purchased you with His own blood,<br />
        quickened you by His Spirit,<br />
        espoused you to Himself, and<br />
        intends to glorify you with Himself forever! <br />
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        He <em>claims </em>you, and says, &quot;Do not fear, for I have <em>redeemed </em>you; I have <em>called </em>you by your name; <strong>you are Mine!</strong>&quot; Isaiah 43:1. <br />
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        You are . . .<br />
        His beloved bride,<br />
        His portion, <br />
        a member of His body. <br />
        In loving you—He loves Himself. <br />
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        He requires you to live under the daily conviction that you are His—and that all you have is His. You have nothing of your own! All you have—He has freely given to you! And all you have—you profess to have surrendered to Him!<br />
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        Think more of <em>Jesus</em>—than of His <em>gifts!</em> Cleave to Him—and not to what you may be called to surrender. He will never take anything from you—but He will give you something better! If He strips you—it is to teach you, and to lead you to live upon Himself, and to find <em>your heaven </em>in His company and grace!<br />
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        Do you live, walk, and act—so as to leave the impression upon the minds of observers, that you are the Lord's? <br />
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        Do you expect Him to preserve, guide, and supply you? <br />
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        Let conscience answer!
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