Scratch the Surface
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by J.M. Boice

God often allows the ungodly to amass great wealth to their destruction. But if you are one with whom God is dealing and if you put the pursuit of riches (or anything else) before service to Christ, God may take away those riches (and other things) until you turn to Him. Some years ago Donald Grey Barnhouse was counseling a young woman on the sidewalk in front of Tenth Presbyterian Church following an evening service. She said she was a Christian and that she wanted to follow Christ. …

Moody, Christ's Call To Discipleship, by J.M. Boice