Diligence

you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, Colossians 3:9-10 "Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, And blessed him and increased him." Isaiah 51:2		I am a new man in Christ I am a son of the Patriarch Abraham God is giving me Diligence [Latin. diligentia, from diligo, to love earnestly; di and lego, to choose.] 1. Steady application in business of any kind; constant effort to accomplish what is undertaken; exertion of body or mind without unnecessary delay or sloth; due attention; industry; assiduity. Diligence is the philosopher's stone that turns everything into gold Unknown Brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure. 2 Peter i. 2. Care; heed; heedfulness. Keep thy heart with all diligence Prov. iv
		Webster's, 1st ed., 1828
		I visualize each task as a special assignment from the Lord; I see myself using all my energies to accomplish it.
		Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. -- Romans 8:30 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. -- Psalm 119:48

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