Broken Hearted for God

What will you give your life to?

Raj Saha | Sun, 8th Jan 2017

The great preacher and pastor Aiden Wilson Tozer once wrote  “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Nehemiah wept mourned and prayed over the very same things that tore at Gods heart. Will we take Jesus' exhortation to 'take heed how we hear?' Will we, like Isaiah offer ourselves as living sacrifices to God....'Here I am. Send me.' 

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