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Evening, December 16 Scripture: “Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened.”(Isaiah 48:8) It is painful to remember that, in a certain degree, this accusation may be laid at the door of believers, who too often are in a measure spiritually insensible. We may well […] Evening, December 15 Scripture: “And lay thy foundations with sapphires.”(Isaiah 54:11) Not only that which is seen of the church of God, but that which is unseen, is fair and precious. Foundations are out of sight, and so long as they are firm it is not expected that they should be valuable; but in Jehovah’s […] Evening, December 14 Scripture: “I am crucified with Christ.”(Galatians 2:20) The Lord Jesus Christ acted in what he did as a great public representative person, and his dying upon the cross was the virtual dying of all his people. Then all his saints rendered unto justice what was due, and made an expiation to divine […] Evening, December 13 Scripture: “I will make thy windows of agates.”(Isaiah 54:12) The church is most instructively symbolized by a building erected by heavenly power, and designed by divine skill. Such a spiritual house must not be dark, for the Israelites had light in their dwellings; there must therefore be windows to let the light […] Evening, December 12 Scripture: “They have dealt treacherously against the Lord.”(Hosea 5:7) Believer, here is a sorrowful truth! Thou art the beloved of the Lord, redeemed by blood, called by grace, preserved in Christ Jesus, accepted in the Beloved, on thy way to heaven, and yet, “thou hast dealt treacherously” with God, thy best friend; […] |
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