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Evening, March 11 Scripture: “Thou shalt be called, Sought out.”(Isaiah 62:12) The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought, but sought out. Men seek for a thing which is lost upon the floor of the house, but in such a case there is only seeking, […] Evening, March 10 Scripture: “Man … is of few days, and full of trouble.”(Job 14:1) It may be of great service to us, before we fall asleep, to remember this mournful fact, for it may lead us to set loose by earthly things. There is nothing very pleasant in the recollection that we are […] Evening, March 9 Scripture: “Abide in me.”(John 15:4) Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jesus will take bitterness from the one, and satiety from the other. Live near to Jesus, […] Evening, March 8 Scripture: “She called his name Benoni (son of sorrow), but his father called him Benjamin (son of my right hand).”(Genesis 35:18) To every matter there is a bright as well as a dark side. Rachel was overwhelmed with the sorrow of her own travail and death; Jacob, though weeping the […] Evening, March 7 Scripture: “It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man.”(Psalm 118:8) Doubtless the reader has been tried with the temptation to rely upon the things which are seen, instead of resting alone upon the invisible God. Christians often look to man for help and counsel, […] |
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