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Evening, March 6 Scripture: “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty.”(Proverbs 18:12) It is an old and common saying, that “coming events cast their shadows before them;” the wise man teaches us that a haughty heart is the prophetic prelude of evil. Pride is as safely the sign of destruction as the […] Evening, March 5 Scripture: “Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.”(Psalm 35:3) What does this sweet prayer teach me? It shall be my evening’s petition; but first let it yield me an instructive meditation. The text informs me first of all that David had his doubts; for why should he pray, “Say […] Evening, March 4 Scripture: “They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house.”(Psalm 36:8) Sheba’s queen was amazed at the sumptuousness of Solomon’s table. She lost all heart when she saw the provision of a single day; and she marvelled equally at the company of servants who were feasted at the […] Evening, March 3 Scripture: “He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove.”(Matthew 3:16) As the Spirit of God descended upon the Lord Jesus, the head, so he also, in measure, descends upon the members of the mystical body. His descent is to us after the same fashion as that in which […] Evening, March 2 Scripture: “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.”(Ephesians 3:8) The apostle Paul felt it a great privilege to be allowed to preach the gospel. He did not look upon his […] |
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