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September 7 The Old Refiner “He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver” (Mal. 3:3). Our Father, who seeks to perfect His saints in holiness, knows the value of the refiner’s fire. It is with the most precious metals that the assayer takes the most pains, and subjects them to […] September 6 In The Heavenly Places “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ . . . and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ […] September 5 His Billows “All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me” (Ps. 42:7). They are HIS billows, whether they go o’er us, Hiding His face in smothering spray and foam; Or smooth and sparkling, spread a path before us, And to our haven bear us safely home. They […] September 4 Persistent Prayer “Men ought always to pray and not to faint” (Luke18:1). “Go to the ant.” Tammerlane used to relate to his friends an anecdote of his early life. “I once he said, “was forced to take shelter from my enemies in a ruined building, where I sat alone many […] September 3 An Hour In The Garden “He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when evening was come, he was there alone” (Matt. 14:23). The man Christ Jesus felt the need of perfect solitude–Himself alone, entirely by Himself, alone with Himself. We know how much intercourse with men draws […] |
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