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August 23 Earth’s Broken Things “Fear not, thou worm Jacob…I will make thee a threshing instrument with teeth” (Isa. 41:14-15). Could any two things be in greater contrast than a worm and an instrument with teeth? The worm is delicate, bruised by a stone, crushed beneath the passing wheel; an instrument with teeth can break […] August 22 Treasures in the Darkness “Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was” (Exod. 20:21). God has still His hidden secrets, hidden from the wise and prudent. Do not fear them; be content to accept things that you cannot understand; wait patiently. Presently He will reveal to you the treasures of darkness, […] August 21 Songs of Praise Rise From Affliction “Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints” (Rev. 15:3). The following incident is related by Mrs. Charles Spurgeon, who was a great sufferer for more than a quarter of a century: “At the close of a dark and gloomy day, I lay resting on […] August 20 Deliverance in the Stormy Winds “The Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the cast wind brought the locusts….Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste….And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, […] August 19 Strength From the Sorrow “Now it came to pass after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now, therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people” (Joshua 1:1-2). Sorrow came […] |
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