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July 19 Show Love “Put on as the elect of God, kindness” (Col. 3:12). There is a story of an old man who carried a little can of oil with him everywhere he went, and if he passed through a door that squeaked, he poured a little oil on the hinges. If a gate was […] July 18 Open the Trenches “Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into […] July 17 The Second Coming “Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown” (Rev. 3:11). George Mueller bears this testimony, “When it pleased God in July, 1829, to reveal to my heart the truth of the personal return of the Lord Jesus, and to show me that […] July 16 Who is Leading? “O Lord , I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps” (Jer. 10:23). “Lead me in a plain path” (Ps. 27:14). Many people want to direct God, instead of resigning themselves to be directed by Him; […] July 15 Set Apart “He went up into a mountain apart” (Matt. 14:23). One of the blessings of the old-time Sabbath was its calm, its restfulness, its holy peace. There is a strange strength conceived in solitude. Crows go in flocks and wolves in packs, but the lion and the eagle are solitaires. Strength is […] |
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