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January 25 Degrees of Faith “Let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece” (Judges 6:39). There are degrees to faith. At one stage of Christian experience we cannot believe unless we have some sign or some great manifestation of feeling. We feel our fleece, like Gideon, and if […] January 24 Our Helper in Prayer “Seeing then that we have a great high Priest…Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:14,16). Our great […] January 23 School of Suffering “The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?” (John 18:11). This was a greater thing to say and do than to calm the seas or raise the dead. Prophets and apostles could work wondrous miracles, but they could not always do and […] January 22 God is Looking “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him” (2 Chron. 16:9). God is looking for a man, or woman, whose heart will be always set on Him, […] January 21 God is Not Unobservant “I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling place” (Isa. 18:4, RV). Assyria was marching against Ethiopia, the people of which are described as tall and smooth. And as the armies advance, God makes no effort to arrest them; it seems as though […] |
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