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January 10 Polish Comes Through Trouble “He hath made me a polished shaft” (Isa. 49:2). There is a very famous “Pebble Beach” at Pescadero, on the California coast. The long line of white surf comes up with its everlasting roar, and rattles and thunders among the stones on the shore. They are […] January 9 Vineyards in the Wilderness “I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness…And I will give her her vineyards from thence” (Hosea 2:14-15). A strange place to find vineyards–in the wilderness! And can it be that the riches which a soul needs can be obtained in the wilderness, which […] January 8 Delayed Blessings “For the Vision is yet for an appointed time…though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry” (Hab. 2:3). In the charming little booklet, Expectation Corner, Adam Slowman was led into the Lord’s treasure houses, and among many other wonders there revealed […] January 7 Master Plowman “Doth the plowman plow all day to sow?” (Isa. 28:24). One day in early summer I walked past a beautiful meadow. The grass was as soft and thick and fine as an immense green Oriental rug. In one corner stood a fine old tree, a sanctuary for numberless […] January 6 Step Out Boldly “When thou goest, thy way shall be opened up before thee step by step” (Proverbs 4:12, free translation). The Lord never builds a bridge of faith except under the feet of the faith-filled traveler. If He builds the bridge a rod ahead, it would not be a […] |
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