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January 3 Clouds and Darkness Clouds and darkness surround Him . . . —Psalm 97:2 A person who has not been born again by the Spirit of God will tell you that the teachings of Jesus are simple. But when he is baptized by the Holy Spirit, he finds that “clouds and darkness surround Him […] Morning, January 3 “I will give thee for a covenant of the people.”(Isaiah 49:8) Jesus Christ is himself the sum and substance of the covenant, and as one of its gifts. He is the property of every believer. Believer, canst thou estimate what thou hast gotten in Christ? “In him dwelleth all the fulness of […] Rest on a Promise Scripture: “The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it”(Genesis 28:13). No promise is of private interpretation: it belongs not to one saint but to all believers. If, my brother, thou canst in faith lie down upon a promise and take thy rest thereon, it is thine. […] Evening, January 3 Scripture: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”(Luke 3:4) The voice crying in the wilderness demanded a way for the Lord, a way prepared, and a way prepared in the wilderness. I would be attentive to the Master’s […] January 3 The Lord is My Strength “The Lord hath sent strength for thee” (Ps. 68:28, PBV). The Lord imparts unto us that primary strength of character which makes everything in life work with intensity and decision. We are “strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.” And the strength is continuous; reserves […] |
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