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January 14 Called Of GOD “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” Isaiah 6:8 God did not address the call to Isaiah; Isaiah overheard God saying, “Who will go for us?” The call of God is not for the special few, it is for […] Morning, January 14 Scripture: “Mighty to save.”(Isaiah 63:1) By the words “to save” we understand the whole of the great work of salvation, from the first holy desire onward to complete sanctification. The words are multum in parro: indeed, here is all mercy in one word. Christ is not only “mighty to save” those […] Rest Is a Gift Scripture: “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”(Matthew 11:28). We who are saved find rest in Jesus. Those who are not saved will receive rest if they come to Him, for here He promises to “give” it. Nothing can […] Evening, January 14 Scripture: “Beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.”(Matthew 14:30) Sinking times are praying times with the Lord’s servants. Peter neglected prayer at starting upon his venturous journey, but when he began to sink his danger made him a suppliant, and his cry though late was not too late. […] January 14 Christ Sometimes Delays His Help “I called upon him, but he gave me no answer” (S. of Sol. 5:6). The Lord, when He hath given great faith, hath been known to try it by long delayings. He has suffered His servants’ voices to echo in their ears as from a […] |
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