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January 17 The Vocation Of The Natural Life “But when it pleased God . . . to reveal His Son in me . . .” Galatians 1:15-16 The call of God is not a call to any particular service; my interpretation of it may be because contact with the nature of God has made me […] Morning, January 17 Scripture: “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion.”(Revelation 14:1) The apostle John was privileged to look within the gates of heaven, and in describing what he saw, he begins by saying, “I looked, and, lo, a Lamb!” This teaches us that the chief object of contemplation […] A Man Without Fear Scripture: “And He said, Certainly I will be with thee”(Exodus 3:12). Of course, if the LORD sent Moses on an errand, He would not let him go alone. The tremendous risk which it would involve and the great power it would require would render it ridiculous for God to send […] Evening, January 17 Scripture: “And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house.”(2 Samuel 11:2) At that hour David saw Bathsheba. We are never out of the reach of temptation. Both at home and abroad we are liable […] January 17 Trust in His Promises “God…calleth those things which be not as though they were” (Rom. 4:17). What does that mean? Why Abraham did this thing: he dared to believe God. It seemed an impossibility at his age that Abraham should become the father of a child; it looked incredible; and […] |
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