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January 19 Vision And Darkness “An horror of great darkness fell upon him.” Genesis 15:12 Whenever God gives a vision to a saint, He puts him, as it were, in the shadow of His hand, and the saint’s duty is to be still and listen. There is a darkness which comes from excess of light, […] Morning, January 19 Scripture: “I sought him, but I found him not.”(Song of Solomon 3:1) Tell me where you lost the company of a Christ, and I will tell you the most likely place to find him. Have you lost Christ in the closet by restraining prayer? Then it is there you must seek […] Mouth Confession; Heart Belief Scripture: “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the LORD Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”(Romans 10:9). There must be confession with the mouth. Have I made it? Have I openly avowed my faith in Jesus […] Evening, January 19 Scripture: “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures.”(Luke 24:45) He whom we viewed last evening as opening Scripture, we here perceive opening the understanding. In the first work he has many fellow-labourers, but in the second he stands alone; many can bring the Scriptures to the […] January 19 Victory that overcomes the world “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4). It is easy to love Him when the blue is in the sky, When summer winds are blowing, and we smell the roses nigh; There is little effort needed to obey […] |
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