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January 1 Let Us Keep to the Point “. . . my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death” —Philippians 1:20 My Utmost for His Highest. “. . . […] Morning, January 1 Scripture: “They did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” (Joshua 5:12) Israel’s weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites, and howling wildernesses: they came to the land which flowed with milk and honey, and […] The Bible’s First Promise Scripture: “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel”(Genesis 3:15). This is the first promise to fallen man. It contains the whole gospel and the essence of the covenant of […] Evening, January 1 Scripture: “We will be glad and rejoice in thee.”(Song of Solomon 1:4) We will be glad and rejoice in thee. We will not open the gates of the year to the dolorous notes of the sackbut, but to the sweet strains of the harp of joy, and the high sounding cymbals […] January 1 March Forward “Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward” (Exod. 14:15). Imagine, O child of God, if you can, that triumphal march! The excited children restrained from ejaculations of wonder by the perpetual hush of their parents; the most uncontrollable excitement of the women as they found themselves suddenly saved […] |
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