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April 1 Heartiness V. Heartlessness Towards Others “It is Christ . . . who also maketh intercession for us.” “The Spirit . . . maketh intercession for the saints.” Romans 8:34, 27 Do we need any more argument than this to become intercessors – that Christ “ever liveth to make intercession;” that the Holy Spirit […] Morning, April 1 Scripture: “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth.”(Song of Solomon 1:2) For several days we have been dwelling upon the Saviour’s passion, and for some little time to come we shall linger there. In beginning a new month, let us seek the same desires after our Lord as […] The King’s Highway Scripture: “The wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein”(Isaiah 35:8). The way of holiness is so straight and plain that the simplest minds cannot go astray if they constantly follow it. The worldly wise have many twists and turns, and yet they make terrible blunders and generally miss their […] Evening, April 1 Scripture: “It is time to seek the Lord.”(Hosea 10:12) This month of April is said to derive its name from the Latin verb aperio, which signifies to open, because all the buds and blossoms are now opening, and we have arrived at the gates of the flowery year. Reader, if you […] April 1 Long Hours “I will give myself unto prayer” (Ps. 109:4). We are often in a religious hurry in our devotions. How much time do we spend in them daily? Can it not be easily reckoned in minutes? Who ever knew an eminently holy man who did not spend much of his time in […] |
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