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April 18 Readiness “God called unto him and he said, Here am I” Exodus 3:4 When God speaks, many of us are like men in a fog, we give no answer. Moses’ reply revealed that he was somewhere. Readiness means a right relationship to God and a knowledge of where we are at present. We […] Morning, April 18 Scripture: “She bound the scarlet line in the window.”(Joshua 2:21) Rahab depended for her preservation upon the promise of the spies, whom she looked upon as the representatives of the God of Israel. Her faith was simple and firm, but it was very obedient. To tie the scarlet line in the […] He Never Fails I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (Joshua 1:5) This word to Joshua is often quoted; it is the basis of that New Testament word “He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Beloved, a life of warfare is before us, […] Evening, April 18 Scripture: “And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good.”(Genesis 32:12) When Jacob was on the other side of the brook Jabbok, and Esau was coming with armed men, he earnestly sought God’s protection, and as a master reason he pleaded, “And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good.” Oh, […] April 18 He Refines Them “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (Gal. 6:14). They were living to themselves; self with its hopes, and promises and dreams, still had hold of […] |
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