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May 18 Careful Unreasonableness “Behold the fowls of the air.” . . . “Consider the lilies of the field.” Matthew 6:26, 28 Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they simply are! Think of the sea, the air, the sun, the stars and the moon – all these are, and what a ministration […] Morning, May 18 “In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him.” Colossians 2:9-10 All the attributes of Christ, as God and man, are at our disposal. All the fulness of the Godhead, whatever that marvellous term may comprehend, is ours to make us complete. He cannot endow […] Losses Overcome And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten. (Joel 2:25) Yes, those wasted years over which we sigh shall be restored to us. God can give us such plentiful grace that we shall crowd into the remainder of our days as much of service as will […] Evening, May 18 Scripture: “Afterward.”(Hebrews 12:11) How happy are tried Christians, afterwards. No calm more deep than that which succeeds a storm. Who has not rejoiced in clear shinings after rain? Victorious banquets are for well-exercised soldiers. After killing the lion we eat the honey; after climbing the Hill Difficulty, we sit down in […] May 18 Unanswered “Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily” (Luke 18:6, 7). God’s seasons are not at your beck. If the first stroke of the […] |
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