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Evening, July 4 Scripture: “He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”(Psalm 24:4) Outward practical holiness is a very precious mark of grace. It is to be feared that many professors have perverted the doctrine of justification by faith in such […] July 4 One Of God’s Great Don’ts “Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing.” Psalm 37:8 (R.V.) Fretting means getting out at elbows mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say “Fret not,” but a very different thing to have such a disposition that you find yourself able not to fret. […] Morning “Sanctify them through thy truth.” John 17:17 Sanctification begins in regeneration. The Spirit of God infuses into man that new living principle by which he becomes “a new creature” in Christ Jesus. This work, which begins in the new birth, is carried on in two ways–mortification, whereby the lusts of the flesh are subdued […] The Word, Necessary Food Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4) If God so willed it we could live without bread, even as Jesus did for forty days; but we could not live without His Word. By that Word we […] July 4 Rock Flowers “Thou hast shewed thy people hard things” (Ps. 60:3). I have always been glad that the Psalmist said to God that some things were hard. There is no mistake about it; there are hard things in life. Some beautiful pink flowers were given me this summer, and as I took them […] |
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