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Evening, July 20 Scripture: “And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?”(Jeremiah 2:18) By sundry miracles, by divers mercies, by strange deliverances Jehovah had proved himself to be worthy of Israel’s trust. Yet they broke down the hedges with which God had enclosed them […] July 20 Dependent On God’s Presence “They that wait upon the Lord . . . shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 There is no thrill in walking; it is the test of all the stable qualities. To “walk and not faint” is the highest reach possible for strength. The word “walk” is used […] Morning “The earnest of our inheritance.” Ephesians 1:14 Oh! what enlightenment, what joys, what consolation, what delight of heart is experienced by that man who has learned to feed on Jesus, and on Jesus alone. Yet the realization which we have of Christ’s preciousness is, in this life, imperfect at the best. As an old […] Looking for Him Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:28) This is our hope. He to whom we have already looked as coming once to bear the sins of many will have another manifestation to the sons of men; this is a happy […] July 20 Achieving the Victory “For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4:17). (Weymouth) “Is achieving for us,” mark. The question is repeatedly asked–Why is the life of man drenched with so much blood, and blistered with so many tears? The answer is […] |
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