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August 14 Chastening “Despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him.” Hebrews 12:5 It is very easy to quench the Spirit; we do it by despising the chastening of the Lord, by fainting when we are rebuked by Him. If we have only a shallow experience of […] Evening, August 14 Scripture: “I know their sorrows.”(Exodus 3:7) The child is cheered as he sings, “This my father knows”; and shall not we be comforted as we discern that our dear Friend and tender soul-husband knows all about us? 1. He is the Physician, and if he knows all, there is no need that […] Morning “Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work.” Psalm 92:4 Do you believe that your sins are forgiven, and that Christ has made a full atonement for them? Then what a joyful Christian you ought to be! How you should live above the common trials and troubles of the world! Since sin is […] Child Chastisement Not Forever And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. (1 Kings 11:39) In the family of grace there is discipline, and that discipline is severe enough to make it an evil and a bitter thing to sin. Solomon, turned aside by his foreign wives, […] August 14 Hold on Until the End “We are made partaker of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end” (Heb. 3:14). It is the last step that wins; and there is no place in the pilgrim’s progress where so many dangers lurk as the region that lies hard by […] |
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