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August 18 Have You Ever Been Expressionless With Sorrow? “And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.” Luke 18:23 The rich young ruler went away expressionless with sorrow; he had not a word to say. He had no doubt as to what Jesus said, no debate as to […] Evening, August 18 Scripture: “And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.”(Mark 15:23) A golden truth is couched in the fact that the Saviour put the myrrhed wine-cup from his lips. On the heights of heaven the Son of God stood of old, and as he looked down […] Morning “Strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.” Jeremiah 51:51 In this account the faces of the Lord’s people were covered with shame, for it was a terrible thing that men should intrude into the Holy Place reserved for the priests alone. Everywhere about us we see like cause for sorrow. How […] Seekers, Finders If thou seek him, he will be found of thee. (1 Chronicles 28:9) We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking, and He will not deny Himself to any one of us if we personally seek His face. It is not if thou deserve Him, or purchase […] August 18 The Just Shall Live by Faith “The just shall live by faith.” (Heb. 10:38). Seemings and feelings are often substituted for faith. Pleasurable emotions and deep satisfying experiences are part of the Christian life, but they are not all of it. Trials, conflicts, battles and testings lie along the way, and are not […] |
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