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Evening, August 20 Scripture: “And they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.”(Nehemiah 3:8) Cities well fortified have broad walls, and so had Jerusalem in her glory. The New Jerusalem must, in like manner, be surrounded and preserved by a broad wall of nonconformity to the world, and separation from its customs and spirit. The tendency […] August 20 Completeness “And I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 Whenever anything begins to disintegrate your life with Jesus Christ, turn to Him at once and ask Him to establish rest. Never allow anything to remain which is making the dis-peace. Take every element of disintegration as something to wrestle against, and not […] Morning “The sweet psalmist of Israel.” 2 Samuel 23:1 Among all the saints whose lives are recorded in Holy Writ, David possesses an experience of the most striking, varied, and instructive character. In his history we meet with trials and temptations not to be discovered, as a whole, in other saints of ancient times, and […] Deliverance Not Limited He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. (Job 5:19) Eliphaz in this spoke the truth of God. We may have as many troubles as the workdays of the week, but the God who worked on those six days will work for […] August 20 Deliverance in the Stormy Winds “The Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the cast wind brought the locusts….Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste….And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, […] |
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