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August 24 The Spiritual Index “Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?” Matthew 7:9 The illustration of prayer that Our Lord uses here is that of a good child asking for a good thing. We talk about prayer as if God heard […] Evening, August 24 Scripture: “If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.”(Exodus 22:6) But what restitution can he make who casts abroad the fire-brands of error, or the coals of […] Morning “The breaker is come up before them.” Micah 2:13 Inasmuch as Jesus has gone before us, things remain not as they would have been had he never passed that way. He has conquered every foe that obstructed the way. Cheer up now thou faint-hearted warrior. Not only has Christ travelled the road, but he […] God Above Human Philosophy For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. (1 Corinthians 1:19) This verse is a threatening so far as the worldly wise are concerned, but to the simple believer it is a promise. The professedly […] August 24 Flowers in the Canyon “For our profit” (Heb. 12:10). In one of Ralph Connor’s books he tells a story of Gwen. Gwen was a wild, wilful lassie and one who had always been accustomed to having her own way. Then one day she met with a terrible accident which crippled her for life. […] |
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