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Evening, September 2 Scripture: “Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.”(John 4:48) A craving after marvels was a symptom of the sickly state of men’s minds in our Lord’s day; they refused solid nourishment, and pined after mere wonder. The gospel which they so greatly needed they would not have; the miracles […] September 2 The Sacrament Of Sacrifice “He that believeth in Me . . out of him shall flow. . . .” John 7:38 Jesus did not say – “he that believeth in Me shall realize the blessing of the fulness of God,” but – “he that believeth in Me out of him shall escape everything […] Morning “But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.” Mark 1:30 Very interesting is this little peep into the house of the Apostolic Fisherman. We see at once that household joys and cares are no hindrance to the full exercise of ministry, nay, that since they furnish […] Follow to Know Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord. (Hosea 6:3) Not all at once, but by degrees shall we attain to holy knowledge, and our business is to persevere and learn by little and little. We need not despair, though our progress may be slow, for […] September 2 In His Name “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full” (John 16:24). During the Civil War, a man had an only son who enlisted in the armies of the Union. The father was a banker and, although he consented […] |
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