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September 8 Do It Yourself “Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 Deliverance from sin is not deliverance from human nature. There are things in human nature, such as prejudices, which the saint has to destroy by neglect; and other things which have […] Evening, September 8 Scripture: “The exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead.”(Ephesians 1:19, 20) In the resurrection of Christ, as in our salvation, there was put forth nothing short of a divine power. […] Morning “From me is thy fruit found.” Hosea 14:8 Our fruit is found from our God as to union. The fruit of the branch is directly traceable to the root. Sever the connection, the branch dies, and no fruit is produced. By virtue of our union with Christ we bring forth fruit. Every bunch of […] Broken and Smoking A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. (Isaiah 42:3) Then I may reckon upon tender treatment from my Lord. Indeed, I feel myself to be at best as weak, as pliant, as worthless as a reed. Someone said, “I don’t care a […] September 8 Run with patience “Let us run with patience” (Heb. 12:1). O run with patience is a very difficult thing. Running is apt to suggest the absence of patience, the eagerness to reach the goal. We commonly associate patience with lying down. We think of it as the angel that guards […] |
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