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Evening, September 13 Scripture: “This man receiveth sinners.”(Luke 15:2) Observe the condescension of this fact. This Man, who towers above all other men, holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners－this Man receiveth sinners. This Man, who is no other than the eternal God, before whom angels veil their faces－this Man receiveth sinners. It needs an […] September 13 After Surrender – What? “I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do.” John 17:4 Surrender is not the surrender of the external life, but of the will; when that is done, all is done. There are very few crises in life; the great crisis is the surrender of the […] Morning “Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well, the rain also filleth the pools.” Psalm 84:6 This teaches us that the comfort obtained by a one may often prove serviceable to another; just as wells would be used by the company who came after. We read some book full of consolation, […] The Dew of Heaven His heavens shall drop down dew. (Deuteronomy 33:28) What the dew in the East is to the world of nature, that is the influence of the Spirit in the realm of grace. How greatly do I need it! Without the Spirit of God I am a dry and withered […] September 13 The Captive “As I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God . . . and the hand of the Lord was there upon me” (Ezek. 1:1,3). There is no commentator of the Scriptures half so valuable as a […] |
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