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September 16 The Divine Region Of Religion “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret.” Matthew 6:6 The main idea in the region of religion is – Your eyes upon God, not on men. Do not have as your […] Evening, September 16 Scripture: “Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?”(Job 7:12) This was a strange question for Job to ask of the Lord. He felt himself to be too insignificant to be so strictly watched and chastened, and he hoped that he was not so unruly as […] Morning “Partakers of the divine nature.” 2 Peter 1:4 To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the creature. Between the creature and the Creator there must ever be a gulf fixed in respect […] Reward Is Certain And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. (Matthew 10:42) Well, I can do as much as that. I can do […] September 16 Heart’s Sacrifice “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ” (Phil. 3:7). When they buried the blind preacher, George Matheson, they lined his grave with red roses in memory of his love-life of sacrifice. And it was this man, so beautifully and significantly honored, who wrote, […] |
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