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November 2 Authority And Independence “If ye love Me, ye will keep My commandments.” John 14:15 (R.V.) Our Lord never insists upon obedience; He tells us very emphatically what we ought to do, but He never takes means to make us do it. We have to obey Him out of a oneness of spirit. That […] Morning “I am the Lord, I change not.” Malachi 3:6 It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there is One whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never alter, and on whose brow mutability can make no furrows. All things else have changed–all things are changing. The sun itself […] Heavenly Wealth No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psalm 84:11) Many pleasing things the Lord may withhold but “no good thing.” He is the best judge of what is good for us. Some things are assuredly good, and these we may have for the asking through Jesus Christ our Lord. […] Evening, November 2 Scripture: “Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.”(Psalm 119:53) Prayer is the never-failing resort of the Christian in any case, in every plight. When you cannot use your sword you may take to the weapon of all-prayer. Your powder may be damp, your bow-string may […] November 2 Fresh Touch with God “And the ill favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well favored and fat kin…and the thin, ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears” (Gen. 41:4, 7). There is a warning for us in that dream, just as it stands: It is […] |
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