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November 16 Still Human! “Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 The great marvel of the Incarnation slips into ordinary childhood’s life; the great marvel of the Transfiguration vanishes in the devil-possessed valley; the glory of the Resurrection descends into a breakfast on the sea-shore. This is not […] Morning “The Lord is my portion, saith my soul.” Lamentations 3:24 It is not “The Lord is partly my portion,” nor “The Lord is in my portion”; but he himself makes up the sum total of my soul’s inheritance. Within the circumference of that circle lies all that we possess or desire. The Lord is […] Weapons Doomed to Fail No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. (Isaiah 54:17) There is great clatter in the forges and smithies of the enemy. They are making weapons wherewith to smite the saints. They could not even do as […] Evening, November 16 Scripture: “Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty.”(Isaiah 33:17) The more you know about Christ the less will you be satisfied with superficial views of him; and the more deeply you study his transactions in the eternal covenant, his engagements on your behalf as the eternal Surety, and the fulness […] November 16 Instant Obedience “In the selfsame day, as God had said unto him” (Gen. 17:23). Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Every time God calls us to any duty, He is offering to make a covenant with us; doing the duty is our […] |
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