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Evening, December 2 Scripture: “Behold, all is vanity.”(Ecclesiastes 1:14) Nothing can satisfy the entire man but the Lord’s love and the Lord’s own self. Saints have tried to anchor in other roadsteads, but they have been driven out of such fatal refuges. Solomon, the wisest of men, was permitted to make experiments for us all, […] December 2 Christian Perfection “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect. . . .” Philippians 3:12 It is a snare to imagine that God wants to make us perfect specimens of what He can do; God’s purpose is to make us one with Himself. The emphasis of holiness movements is […] Morning, December 2 Song of Solomon 4:7 Thou art all fair, my love. The Lord’s admiration of His Church is very a wonderful, and His description of her beauty is very glowing. She is not merely fair, but “all fair.” He views her in Himself, washed in His sin-atoning blood and clothed in His meritorious […] Morning, December 3 Song of Solomon 4:7 There is no spot in thee. Having pronounced His Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms His praise by a precious negative, “There is no spot in I thee.” As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the carping world would insinuate that He had only […] Our Holiest Example I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (Psalm 16:8) This is the way to live. With God always before us, we shall have the noblest companionship, the holiest example, the sweetest consolation, and the mightiest influence. This must be […] |
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