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Evening, December 4 Scripture: “Even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”(Romans 8:23) This groaning is universal among the saints: to a greater or less extent we all feel it. It is not the groan of murmuring or complaint: it is rather the note of desire […] December 4 The Law Of Antagonism “To him that overcometh. . . .” Revelation 2:7 Life without war is impossible either in nature or in grace. The basis of physical, mental, moral, and spiritual life is antagonism. This is the open fact of life. Health is the balance between physical life and external […] Morning, December 4 Acts 18:10 I have much people in this city. This should be a great encouragement to try to do good, since God has among the vilest of the vile, the most reprobate, the most debauched and drunken, an elect people who must be saved. When you take the Word to them, you […] Covered and Protected He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. (Psalm 91:4) A condescending simile indeed! Just as a hen protects her brood and allows them to nestle under her wings, so will the Lord defend His people and permit […] December 4 When We See Him Face to Face “I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us” (Rom. 8:18, 20th Century Trans.). A remarkable incident occurred recently at a wedding in England. A young […] |
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