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December 12 Personality “That they may be one, even as we are one.” John 17:22 Personality is that peculiar, incalculable thing that is meant when we speak of ourselves as distinct from everyone else. Our personality is always too big for us to grasp. An island in the sea may be but the top of […] Evening, December 12 Scripture: “They have dealt treacherously against the Lord.”(Hosea 5:7) Believer, here is a sorrowful truth! Thou art the beloved of the Lord, redeemed by blood, called by grace, preserved in Christ Jesus, accepted in the Beloved, on thy way to heaven, and yet, “thou hast dealt treacherously” with God, thy best friend; […] Morning, December 12 Habakkuk 3:6 His ways are everlasting. What He hath done at one time, He will do yet again. Man’s ways are variable, but God’s ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth: among them are the following-the Lord’s ways are the result of wise deliberation; He ordereth all […] A Quiet Heart In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. (Isaiah 30:15) It is always weakness to be fretting and worrying, questioning and mis-trusting. What can we do if we wear ourselves to skin and bone? Can we gain anything by fearing and fuming? Do we not unfit ourselves for action and unhinge […] December 12 God’s Mysterious Dealings “Thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons” (2 Kings 4:4). They were to be alone with God, for they were not dealing with the laws of nature, nor human government, nor the church, nor the priesthood, nor even with the great prophet of […] |
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