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Evening, August 3 Scripture: “But as he went.”(Luke 8:42) Jesus is passing through the throng to the house of Jairus, to raise the ruler’s dead daughter; but he is so profuse in goodness that he works another miracle while upon the road. While yet this rod of Aaron bears the blossom of an unaccomplished wonder, […] Evening, August 2 Scripture: “So she gleaned in the field until even.”(Ruth 2:17) Let me learn from Ruth, the gleaner. As she went out to gather the ears of corn, so must I go forth into the fields of prayer, meditation, the ordinances, and hearing the word to gather spiritual food. The gleaner gathers her […] Evening, August 1 Scripture: “Thou crownest the year with thy goodness.”(Psalm 65:11) All the year round, every hour of every day, God is richly blessing us; both when we sleep and when we wake his mercy waits upon us. The sun may leave us a legacy of darkness, but our God never ceases to shine […] Evening, July 31 Scripture: “And these are the singers … they were employed in that work day and night.”(1 Chronicles 9:33) Well was it so ordered in the temple that the sacred chant never ceased: for evermore did the singers praise the Lord, whose mercy endureth for ever. As mercy did not cease to […] Evening, July 30 Scripture: “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”(John 6:37) No limit is set to the duration of this promise. It does not merely say, “I will not cast out a sinner at his first coming,” but, “I will in no wise cast out.” The original reads, […] |
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