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Evening, July 24 Scripture: “His camp is very great.”(Joel 2:11) Consider, my soul, the mightiness of the Lord who is thy glory and defence. He is a man of war, Jehovah is his name. All the forces of heaven are at his beck, legions wait at his door, cherubim and seraphim;, watchers and holy […] Evening, July 23 Scripture: “The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”(1 John 1:7) “Cleanseth,” says the text－not “shall cleanse.” There are multitudes who think that as a dying hope they may look forward to pardon. Oh! how infinitely better to have cleansing now than to depend on the bare […] Evening, July 22 Scripture: “Behold the man!”(John 19:5) If there be one place where our Lord Jesus most fully becomes the joy and comfort of his people, it is where he plunged deepest into the depths of woe. Come hither, gracious souls, and behold the man in the garden of Gethsemane; behold his heart […] Evening, July 21 Scripture: “Why go I mourning?”(Psalm 42:9) Canst thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations? Who told thee that the night would never end in day? Who told thee that the sea of circumstances would ebb […] Evening, July 20 Scripture: “And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?”(Jeremiah 2:18) By sundry miracles, by divers mercies, by strange deliverances Jehovah had proved himself to be worthy of Israel’s trust. Yet they broke down the hedges with which God had enclosed them […] |
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