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Evening, May 5 Scripture: “He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”(Proverbs 16:20) Wisdom is man’s true strength; and, under its guidance, he best accomplishes the ends of his being. Wisely handling the matter of life gives to man the richest enjoyment, and presents […] Evening, May 4 Scripture: “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible.”(1 Peter 1:23) Peter most earnestly exhorted the scattered saints to love each other “with a pure heart fervently” and he wisely fetched his argument, not from the law, from nature, or from philosophy, but from that high and divine nature […] Evening, May 3 Scripture: “A very present help.”(Psalm 46:1) Covenant blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. Even our Lord Jesus is given to us for our present use. Believer, thou dost not make use of Christ as thou oughtest to do. When thou art in trouble, why […] Evening, May 2 Scripture: “These all died in faith.”(Hebrews 11:13) Behold the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, whether of old age, or by violent means; this one point, in which they all agree, is the most worthy […] Evening, May 1 Scripture: “I am the rose of Sharon.”(Song of Solomon 2:1) Whatever there may be of beauty in the material world, Jesus Christ possesses all that in the spiritual world in a tenfold degree. Amongst flowers the rose is deemed the sweetest, but Jesus is infinitely more beautiful in the garden of […] |
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