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Evening, April 30 Scripture: “How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God.”(Psalm 139:17) Divine omniscience affords no comfort to the ungodly mind, but to the child of God it overflows with consolation. God is always thinking upon us, never turns aside his mind from us, has us always before his eyes; and […] Evening, April 29 Scripture: “The Lord taketh pleasure in his people.”(Psalm 149:4) How comprehensive is the love of Jesus! There is no part of his people’s interests which he does not consider, and there is nothing which concerns their welfare which is not important to him. Not merely does he think of you, believer, […] Evening, April 28 Scripture: “All the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.”(Ezekiel 3:7) Are there no exceptions? No, not one. Even the favoured race are thus described. Are the best so bad?－then what must the worst be? Come, my heart, consider how far thou hast a share in this universal accusation, and while […] Evening, April 27 Scripture: “The Lord is King for ever and ever.”(Psalm 10:16) Jesus Christ is no despotic claimant of divine right, but he is really and truly the Lord’s anointed! “It hath pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell.” God hath given to him all power and all authority. As […] Evening, April 26 Scripture: “Blessed is he that watcheth.”(Revelation 16:15) “We die daily,” said the apostle. This was the life of the early Christians; they went everywhere with their lives in their hands. We are not in this day called to pass through the same fearful persecutions: if we were, the Lord would give […] |
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