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Morning, March 1 Scripture: “Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.”(Song of Solomon 4:16) Anything is better than the dead calm of indifference. Our souls may wisely desire the north wind of trouble if that alone can be sanctified to the drawing […] Morning, February 28 Scripture: “My expectation is from him.”(Psalm 62:5) It is the believer’s privilege to use this language. If he is looking for aught from the world, it is a poor “expectation” indeed. But if he looks to God for the supply of his wants, whether in temporal or spiritual blessings, his “expectation” […] Morning, February 27 Scripture: “Thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation.”(Psalm 91:9) The Israelites in the wilderness were continually exposed to change. Whenever the pillar stayed its motion, the tents were pitched; but tomorrow, ere the morning sun had risen, the trumpet sounded, the ark was […] Morning, February 26 Scripture: “Salvation is of the Lord.”(Jonah 2:9) Salvation is the work of God. It is he alone who quickens the soul “dead in trespasses and sins,” and it is he also who maintains the soul in its spiritual life. He is both “Alpha and Omega.” “Salvation is of the Lord.” If […] Morning, February 25 Scripture: “The wrath to come.”(Matthew 3:7) It is pleasant to pass over a country after a storm has spent itself; to smell the freshness of the herbs after the rain has passed away, and to note the drops while they glisten like purest diamonds in the sunlight. That is the position […] |
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