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Morning, January 20 Scripture: “Abel was a keeper of sheep.”(Genesis 4:2) As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God, and offered a sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering. This early type of our Lord is exceedingly clear and distinct. Like […] Morning, January 19 Scripture: “I sought him, but I found him not.”(Song of Solomon 3:1) Tell me where you lost the company of a Christ, and I will tell you the most likely place to find him. Have you lost Christ in the closet by restraining prayer? Then it is there you must seek […] Morning, January 18 Scripture: “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”(Hebrews 4:9) How different will be the state of the believer in heaven from what it is here! Here he is born to toil and suffer weariness, but in the land of the immortal, fatigue is never known. Anxious to serve […] Morning, January 17 Scripture: “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion.”(Revelation 14:1) The apostle John was privileged to look within the gates of heaven, and in describing what he saw, he begins by saying, “I looked, and, lo, a Lamb!” This teaches us that the chief object of contemplation […] Morning, January 16 Scripture: “I will help thee, saith the Lord.”(Isaiah 41:14) This morning let us hear the Lord Jesus speak to each one of us: “I will help thee.” “It is but a small thing for me, thy God, to help thee. Consider what I have done already. What! not help thee? Why, […] |
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