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August 18 Have You Ever Been Expressionless With Sorrow? “And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.” Luke 18:23 The rich young ruler went away expressionless with sorrow; he had not a word to say. He had no doubt as to what Jesus said, no debate as to […] August 17 Are You Discouraged In Devotion? “Yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast . . and come, follow Me.” Luke 18:22 “And when he heard this . . .” Have you ever heard the Master say a hard word? If you have not, I question whether you have heard Him […] August 16 Does He Know Me? “He calleth . . . by name.” John 10:3 When I have sadly misunderstood Him? (John 10:17.) It is possible to know all about doctrine and yet not know Jesus. The soul is in danger when knowledge of doctrine outsteps intimate touch with Jesus. Why was Mary weeping? Doctrine […] August 15 Signs Of The New Birth “Ye must be born again.” John 3:7 The answer to the question “How can a man be born when he is old?” is – When he is old enough to die – to die right out to his “rag rights,” to his virtues, to his religion, to […] August 14 Chastening “Despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him.” Hebrews 12:5 It is very easy to quench the Spirit; we do it by despising the chastening of the Lord, by fainting when we are rebuked by Him. If we have only a shallow experience of […] |
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