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July 4 One Of God’s Great Don’ts “Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing.” Psalm 37:8 (R.V.) Fretting means getting out at elbows mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say “Fret not,” but a very different thing to have such a disposition that you find yourself able not to fret. […] July 3 The Concentration Of Personal Sin “Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips.” Isaiah 6:5 When I get into the presence of God, I do not realize that I am a sinner in an indefinite sense; I realize the concentration of sin in a particular feature […] July 2 The Conditions Of Discipleship “If any man come to Me, and hate not . . . he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26, also 27, 33 If the closest relationships of life clash with the claims of Jesus Christ, He says it must be instant obedience to Himself. Discipleship means personal, passionate […] July 1 The Inevitable Penalty “Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the uttermost farthing.” Matthew 5:26 There is no heaven with a little corner of hell in it. God is determined to make you pure and holy and right; He will not allow you […] June 30 Do It Now “Agree with thine adversary quickly.” Matthew 5:25 Jesus Christ is laying down this principle – Do what you know you must do, now, and do it quickly; if you do not, the inevitable process will begin to work and you will have to pay to the last farthing in pain […] |
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