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May 5 Judgment On The Abyss Of Love “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God.” 1 Peter 4:17 The Christian worker must never forget that salvation is God’s thought, not man’s; therefore it is an unfathomable abyss. Salvation is the great thought of God, not an experience. Experience […] May 4 Vicarious Intercession “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.” Hebrews 10:19 Beware of imagining that intercession means bringing our personal sympathies into the presence of God and demanding that He does what we ask. Our approach to God is due entirely to the vicarious identification of […] the Spirit.” Ephesians 6:18 As we go on in intercession we may find that our obedience to God is going to cost other people more than we thought. The danger then is to begin to intercede in sympathy with those whom God was gradually lifting to a totally different sphere in answer to our prayers. […] Patience is not indifference; patience conveys the idea of an immensely strong rock withstanding all onslaughts. The vision of God is the source of patience, because it imparts a moral inspiration. Moses endured, not because he had an ideal of right and duty, but because he had a vision of God. He “endured, as seeing […] May 1 Insight Not Emotion “I have to lead my life in faith, without seeing Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (MOFFATT) For a time we are conscious of God’s attentions, then, when God begins to use us in His enterprises, we take on a pathetic look and talk of the trials and the difficulties, and all […] |
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