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November 11 The Friend of God “Abraham stood yet before the Lord” (Gen. 18:22). The friend of God can plead with Him for others. Perhaps Abraham’s height of faith and friendship seems beyond our little possibilities. Do not be discouraged, Abraham grew; so may we. He went step by step, not […] November 10 The Road Uphill “Walking in the midst of the fire” (Daniel 3:25). The fire did not arrest their motion; they walked in the midst of it. It was one of the streets through which they moved to their destiny. The comfort of Christ’s revelation is not that it teaches emancipation […] November 9 Beginning Without Finishing “He spoke a parable unto them…that men ought always to pray, and not to faint” (Luke 18:1). No temptation in the life of intercession is more common than this of failure to persevere. We begin to pray for a certain thing; we put up our petitions for […] November 8 The Secrets of Providence “The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him” (Ps. 25:14). There are secrets of Providence which God’s dear children may learn. His dealings with them often seem, to the outward eye, dark and terrible. Faith looks deeper and says, “This is God’s secret. […] November 7 Sing Praise to the Lord! “When they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushments…and they were smitten” (2 Chron. 20:22). Oh, that we could reason less about our troubles, and sing and praise more! There are thousands of things that we wear as shackles which we might use […] |
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