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September 22 Only Through Death “Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains a single grain, but if it dies away in the ground, the grain is freed to spring up in a plant bearing many grains” (John 12:24). Go to the old burying ground of Northampton, Mass., and look […] September 21 Unadorned Life “These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work” (1 Chron. 4:23). Anywhere and everywhere we may dwell “with the king for his work.” We may be in a very unlikely and unfavorable place for this; it may be […] September 20 Lawn Care “He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass” (Ps. 72:6). Amos speaks of the king’s mowings. Our King has many scythes, and is perpetually mowing His lawns. The musical tinkle of the whetstone on the scythe portends the cutting down of myriads of green blades, daisies and other flowers. […] September 19 Faith Triumphs “Under hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed” (Rom. 4:18). (Weymouth) Abraham’s faith seemed to be in a thorough correspondence with the power and constant faithfulness of Jehovah. In the outward circumstances in which he was placed, he had not the greatest cause to expect the fulfillment of the promise. Yet he believed […] September 18 Seek Communion “They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn and grow as the vine” (Hosea 14:7). The day closed with heavy showers. The plants in my garden were beaten down before the pelting storm, and I saw one flower that I had admired for its beauty […] |
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