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August 28 Sorrowful, Yet Rejoicing

August 28 Sorrowful, Yet Rejoicing

“As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” (2 Cor. 6:10).

The stoic scorns to shed a tear; the Christian is not forbidden to weep. The soul may be dumb with excessive grief, as the shearer’s scissors pass over the quivering flesh; or, when the heart is on the point of breaking beneath […]

August 27 Preparation For Praise

August 27 Preparation For Praise

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you…you are sharing what Christ suffered; so rejoice in it” (1 Peter 4:12).

Many a waiting hour was needful to enrich the harp of David, and many a waiting hour in the wilderness will gather for us […]

August 26 He Answered Nothing

August 26 He Answered Nothing

“He answered nothing” (Mark 15:3).

There is no spectacle in all the Bible so sublime as the silent Savior answering not a word to the men who were maligning Him, and whom He could have laid prostrate at His feet by one look of Divine power, or one word of […]

August 25 Patience in the Routine

August 25 Patience in the Routine

“Be thou there till I bring thee word” (Matt. 2:13).

“I’ll stay where You’ve put me; I will, dear Lord, Though I wanted so badly to go; I was eager to march with the ‘rank and file,’ Yes, I wanted to lead them, You know. I planned to keep […]

August 24 Flowers in the Canyon

August 24 Flowers in the Canyon

“For our profit” (Heb. 12:10).

In one of Ralph Connor’s books he tells a story of Gwen. Gwen was a wild, wilful lassie and one who had always been accustomed to having her own way. Then one day she met with a terrible accident which crippled her for life. […]