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December 6 Leave it With Him “Consider the lilies, how they grow” (Matt. 6:28). I need oil,” said an ancient monk; so he planted an olive sapling. “Lord,” he prayed, “it needs rain that its tender roots may drink and swell. Send gentle showers.” And the Lord sent gentle showers. “Lord,” prayed the monk, “my […] December 5 Obstinate Faith “And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that […] December 4 When We See Him Face to Face “I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us” (Rom. 8:18, 20th Century Trans.). A remarkable incident occurred recently at a wedding in England. A young […] December 3 Receive All He Has For You “Look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it” (Gen. 13:14-15). No instinct can be put in you by the Holy Ghost but He purposes to fulfill. […] December 2 Desperate Days “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (Heb. 11:6). The faith for desperate days. The Bible is full of such days. Its record […] |
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