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February 13 In The Clouds “If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth” (Eccles. 11:3). Why, then, do we dread the clouds which now darken our sky? True, for a while they hide the sun, but the sun is not quenched; he will be out again before […] February 12 Meant to be Used “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises” (2 Pet. 1:4). When a shipwright builds a vessel, does he build it to keep it upon the stocks? Nay, he builds it for the sea and the storm. When he was making it, he thought […] February 11 Rejoice in the Lord “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet […] February 10 Hard Love “When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was” (John 11:6). In the forefront of this marvelous chapter stands the affirmation, “Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,” as if to teach us that at the very heart […] February 9 Comfort in the Depths “Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee who passing through the valley of weeping, make it a well” (Ps. 84:5, 6). Comfort does not come to the light-hearted and merry. We must go down into “depths” if we would experience this most precious of […] |
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