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Monthly Archives: January 2012
If thine enemy be hungry
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink (Proverbs 25:21). This precept is grievous to flesh and blood. We are disposed by our pride and rage to inflict … Continue reading
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Encourage him
“Encourage him.”–Deuteronomy 1:38 God employs His people to encourage one another. He did not say to an angel, “Gabriel, my servant Joshua is about to lead my people into Canaan–go, encourage him.” God never works needless miracles; if His purposes … Continue reading
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With Thee is the fountain of life
“With Thee is the fountain of life” (Psalm 36:9). There are times in our spiritual experience when human counsel or sympathy, or religious ordinances, fail to comfort or help us. Why does our gracious God permit this? Perhaps it is … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Protection, Trust
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I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding. And lo it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was … Continue reading
Posted in Conduct, Reward
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Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work (Proverbs 24:29). To speak in this manner would be the same thing as if you said, … Continue reading
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Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed (Jeremiah 17:14). It is the sole prerogative of God to remove spiritual disease. Natural disease may be instrumentally healed by men, but even then the honour is to be given to … Continue reading
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Before destruction the heart of man is haughty
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour is humility (Proverbs 18:12). The ruin of all mankind, and of millions of angels, is a tremendous proof of the first part of this text. The abasement and exaltation … Continue reading
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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing (Proverbs 20:4). It is one plain evidence of sloth for a man to be dextrous in finding excuses to shift off … Continue reading
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Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, and thou shall be satisfied with bread (Proverbs 20:13). Sleep, must be taken, but not loved. Sleep, as well as food, is necessary for refreshing our frail bodies, but … Continue reading
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I am crucified with Christ
I am crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20). The Lord Jesus Christ acted in what He did as a great public representative person, and His dying upon the cross was the virtual dying of all His people. Then all His saints … Continue reading
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