MAY 20 Wondrously show your steadfast love. (Psalm 17:7) When we give our hearts with our offerings, we do well, but we must often admit to failure in this respect. Not so our Master and our Lord. His favors are always performed with the love of His heart. He does not send us the cold…
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MAY 16 God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. (1 Timothy 6:17) Our Lord Jesus is always giving and does not for a single moment withdraw His hand. As long as there is a vessel of grace not yet full to the brim, the oil shall not be withheld. He is an ever-shining…
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MAY 15 Everyone who believes is freed from everything [justified, kjv]. (Acts 13:39) The believer in Christ receives a present justification. Faith does not produce this fruit later on, but now. So far as justification is the result of faith, it is given to the soul in the moment when it closes with Christ and…
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MAY 14 He will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom. (Isaiah 40:11) Who is He of whom such gracious words are spoken? He is the Good Shepherd. Why does He carry the lambs in His bosom? Because He has a tender heart, and any weakness at once melts His heart….
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MAY 4 You have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable. (1 Peter 1:23) Peter earnestly exhorted the scattered saints to love each other “earnestly from a pure heart” (verse 22), and he did so not on the basis of the law or human nature or philosophy, but from that high and…
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MAY 1 His cheeks are like beds of spices, mounds of sweet-smelling herbs. (Song of Songs 5:13) Here we are in the month when flowers come! March winds and April showers have done their work, and the earth is all dressed with beauty. Come, my soul, put on your springtime clothes and gather garlands of…
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Search the Scriptures.John 5:39 The Greek word translated search signifies a strict, close, diligent, curious search, the kind men make when they are seeking gold, or hunters when they are in pursuit of game. We must not be content with giving a superficial glance to one or two chapters, but with the candle of the…
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Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.Numbers 11:23 God had made a positive promise to Moses that for the space of a whole month He would feed the vast company in the wilderness with meat. Moses is then overtaken by a fit of unbelief, looks to the outward…
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All the days of my service I would wait.Job 14:14 A short stay on earth will make heaven more heavenly. Nothing makes rest so enjoyable as work; nothing renders security so pleasant as exposure to danger. The bitter cups of earth will give a relish to the new wine that sparkles in the golden bowls…
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Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.Proverbs 16:20 Wisdom is man’s true strength; and under its guidance he is best able to find and fulfill his reason for living. Wisely handling the matter of life gives to man the richest enjoyment and presents the…
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