DECEMBER 11 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.(1 Thessalonians 5:24) Heaven is a place where we will never sin, where our battle with the evil one will be over; there will be no tempter to ensnare our feet. There, the wicked cause no trouble, and the weary are at rest….
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DECEMBER 10 So we will always be with the Lord.(1 Thessalonians 4:17) Even the sweetest glimpses of Christ are short—how transitory they are! One moment, our eyes see Him, and we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, but then the moment passes, and we do not see Him, for our beloved withdraws Himself…
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DECEMBER 9 Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you.(Isaiah 30:18) God often delays in answering prayer. We have several instances of this in the Bible. Jacob did not get the blessing from the angel until near the dawn of day—he had to wrestle all night for it. The poor woman of Syrophoenicia received…
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DECEMBER 6 As is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.(1 Corinthians 15:48) The head and members are of one nature and not like that monstrous image that Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream. The head was of fine gold, but the belly and thighs were of brass, the legs of…
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DECEMBER 5 Ask, and it will be given to you.(Matthew 7:7) There was a place in England that no longer exists, where a loaf of bread was served to every passerby who chose to ask for it. Whoever the traveller was, he had only to knock at the door of St. Cross Hospital, and the…
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DECEMBER 4 I have many in this city who are my people.Acts 18:10 This should be a great encouragement in proclaiming the Gospel, since among the people in our communities—the disinterested, the rebellious, the careless—God has an elect people who must be saved. When you take the Word to them, you do so because God…
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DECEMBER 3 The Lord, mighty in battle!(Psalm 24:8) God is glorious in the eyes of His people since He has worked such wonders for them, in them, and by them. For them, the Lord Jesus upon Calvary defeated every foe, breaking all the weapons of the enemy in pieces by His finished work of satisfactory…
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December 2 You are altogether beautiful, my love. (Song of Songs 4:7) The Lord’s admiration for His Church is remarkable, and His description of her beauty is glowing. She is not merely beautiful but “altogether beautiful.” He views her in Himself, washed in His sin-atoning blood and clothed in His meritorious righteousness, and He considers her to…
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NOVEMBER 30 And Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” (2 Chronicles 25:9) This seemed to be a very important question…
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NOVEMBER 28 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth.(3 John 1:3) The truth was in Gaius, and Gaius walked in the truth. If the first had not been the case, the second could never have occurred; and if the second could…
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