You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting. (Daniel 5:27) It is good to regularly weigh ourselves on the scale of God’s Word. You will find it a holy exercise to read some Psalm of David and, as you meditate upon each verse, to ask yourself, “Can I say this? Have I felt…
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JUNE 11 We love because he first loved us. (1John 4:19) There is no light in the planet but that which proceeds from the sun; and there is no true love for Jesus in the heart but that which comes from the Lord Jesus Himself. From this overflowing fountain of the infinite love of God,…
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JUNE 10 We live to the Lord. (Romans 14:8) If God had willed it, each of us might have entered heaven at the moment of conversion. It was not absolutely necessary for our preparation for immortality that we should linger here. It is possible for a man to be taken to heaven and to be…
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JUNE 9 The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad. (Psalm 126:3) Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through than upon what God has done for them. Ask for their impression of the Christian life, and…
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JUNE 8 For many fell, because the war was of God. (1 Chronicles 5:22) Warrior, as you fight under the banner of the Lord Jesus, observe this verse with holy joy, for as it was in the days of old, so is it now: If the war is of God, the victory is sure. The…
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JUNE 7 O you who love the Lord, hate evil! (Psalm 97:10) You have good reason to “hate evil,” for just consider what harm it has already caused you. What a world of mischief sin has brought into your heart! Sin blinded you so that you could not see the beauty of the Savior; it…
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JUNE 2 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh.(Galatians 5:17) In every believer’s heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the new. The old nature is very active and loses no opportunity of employing all the weapons in…
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JUNE 1 And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. (Genesis 1:5) Was it so even in the beginning? Did light and darkness divide the realm of time in the first day? Then it should be no surprise if I have also changes in my circumstances from the sunshine of prosperity to…
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MAY 31 And the king crossed the brook Kidron. (2 Samuel 15:23) David passed that gloomy brook when fleeing with his sorry company from his traitorous son. The man after God’s own heart was not exempt from trouble; in fact, his life was full of it. He was both the Lord’s Anointed and the Lord’s…
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MAY 30 Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards. (Song of Songs 2:15) A little thorn can cause much suffering. A small cloud may hide the sun. Tiny foxes spoil the vineyards; and little sins do mischief to the tender heart. These small sins burrow in the soul and fill…
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