SEPTEMBER 4 “I will; be clean.”(Mark 1:41) The primeval darkness heard God say, “Let there be light,” and immediately there was light. The word of the Lord Jesus is equal in majesty to that ancient word of power. Redemption, like creation, has its word of might. Jesus speaks, and it is done. Leprosy yielded to…
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SEPTEMBER 3 You whom my soul loves.(Song of Songs 1:7) It is good to be able, without any “if” or “but,” to say of the Lord Jesus, “You whom my soul loves.” Many can only say of Jesus that they hope they love Him; they trust they love Him; but only a poor and shallow…
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SEPTEMBER 2 Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. (Mark 1:30) This is a very interesting little peep into the house of the apostolic fisherman. We quickly observe that household joys and cares are no hindrance to the full exercise of ministry; rather they furnish an opportunity…
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SEPTEMBER 1 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.(Psalm 73:24) The psalmist felt his need of divine guidance. He had just been discovering the foolishness of his own heart, and to prevent himself from being constantly led astray by it, he resolved that God’s counsel should be his…
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AUGUST 31 And for my arm they wait.(Isaiah 51:5) In seasons of severe trial the Christian has nothing on earth that he can trust, and so he is compelled to cast himself on God alone. When his vessel is capsizing, and no human deliverance is at hand, he must simply and entirely trust himself to…
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AUGUST 30 Wait for the Lord.(Psalm 27:14) It may seem an easy thing to wait, but it is one of the postures that a Christian soldier cannot learn without years of teaching. Marching and quick-marching are much easier for God’s warriors than standing still. There are hours of perplexity when the most willing spirit, anxiously…
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AUGUST 29 Have mercy on me, O God.(Psalm 51:1) When one of God’s choice servants, William Carey, was suffering from a dangerous illness, the inquiry was made, “If this sickness should prove fatal, what passage would you select as the text for your funeral sermon?” He replied, “Oh, I feel that such a poor sinful…
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AUGUST 28 Oil for the lamps.(Exodus 25:6) My soul, you really need this, for your lamp will not continue to burn for long without it. Your snuff will smoke and become an offense if light is gone, and gone it will be if you run out of oil. You have no oil well springing up…
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AUGUST 27 How long will they not believe in me … ?(Numbers 14:11) Strive with all diligence to keep out the monster of unbelief. It is so dishonoring to Christ that He will withdraw His visible presence if we insult Him by tolerating it. It is true it is a weed that we can never…
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AUGUST 26 He has commanded his covenant forever.(Psalm 111:9) The Lord’s people delight in the covenant itself. It is an unfailing source of comfort to them as often as the Holy Spirit leads them into the banqueting house and waves the banner of love. They delight to contemplate the antiquity of that covenant, remembering that…
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