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Hebrews 12:1 says, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Here the writer to the Hebrews exhorts all who profess faith in Jesus Christ,Continue reading “Who are “the cloud of witnesses” mentioned in Hebrews 12:1?”

August 7th Prayer in the Father’s house Wist ye not that I must be in My Father’s house? Luke 2:49 (R.V.). Our Lord’s childhood was not immature manhood: our Lord’s childhood is an eternal fact. Am I a holy innocent child of God by identification with my Lord and Saviour? Do I look upon lifeContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

August 7 “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and they spake the word of God with boldness. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection. (Acts 4:31, 33.) CHRISTMAS EVANS tells us in his diaryContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

7 AUGUST Shielded from evil ‘After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.’ Genesis 15:1SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 91:1–16 Consider the believer’s safety from the evil that is in the world, whether affliction or opposition. HeContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

August 6th The cross in prayer At that day ye shall ask in My name. John 16:26. We are too much given to thinking of the Cross as something we have to get through; we get through it only in order to get into it. The Cross stands for one thing only for us—a completeContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”