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August 6 “Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south, blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out!”(Song of Solomon 4:16.) LOOK at the meaning of this prayer a moment. Its root is found in the fact that, as delicious odors may lie latent in a spice tree, so graces may lieContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

6 AUGUST Jesus our shield ‘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: Romans 5:1–11 The promise expresses the believer’s safety: the Lord is his shield (Psalm 18:2). Many images denote theContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

August 5th The baffling call of God And all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.… And they understood none of these things. Luke 18:31, 34. God called Jesus Christ to what seemed unmitigated disaster. Jesus Christ called His disciples to see Him put to death; HeContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

August 5 “IS.” (2 Cor. 12:9.) IT had pleased God to remove my youngest child under circumstances of peculiar trial and pain; and as I had just laid my little one’s body in the churchyard, on return home, I felt it my duty to preach to my people on the meaning of trial.Finding that thisContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

5 AUGUST Fear not ‘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 56:1–13 After these things:(i) after Abraham’s conduct towards the king of Sodom, proving the disinterestedness of his spirit andContinue reading “365 days with Newton”