May 11 “We went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.” (Psa. 66:12) PARADOXICAL though it be, only that man is at rest who attains it through conflict. This peace, born of conflict, is not like the deadly hush preceding the tempest, but the serene and pure-aired quietContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”
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365 days with Newton
11 MAY Seeds of perpetual warfare ‘And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’ Genesis 3:15SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Peter 1:3–12 The name of Christ includes both head and members in one mystical body (1Continue reading “365 days with Newton”
My Utmost for His Highest
May 10th Take the initiative Add to your faith virtue … (“Furnish your faith with resolution.”) (MOFFATT) 2 Peter 1:5. “Add” means there is something we have to do. We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do. We cannot saveContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”
Streams in the Desert
May 10 “I had fainted unless …!” (Psalm 27:13)“FAINT NOT!” HOW great is the temptation at this point! How the soul sinks, the heart grows sick, and the faith staggers under the keen trials and testings which come into our lives in times of special bereavement and suffering.“I cannot bear up any longer, I amContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”
365 days with Newton
10 MAY Sin’s guilt removed ‘And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’ Genesis 3:15SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Romans 6:1–14 The nature of the Redeemer’s work is set forth by a conflict with the serpent andContinue reading “365 days with Newton”
