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April 26th The supreme climb Take now thy son, … and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. Genesis 22:2. Character determines how a man interprets God’s will (cf. Psalm 18:25–26 ). Abraham interpreted God’s command to mean that he had to kill his son,Continue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

April 26 “I even reckon all things as pure loss because of the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord”(Phil. 3:8.) (Weymouth.) SHINING is always costly. Light comes only at the cost of that which produces it. An unlit candle does no shining. Burning must come before shining. We cannot be of great useContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

26 APRIL (PREACHED 23 APRIL 1775) Yet … ‘Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.’ 2 Samuel 23:5SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Jeremiah 31:31–34Continue reading “365 days with Newton”

They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. Whosoever killeth you – This refers principally to the Jews. It is also true of the Gentiles, that in their persecution of Christians they supposed they were rendering acceptable serviceContinue reading “And They Will Think they do God Service”

The British holiday, celebrated with fireworks and bonfires, commemorates the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.JESSE GREENSPAN Observed in the United Kingdom every year on November 5, Guy Fawkes Day—also called Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night—commemorates a failed assassination attempt from over 400 years ago. On November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes and a group of radicalContinue reading “Guy Fawkes Day: A Brief History”