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November 30 “And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.” (Jer. 45:5.) A PROMISE given for hard places, and a promise of safety andContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

30 NOVEMBER (PREACHED CHRISTMAS MORNING 1769) Our Deliverer ‘The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come …’ Genesis 49:10SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 72:1–20 To apply the passage to ourselves, I shall speak a little concerning this name of the Redeemer, Shiloh. Many of the Hebrew wordsContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

November 29th The absoluteness of Jesus Christ He shall glorify Me. John 16:14. The pietistic movements of to-day have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them; there is nothing about them that needs the death of Jesus Christ, all that is required is a pious atmosphere, and prayer and devotion. ThisContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

November 29 “Nevertheless afterward.” (Heb. 12:11.) THERE is a legend that tells of a German baron who, at his castle on the Rhine, stretched wires from tower to tower, that the winds might convert them into an Aeolian harp. And the soft breezes played about the castle, but no music was born.But one night thereContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

29 NOVEMBER (PREACHED CHRISTMAS MORNING 1769) Till Shiloh come ‘The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments inContinue reading “365 days with Newton”