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December 14th The great life Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you.… Let not your heart be troubled. John 14:27. Whenever a thing becomes difficult in personal experience, we are in danger of blaming God, but it is we who are in the wrong, not God, there is some perversity somewhereContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

December 14 “His disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray … and he said unto them, When ye pray, say, … Thy kingdom come.” (Luke 11:1, 2.) WHEN they said, “Teach us to pray,” the Master lifted His eyes and swept the far horizon of God. He gathered up the ultimate dream ofContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

14 DECEMBER (PREACHED 13 DECEMBER 1767) A refuge from the floods of sin ‘And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.’ Isaiah 32:2SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: NahumContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

December 13th What to pray for Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. Luke 18:1. You cannot intercede if you do not believe in the reality of the Redemption; you will turn intercession into futile sympathy with human beings which will only increase their submissive content to being out of touch with God.Continue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

December 13 “I will give thee the treasures of darkness.” (Isa. 45:3.) IN the famous lace shops of Brussels, there are certain rooms devoted to the spinning of the finest and most delicate patterns. These rooms are altogether darkened, save for a light from one very small window, which falls directly upon the pattern. ThereContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”