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October 10 “Fret not.” (Psalm 37:1.) THIS to me is a Divine command; the same as “Thou shalt not steal.” Now let us get to the definition of fretting. One good definition is, “Made rough on the surface.” “Rubbed, or worn away”; and a peevish, irrational, fault-finding person not only wears himself out, but isContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

10 OCTOBER (PREACHED 1770) Lost opportunities ‘But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for usContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

October 9th Pull yourself together Yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. Romans 6:13–22 . I cannot save and sanctify myself; I cannot atone for sin; I cannot redeem the world; I cannot make right what is wrong, pure what is impure, holy what is unholy. That is all the sovereign work of God.Continue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

October 9 “Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you.” (Isaiah 30:18.) WHERE showers fall most, there the grass is greenest. I suppose the fogs and mists of Ireland make it “the Emerald Isle”; and whenever you find great fogs of trouble, and mists of sorrow, you always find emerald greenContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

9 OCTOBER (PREACHED 1770) Asleep on duty ‘But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep …’ Luke 9:32SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Matthew 26:36–46 They were heavy with sleep. If this had not been recorded we should have little expected that, on such an affecting and extraordinary occasion, the disciples should be overpoweredContinue reading “365 days with Newton”