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27 JULY The desire of all nations ‘And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.’ Haggai 2:7SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Micah 4:1–5 A character of the Messiah: the desire of all nations. He is called the desireContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

July 26th The account with purity Out of the heart proceed … Matthew 15:18–20 . We begin by trusting our ignorance and calling it innocence, by trusting our innocence and calling it purity; and when we hear these rugged statements of Our Lord’s, we shrink and say—‘But I never felt any of those awful thingsContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

July 26 “For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.” (Gal. 5:5, R. V.) THERE are times when things look very dark to me—so dark that I have to wait even for hope. It is bad enough to wait in hope. A long-deferred fulfillment carries its own pain, but toContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

26 JULY Walking in glory ‘And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.’ Genesis 5:24SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Hebrews 11:1–7 Enoch was dismissed from his warfare. He was not—no more seen upon earth. But God took him to walk with him in glory (Hebrews 11:5). He saw not death. He feltContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

July 25th Am I blessed like this? Blessed are … Matthew 5:3–10 . When we first read the statements of Jesus they seem wonderfully simple and unstartling, and they sink unobserved into our unconscious minds. For instance, the Beatitudes seem merely mild and beautiful precepts for all unworldly and useless people, but of very littleContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”