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17 JULY The promise confirmed ‘Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.’ Genesis 18:14SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 145:1–21 The design of this visit [by the three men] was to give a final confirmation toContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

July 16th The notion of divine control How much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him? Matthew 7:11. Jesus is laying down rules of conduct for those who have His Spirit. By the simple argument of these verses He urges us to keep our minds filledContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

July 16 “Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son.… I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven; … because thou hast obeyed my voice.” (Gen. 22:16–18.) AND from that day to this, men have been learning that when, at God’s voice, they surrender upContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

16 JULY Practise hospitality ‘Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: and I will fetch a morsel of bread and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do,Continue reading “365 days with Newton”

July 15th The point of spiritual honour I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians. Romans 1:14 Paul was overwhelmed with the sense of his indebtedness to Jesus Christ, and he spent himself to express it. The great inspiration in Paul’s life was his view of Jesus Christ as his spiritual creditor.Continue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”