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June 13 “My own peace I give to you.” (John 14:27.) (Weymouth.) TWO painters each painted a picture to illustrate his conception of rest. The first chose for his scene a still, lone lake among the far-off mountains.The second threw on his canvas a thundering waterfall, with a fragile birch tree bending over the foam;Continue reading “Streams in the Desert”

13 JUNE But I want it Now! ‘It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.’ Lamentations 3:26SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Nehemiah 4:1–23 Observe the need of such a word as this. It is much like the design of the parable which our Lord delivered to encourageContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

ContextA Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. A man takes joy in a fitting reply — and how good is a timely word! The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.… Proverbs 15:23

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, Matthew 12:36 ContextGood and Bad Fruit…The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. But I tell you thatContinue reading “every idle word”

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11 ContextMembers of Christ…nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. AndContinue reading “such were some of you”