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May 9 “Abraham stood yet before the Lord.” (Gen. 18:22) THE friend of God can plead with Him for others. Perhaps Abraham’s height of faith and friendship seems beyond our little possibilities. Do not be discouraged, Abraham grew; so may we. He went step by step, not by great leaps.The man whose faith has beenContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

9 MAY A way of escape ‘And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’ Genesis 3:15SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 68:1–20 If I was to dwell upon every circumstance and expression in this chapter, it wouldContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

May 8th The patience of faith Because thou hast kept the word of My patience. Rev. 3:10. Patience is more than endurance. A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches andContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

May 8 “Walking in the midst of the fire.” (Daniel 3:25) THE fire did not arrest their motion; they walked in the midst of it. It was one of the streets through which they moved to their destiny. The comfort of Christ’s revelation is not that it teaches emancipation from sorrow, but emancipation through sorrow.Continue reading “Streams in the Desert”

8 MAY (PREACHED 7 MAY 1775) All my salvation, all my desire ‘Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.’ 2 Samuel 23:5.SUGGESTEDContinue reading “365 days with Newton”