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May 5 “When they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushments … and they were smitten.” (2 Chron. 20:22) OH, that we could reason less about our troubles, and sing and praise more! There are thousands of things that we wear as shackles which we might use as instruments with music in them,Continue reading “Streams in the Desert”

5 MAY Black despair turned to hope ‘I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ Genesis 3:10SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 51:9–19 Observe that a sinner that feels the condemning power of the law would never expect or even ask for mercy, if the Lord did not first reveal that there is forgivenessContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

May 4th Vicarious intercession Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. Hebrews 10:19. Beware of imagining that intercession means bringing our personal sympathies into the presence of God and demanding that He does what we ask. Our approach to God is due entirely to the vicarious identification ofContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

May 4 “He maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth and his hands make whole.” (Job 5:18)The ministry of a great sorrow. AS we pass beneath the hills which have been shaken by the earthquake and torn by convulsion, we find that periods of perfect repose succeed those of destruction. The pools of calm waterContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

4 MAY Trembling under God’s righteous law ‘And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thouContinue reading “365 days with Newton”