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February 18th The initiative against despair Rise let us be going. Matthew 26:46. The disciples went to sleep when they should have kept awake, and when they realized what they had done it produced despair. The sense of the irreparable is apt to make us despair, and we say—‘It is all up now, it isContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

February 17th The initiative against depression Arise and eat. 1 Kings 19:5. The angel did not give Elijah a vision, or explain the Scriptures to him, or do anything remarkable; he told Elijah to do the most ordinary thing, viz., to get up and eat. If we were never depressed we should not be alive;Continue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

February 16th The inspiration of spiritual initiative Arise from the dead. Eph. 5:14. All initiative is not inspired. A man may say to you—‘Buck up, take your disinclination by the throat, throw it overboard, and walk out into the thing!’ That is ordinary human initiative. But when the Spirit of God comes in and says,Continue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

February 20 “Nothing shall be impossible unto you.” (Matt. 17:20.) IT is possible, for those who really are willing to reckon on the power of the Lord for keeping and victory, to lead a life in which His promises are taken as they stand and are found to be true.It is possible to cast allContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

February 19 “And every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” (John 15:2.) ACHILD of God was dazed by the variety of afflictions which seemed to make her their target. Walking past a vineyard in the rich autumnal glow she noticed the untrimmed appearance and the luxuriant wealthContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”