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January 11 “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.” (Isa. 40:1.) STORE up comfort. This was the prophet’s mission. The world is full of comfortless hearts, and ere thou art sufficient for this lofty ministry, thou must be trained. And thy training is costly in the extreme; for, to render it perfect, thouContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

January 10 “They were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.” (Acts 16:6.) IT is interesting to study the methods of His guidance as it was extended towards these early heralds of the Cross. It consisted largely in prohibitions, when they attempted to take another course than the right. When theyContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

January 10th The opened sight To open their eyes, … that they may receive … Acts 26:18. This verse is the grandest condensation of the propaganda of a disciple of Jesus Christ in the whole of the New Testament.The first sovereign work of grace is summed up in the words—“that they may receive remission ofContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

10 JANUARY Ascribe all to God ‘And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.’ Genesis 1:2–3SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 146:1–10 Consider the great Author of that beautiful change which took place in the course of the six days. The SpiritContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

January 9th Intercessory introspection And I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless. 1 Thess. 5:23. “Your whole spirit …” The great mystical work of the Holy Spirit is in the dim regions of our personality which we cannot get at. Read the 139th Psalm; the Psalmist implies—‘Thou art theContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”