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Archive for February, 2012

Jeremiah 31:3 With lovingkindness have I drawn thee.   The thunders of the law and the terrors of judgment are all used to bring us to Christ; but the final victory is effected by lovingkindness. The prodigal set out to his father’s house from a sense of need; but his father saw him a great [...]

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We often fail to see the potentials in others and even in ourselves because of our preoccupation with the outward appearances and actions. But within every born again person is a new creation which is waiting to be released FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT Luke 4:24, “And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is [...]

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Psalm 62:5 My expectation is from Him.   It is the believer’s privilege to use this language. If he is looking for aught from the world, it is a poor “expectation” indeed. But if he looks to God for the supply of his wants, whether in temporal or spiritual blessings, his expectation” will not be [...]

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At a bus stop in Toronto, Paula observed a woman who appeared distraught and was soon crying. Not accustomed to walking up to strangers and injecting herself into their affairs, Paula was caught off balance by her own thoughts. “That woman needs a hug!” Where did the thought come from? Was it Paula’s thought? She [...]

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Unstaggering Trustfulness “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD”   (Psalm 112:7). Suspense is dreadful. When we have no news from home, we are apt to grow anxious, and we cannot be persuaded that “no news is good news.” Faith is the cure for this condition of [...]

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Micah 5:2 Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.   The Lord Jesus had goings forth for His people as their representative before the throne, long before they appeared upon the stage of time. It was “from everlasting” that He signed the compact with His Father, that He would pay blood for [...]

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Hosea 11:8 “How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned over within Me. All my compassions are kindled. God’s love does not change! Some people refer to “the God of [...]

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Samantha Reed “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” Mark 10:21 (ESV) I had some priorities misplaced. Suppose I’d known for some time, but didn’t fully recognize them until a trip to El Salvador with Compassion International. I [...]

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Ezekiel 34:26 I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.   Here is sovereign mercy-”I will give them the shower in its season.” Is it not sovereign, divine mercy?-for who can say, “I will give them showers,” except God? There is only one voice which can [...]

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Zechariah 1:13-14 What a sweet answer to an anxious inquiry! This night let us rejoice in it. O Zion, there are good things in store for you; your time of travail will soon be over; your children shall come forth; your captivity shall end. Bear patiently the rod for a season, and under the darkness [...]

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