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DEVOTIONAL

March 16 — TO OTHERS AN "ENSAMPLE"

Phil. 4:9

… If we quit the faith or leave the path of righteousness under the notion of promoting peace, we shall be greatly mistaken. First pure, then peaceable, is the …

DEVOTIONAL

June 25 — A STAIRCASE TO HEAVEN

John 1:51

… and descending upon the Son of man" John 1:51 Yes, to our faith this sight is plain even at this day. We do see Heaven opened. Jesus …

DEVOTIONAL

July 13 — IMPLICIT TRUST

Jer. 39:18

… Oh, that we could in all things live by faith, then should we be delivered in all time of danger! No one ever did trust in the Lord …

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Aug. 7 — RULES FOR PROSPERITY

Josh. 1:7

… Our victories will very much depend upon our obeying Him with all our heart, throwing strength and courage into the actions of our faith. If we are halfhearted …

DEVOTIONAL

Jan. 1 — THE BIBLE'S FIRST PROMISE

Gen. 3:15

… By faith let us rejoice that we shall still reign in Christ Jesus, the woman's seed.

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Feb. 12 — GOD DELIGHTS TO GIVE

Gen. 13:14

… As far as the patriarch can see, he can claim, and we may do the like by faith. Abram had to wait for the actual possession, but the …

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March 24 — ESTABLISHED AND KEPT

II Thess. 3:3

… 3:3 Men are often as devoid of reason as of faith. There are with us still "unreasonable and wicked men." There is no use in arguing with …

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April 16 — ALL TURNED TO HOLINESS

Zech. 14:20

… Let me in faith expect this. Believing it to be so, I shall be helped to make it so. As I myself am the property of Jesus, my …

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June 8 — WISDOM FOR THE ASKING

James 1:5

… What grace is this on thy part, that I have only to pray in faith, and thou wilt give me wisdom! Thou dost here promise me a liberal …

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Oct. 21 — GOD'S MULTIPLICATION TABLE

Isa. 60:22

… Feebleness educates faith, brings God near, and wins glory for His name. Prize promises of increase! Mustard seed is the smallest among seeds, and yet it becomes a …

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Nov. 27 — REST IN ALL THY GOINGS

Ex. 33:14

… Can it ever be enjoyed by mortals? Yes, there is the promise, and by faith we plead it. Rest comes from the Comforter, from the Prince of Peace …

SERMON • SERMON 3026

Vanity Deprecated

Psalm 119:37

… the care of it upon God, you know that your Grace declines, your faith grows weak and your love becomes ready to expire. No high degree of Divine …

DEVOTIONAL

Jan. 13 — NEVER CAST OUT

John 6:37

… We come to Him in weakness and sin, with trembling faith, and small knowledge, and slender hope; but He does not cast us out. We come by prayer …

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Jan. 19 — MOUTH CONFESSION; HEART BELIEF

Rom. 10:9

… Have I made it? Have I openly avowed my faith in Jesus as the Saviour whom God has raised from the dead, and have I done it in …

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Feb. 5 — JUSTICE SATISFIED

Exod. 12:13

… If I am not so much at ease as I ought to be, because my faith is dim, yet I am equally safe, because the Lord's eye …

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Nov. 4 — YOU MARK THE TRENCHES

II Kings 3:16

… flow? Alas! We too often fail in the exhibition of true and practical faith. Let us this day be on the outlook for answers to prayer. As the …

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Jan. 9 — GAINING BY GIVING

Prov. 11:25

… there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Faith's way of gaining is giving. I must try this again and again; and …

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April 13 — THIS BODY FASHIONED ANEW

Phil. 3:21

… By faith their souls have been transformed, and their bodies will undergo such a renewal as shall fit them for their regenerated spirits. How soon this grand transformation …

SERMON • SERMON 3358

'Grace and Glory'

Psalm 84:11

… Though your faith should be so slender that it seems to you to be nothing but a bruised reed, He will not break your faith, but He will …

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May 28 — REMIND GOD OF HIS PROMISE

Gen. 32:12

… This is refreshing to their memories, reviving to their faith, and renewing to their hope. God's Word is given, not for His sake, but for ours. His …

SERMON • SERMON 3365

Pictures of Happiness

Psalm 144:15

… If you are God's people, you cannot err in exorcising faith about this thing. You are numbered with those who are the happiest people under Heaven! The …

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May 13 — DAY IS AT HAND

Rev. 2:28

… A sight of Jesus by faith is the pledge of beholding Him in His glory and being transformed into His image. If I have not at this hour …

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Aug. 28 — OUT OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCE

Ps. 55:16

… Jehovah shall save me; I am sure He will, and I declare my faith. The Lord and no one else shall save me. I desire no other helper …

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Oct. 15 — SUSTAINED BY FEEDING

John 6:57

… by us when we meditate upon our Lord, believe in Him with appropriating faith, take Him into ourselves by love, and assimilate Him by the power of the …

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April 17 — ENEMIES AT PEACE

Prov. 16:7

… Oh, for faith and holiness; for these are a pleasure unto the Most High!

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Sept. 28 — WORK IS DONE; REST IN HIM

Heb. 4:9

… By faith we labor to enter into the rest of God, and we renounce all rest in self-satisfaction or indolence. Jesus Himself is perfect rest and we …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 102

Psalm 102

… This language is the language of godly sorrow, of faith, of tribulation, and of anxious hope: of faith , for the devout suppliant lifts up his heart and voice …

SERMON • SERMON 2734

Out of Nothing Comes Nothing

Job 14:4

… Look not to your own weakness, but by faith look to the Divine strength. Consider not so much, poor Soul, what you are as what God is, and …

DEVOTIONAL

April 7 — WITHOUT FEAR OF MAN

Deut. 28:10

… This would show a mean spirit, and be a token of unbelief rather than of faith. God can make us so like Himself, that men shall be forced …

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June 9 — A TRUSTWORTHY NAME

Zeph. 3:12

… 3:12 When true religion is ready to die out among the wealthy it finds a home among the poor of this world, rich in faith. The Lord …

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Sept. 3 — OUT OF SPIRITUAL DEATH

Ezek. 37:13

… upon me! Glory be to God for the stirring which that word of faith caused among the dry bones. More blessed still was that heavenly breath from the …

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Sept. 5 — WITH ME WHEREVER I AM

II Chron. 20:17

… Oh for faith to take hold upon the short but sweet text for today! O Lord, fulfill this word to thy servant! Be with me in the house …

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Sept. 10 — COMING IN; GOING OUT

Deut. 28:6

… I must be a defender of the faith and an assailant of evil. Oh, for a blessing upon my going out this day! Lord, let me go where …

CHAPTER

Sweetness in Sorrow

… Blessed affliction! it has brought us to the mercy-seat; given life to prayer; enkindled love; strengthened faith; brought Christ into the furnace with us, and then brought …

DEVOTIONAL

Dec. 29 — HE WILL CARRY US HOME

Isa. 46:4

… Let us live long enough, and we shall all have hoar hairs; therefore we may as well enjoy this promise by the foresight of faith. When we grow …

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June 28 — ONE LOOK FROM THE LORD

Judges 6:14

… Let me by faith exercise the power with which He has entrusted me. He never bids me "idle away my time in this my might." Far from it …

SERMON • SERMON 813

The Privileged Man

Ezekiel 16:9-14

… Child of God, you have on at this very moment, in the sight of God, the righteousness which is of God by faith and this is so pure …

SERMON • SERMON 3354

'The Old Testament 'Prodigal'

2 Chronicles 33:12

… Witches, wizards, familiar spirits, enchantments, all sorts of cheats he trusted in—he who would not believe in God could freely yield his faith to lying wonders! How …

SERMON • SERMON 2298

The Christ-Given Rest

Matthew 11:28

… And established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding therein, with thanksgiving. Do not forget what you have been taught! Do not reject it—keep to …

SERMON • SERMON 3561

The Drawings of Love

Jeremiah 31:3

… Every Christian, therefore, whose faith can grasp the testimony, may appropriate it to himself. As many a Believer has heard, so every Believer may hear the voice of …