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1942

"COME TE APART"

"Come Te Apart"
Daily Exercises in Prayer
and Devotion

By
JOHN HENRY JOWETT

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JANUARY

3anuan? l.
MY presence shall go with Thee, and I shall give
Thee rest. —Exodus 33 : 14.

Where is my road going to lead?
Will it be green lane or stony steep?
Will it be clear and legible as a turn
pike, or faint and doubtful like an un
certain track across the moor ? I do not
know. But our text entwines the gra
cious offer of a great Companion for the
unknown and changing road. It prom
ises the destruction of loneliness but not
the dispersal of the mist.
My Father God, Thy Presence makes every
where a royal road. Thy companionship always
leads to the Holy City. Every day's journey is
a day's march nearer home. Help me to trust
and not be afraid. For Christ's sake. Amen.
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January 2.
AND you, being dead in your sins . . . hath
He quickened together with Christ.
— Colossians 2 : 13.
This is the resurrection of the soul.
It is her spiritual spring-time. The
Lord Jesus visits us in our deadness,
and lo, the winter is over, and God
makes the flowers appear on the earth,
and the time of the singing of birds has
come.
Heavenly Father, I pray that I may rise in
Christ Jesus into newness of life. If I am al
ready risen let me rise into loftier glory. Give
me an eager spirit which will not rest until I
awake in the likeness of Christ. For His sake.
Amen.

Januats 3.
STAND . , , having your loins girt about
with truth.
— Ephesians 6 : 14.
It is truth that is like the girdle that
binds the loose energies into compact
strength. Without truth we are all at
sixes and sevens. Without truth every
thing is lax and indecisive. Truth binds

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us into unity and makes us masters of
our task.
Holy Father, may my life be girt about with
Thy truth. Let not my life be broken up by
untruth and spiritual indolence. Gather my
energies into obedience to Thy holy will. Let
all that is within me bless Thy holy name. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

January 4.
QROW in grace and in the knowledge df our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. —2 Peter 3 : 18.
Were we to live on our yesterdays
our growth would be arrested. We
cannot live on yesterday's manna; we
are to gather fresh bread to-day. There
is a perilous contentment which is the
harbinger of death. When we cease to
grow we begin to decline. Our safety
is in increase.
O Lord my God, make me wise unto salvation.
Save me from being drugged by my attainments.
Let not the little which I know send my soul
asleep. Keep me awake, and active, and pro
gressive, and let me put on strength from day to
day. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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January 5.
THIS kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting. — Matthew 17 : 21.
There are some things which cannot
be done except as a result of the sternest
spiritual discipline. If we are to do
marvellous things we must be marvel
lously open to the incoming of God.
And prayer and fasting are two of the
appointed means of grace. Fasting
covers everything that detaches the soul
from the world. Prayer covers every
thing that attaches the soul to God.
My Father in Heaven, I pray that I may have
this detachment from the world and this attach
ment to Thee. Mercifully grant that by dis
cipline of body and soul I may be open to the
energies of Thy grace. Graciously do Thy work
in me this day. For Christ's sake. Amen.

¦January 6.
I HAVE chosen you, and ordained you, that ye
should go and bring forth fruit, and that your
fruit should remain. — John 15 : 16.
It is a wonderful thought that God
has thought upon me. He has a plan
for my life. I am not like some drift
ing boat on the high seas without
compass or chart. My way is appointed

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and my end rests in the holy grace of
the Lord.
O Lord my God, give me this assurance that I
have a place in Thy purpose. Let me meet Thy
will moment by moment. Let me complete my
journey through fidelity to the immediate task.
Let me consecrate the present moment and so
hallow the entire year. For Christ's sake.
Amen. January 7.
IF any man will do His will, he shall know the
teaching, whether it be of God. — John 7 : 17.
The only way in which to know truth
is by transmitting it into life. We
never know it until we incarnate it in
flesh and blood. No one can know what
the atonement is except through per
sonal sacrifice. Such things are not
known as abstractions. They have to
be lived, and then we recognize the word
of the Lord. Through life we pass to
understanding.
Most Gracious God, may I come to know Thy
truth along the path of hallowed life. My dis
coveries are made on roads of obedience. Thy
lamps shine for the dutiful. Guide me in Thy
truth and teach me. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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January 8.
HAYING begun in the Spirit, are ye now made
perfect in the flesh? — Galatians 3 : 3.
We sometimes begin a journey with
God, but we do not continue in His
companionship. We sometimes have
spiritual impulses but we pass to carnal
constraints. Many an institution has
been born in a spiritual revival and has
then tried to exist on merely mechanical
means. What began as spirit has ended
in a form.
Most Holy God, save me from the peril of
deserting the springs. Let me not lose Thy
spiritual inspirations. Let me not be lured into
the weakness of the letter. Help me to live in
ceaseless dependence upon the fountains of
eternal life. May I gather all my water from
the hills of God. For my Saviour 's sake. Amen.

January 9.
THE weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pulling down of
strong holds. — 2 Corinthians 10 : 4.
We are to believe in spiritual power
more than in material power. We are
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the offensive of the divine Spirit. A
divine word has infinitely more dynamic
than a carnal work. Prayer is our most
vital action.
Most Almighty God, I pray that I may believe
in the things of the Spirit. May I not be
daunted by the threat of material hostility. Help
me to believe that he who shares the Spirit of
God is mightier than all the material forces on
the planet. In that happy confidence let me
face my life to-day. Through Christ's sake.
Amen.

January 10.
AND be not conformed to this world, but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind.
— Romans 12 : 2.
Instead, of being moulded to this
world by its external constraints, let us
be renewed in thought and purpose,
and so become transformed in the secret
places of our life. There is a heaven of
difference between worldly conforma
tion and spiritual transformation.
My Father God, Thy spirit can renew my life.
Thy holy power can change all my springs. Let
the fountains of impulse and desire be like unto
the life of my Saviour. Let Christ dwell in me
richly. For His sake. Amen.

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January u.
TAKE heed to yourselves lest at any time your
hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and
drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so
that day come upon you unaware.
— Luke 21 : 34.
There is a way of living which makes
the spirit drowsy. Our eating and
drinking have much to do with the life of
the soul. We can so drug the body that
the spirit falls asleep. The body can be
the friend or the foe of the soul.
My Father God, I pray that I may not ill-use
my body to the cramping of my soul. Let not
my appetite dull my spiritual discernments. Let
me so control my cravings that my spirit shall
always rule. May I never allow the body to
usurp the throne of the soul. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

January 12.
I FOLLOW after, if that I may apprehend that
for which also I am apprehended of Christ
Jesus. — Philippians 3 : 12.
The Lord has laid hold of me for some
supremely glorious purpose. Some
thing shines in His eyes concerning me
and my destiny. As yet I cannot dis-

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cern its glory. But if I follow on I
shall some day lay hold of it, and have
it in full and glorious possession.
My Father God, I thank Thee for Thy won
derful purpose concerning me in Jesus Christ my
Saviour. Let me follow Thy will step by step
until it brings me to the unveiling of the glory.
Let me be allured as by a mighty hope. Let me
not become slack in the heavenly way. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

January 13.
YEA doubtless, and I count all things but loss,
for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ
Jesus my Lord. -Philippians 3 : 8.
The apostle puts the knowledge of
Christ in one scale, and "all things" in
the other; and in the balances the "all
things" are as nothing. The knowledge
of God is worth more than all things put
together. To know Him is life ; not to
know Him is death.
God of all Life, I humbly pray that I may
share Thy nature. Let me never value things
more than I prize my high calling in Christ.
Let everything have a second place when the
Lord is on the field. And so let me do Thy will
to-day. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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January 14.
WORK out your own salvation with fear and
trembling, for it is God that worketh in you to
will and to do His good pleasure.
— Philippians 2 : 12.
The very power to "work out" is
only ours because God "works in."
The diver can work below the waters
because his friends above supply him
with the living air. He can work out
because they work in. And so by God 's
grace the impossible becomes possible
in the provision of His strength.
Most mighty God, help me to believe in the
efficiency of Thy grace. Give me a serene con
fidence that my resources are all sufficient. Let
me set my will to Thy tasks in perfect hope that
they can be fulfilled. Make me a child of song
and liberty. For Christ's sake. Amen.
January 15.
FROM within, out of the heart of man, proceed
evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, las-
civiousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
foolishness. — Mark 7 : 21, 22.
Then what a momentous fountain the
heart must be! All these vile things
flow out of it. It is the birthplace of
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birthplace of all moral redemption. It
is little or no use purifying the stream
if the springs are befouled. Any min
istry which ignores the heart is neglect
ing the fountain.
Holy Father, create within me a clean heart.
Let me not be satisfied with clean hands. Let
the springs of desire and will be purified by Thy
grace. Let Thy water be within me, a well of
water springing up into everlasting life. For
Christ's sake. Amen. January 16.
COME ye after Me and I will make you fishers
of men.
— Mark 1 : 17.
The calls of the Master are always
calls to something larger. The bugle
peals, aid if we answer it we become
bigger men. The Lord leads us out of
self into a larger self. He leads us from
self to brother. We cease to be self-
seekers and we become seekers for
Christ. We become fishers of men.
My Gracious Father, may I hear Thy call into
the larger life of Christ. Draw me out of self
ishness. It makes too small a room for my soul
to live in. Lead me into the lives of others, and
by Thy marvellous grace let me win them for
the Lord. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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January 17.
THEREFORE I fled to Tarshish, for I knew
that Thou art a gracious God, and full of com
passion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy,
and repenteth Thee of evil. — Jonah 4 : 2.
He knew that God was merciful and
so he fled from duty! He used God's
mercy to justify his sin. He used his
knowledge of God's goodness to make
him easy in the way of trespass. ' ' God
is good, it will be all right ! ' ' That was
an appalling insult to the Lord.
My Father God, may I not presume upon Thy
mercy. Let me not take unlawful advantage of
Thy kindness. Let me not deliberately sin in
the confidence that I shall surely be forgiven.
Let Thy grace lead me to repentance and may
Thy goodness nourish a hatred for all sin. For
the Saviour's sake. Amen.
January 18.
GOD repented. . . . But it displeased Jonah
exceedingly, and he was angry. — Jonah 4: 1.
God was merciful with Nineveh and
recalled His judgment. And Jonah was
angry because God was merciful. He
was displeased with God's magnanimity.
We are often more severe than the Lord
Himself. We make "His love too nar
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0 Lord God, give me a heart of pity. Let me
not be severe when Thou art forgiving, and harsh
where Thou art lenient. Let me welcome Thy
mercy for all men, and especially for those who
are far astray. Let me share the compassions of
Christ. For His sake. Amen.

January 19.
THE word of the Lord came unto Jonah the
second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh,
that great city, and preach unto them the
preaching that I bid thee. — Jonah 3:1, 2.
Here we come face to face with the
grace of a second chance. Let us mark
the mercy of it. Let us also remember
that Jonah was a smaller man when
God renewed his commission a second
time. His moral and spiritual powers
had been impaired by his first disobedi
ence. He faced the second chance less
competent to do his duty.
My leather God, save me from the negligence
which brings moth and rust into my soul. Let
me obey Thee on the first commandment so that
my powers may be renewed in obedience. Let
me be on the alert for the first sound of the
trumpet, and let me eagerly start out on the di
vine commission. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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January 20.
I FEAR the Lord, the God of Heaven, which
hath made the sea and the dry land.
— Jonah 1 : 9.
Here is a strange combination; this
man feared the Lord, and shirked his
duty. He had religion without mo
rality. His piety was impious. His
devotion was divorced from duty and it
was therefore dead. It was a fearless
fear of the Lord.
Heavenly Father, I pray that I may not seek
refuge from duty in professed devotion. Let my
faith kindle my conscience, and make me burn
with the passion of obedience. Help me to be
watchful lest I make my religion a charm to
shield me in the ways of trespass. For Christ's
sake. Amen. January 21.
WHEN thou goest forth against thine enemies,
then thou shalt keep thee from every evil
thing. — Deuteronomy 23 : 9.
God will have clean fighters. He
rejects the alliance of men who have
unclean hands. He will not number
in His ranks the men who carry the
devil's weapons. Nor may His soldiers
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0 Lord my God, let me be a soldier in the
ranks who has no need to be ashamed. May I
never soil Thy banner with hands that are defiled.
May my lips never dishonour the Saviour's name.
Help me to be clean as I bear the vessels of the
Lord. For Christ's sake. Amen.

January 22.
AND it shall be when the Lord shall give thee
great and goodly cities which thou buildedst
not, and houses full of good things which thou
filledst not, and wells digged, which thou
diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees which
thou plantedst not, when thou shalt have eaten
and be full, then beware, lest thou forget the
Lord. — Deuteronomy 6 : 10-12.
Here is forgetfulness which is begot
ten of plenty. We get on in life and we
become spiritually negligent. Over
abundance stupefies us. Our success
becomes our drug. Our eyes are closed,
and we do not see the Lord.
0 Lord my God, help me in the perilous days
of success. Shield me when pleasures abound on
my road. Come very near to me when I have
no burden to carry. Put Thine arms about me
when I think I have no foe. Deliver me from
the evil one. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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January 23.
I REJOICE in Thy word as one that findeth
great spoil. — Psalm 119 : 162.
The saints of God have great dis
coveries. His word opens out treasures
which is like an unexpected booty. We
never know what will open the word and
reveal the treasure. There may be some
new occasion, some unfamiliar sort of
difficulty, and lo, the treasure comes to
view. The old word discloses the new
and richer meanings.
Heavenly Father, I pray that I may find in
creasing wealth in Thy word. May I never as
sume that I have exhausted the treasury of Thy
grace. Let all Thy words be like new oil sup
plying the lamps of my life. Even this day let
Thy word be to me a new creation. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

January 24.
THY word is true from the beginning; and every
one of Thy righteous judgments endureth for
ever. —Psalm 119 : 160.
God's laws are not made one day to
be unmade the next day. They stand
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law. We cannot escape or destroy it.
It is either our sleepless enemy, or our
sleepless friend.
Holy Father, help me to make Thy law the
friendly companion of my life. May I turn Thy
statutes into songs. May I not treat them so as
to make them terrors. May I rely upon them as
the gracious helpmeets of my Lord. In the
doing of Thy will may I find my delights. For
my Saviour's sake. Amen.

January 25.
THY word is a lamp unto my feet and a light
unto my path.
—Psalm 119 : 105.
The Lord's word is like a star leading
us to the far-off goal. But it is also like
a street-lamp shedding its rays upon the
immediate road. It is revelation for
the mile, it is illumination for the inch.
It enriches me both in vision and in
practical judgment.
Holy Father, illumine my mind with holy
vision. Tell me of things that are to be. Show
me the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming
down out of Heaven. And then give Thy light
that I may know how to build the city which
Thou hast revealed. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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January 26.
I THOUGHT on my ways, and turned my feet
unto Thy testimonies. I made haste and de
layed not to observe Thy command.
—Psalm 119 : 59, 60.
I have watched the officers on a great
liner taking the sun at noon, and then
adjusting her course to its guidance.
That is what I am to do. I am to take
the direction from the Sun of Right
eousness, and then go forward on the
appointed way.
Holy God, the fountain of light, let me seek
my light in Thee. Let Thy will be my will, Thy
purpose be my thought. And when I know Thy
will let me hasten with all my powers in the path
of Thy commandment. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

January 27.
THOU hast shown Thy people hard things; Thou
hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.
—Psalm 60 : 3.
But there is always a goodness in
God's staggering surprises. They are
not uncontrolled. They are guided by
a gracious aim. The staggering cir
cumstance is intended to startle us out
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be an awakening to larger and better
things.
0 Lord, may the hard things in my life do
Thy holy will. May the unpleasant surprises
lead me into a larger place. May they release
me from perilous sleep and from dangerous
benumbment. Keep me awake in Thy presence.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

January 28.
THEIR idols are silver and gold, the works of
men's hands. They that make them shall be
like unto them, yea every one that trusteth in
them. 0 Israel, trust thou in the Lord. He
is their help and their shield. —Psalm 115 : 4, 8, 9.
We are fashioned unto the likeness of
that which we truly worship. We take
hue from that to which we cling. Com
munion with the Lord means communi
cation from the Lord. He gives us of
Himself, and we shall at last awake in
His likeness.
O Lord my God, help me to worship Thee in
spirit and in truth. May the Holy Spirit take
of thT things of Christ and show them unto me.
May I become partaker of Thy nature, and so
awake at last in the consciousness that I share
Thy glory. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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January 29.
THE God of Jacob turned the rock into a stand
ing water, the flint into a fountain of water.
—Psalm 114:8.
We never know where God hides His
pools. We see a rock, and we cannot
guess it is the home of a spring. We see
a flinty place, and we cannot tell it is
the hiding place of a fountain. God
leads me into hard places, and then I
find I have gone into the dwelling place
of eternal springs.
O Lord my God, let me not be afraid of hard
circumstance. Thou canst make the rock reveal
the waters of Thy grace. Make me expectant of
spiritual blessedness. Let me move with happy
confidence through the thirsty desert and through
the dewy mead. For Christ's sake. Amen.
January 30.
UNTO the upright there ariseth light in the
darkness: He is gracious and full of compas
sion, and righteous. —Psalm 112:4.
The light is found because of the
uprightness. The life is the secret of
light. Surely this is the appointed
order of our God: — right, sight, light!
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My Father God, grant me the life so that I
may find the light. Grant me the experience
which will then break out into truth. Let me
obey Thy commandment, and so find that new
lamps are burning. For my Saviour's sake.
Amen. January 31,
FOR there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down,
that it will sprout again, and that the tender
branch thereof will not cease. If the root
thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock
thereof die in the ground, yet through the
scent of the water it will bud, and bring forth
boughs like a plant. — Job 14 : 7-9.
The old stock, withering in the ground,
scents the presence of the water, and is
quickened into newness of life. And so
it is to be in the life of man. When the
river of water of life comes near to souls
that are drooping in disquietude and
defeat, they are to become alive again
and clothe themselves in strength and
beauty. And so the friends of the Lord
Jesus are to move about among droop
ing people like rivers of water of life.
My Father God, I pray that my presence may
be as the giving of the water of life. May many
a withered growth bud again, and bring forth
fruit. Make my life a vital witness of Thy
grace. Let it be busy quickening others even
while I earn my daily bread. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

FEBRUARY

jf ebruary l.
THE fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
—Psalm 111 : 10.
The fear of the Lord is the soul's
eastern window. It faces the place of
the dawn. At that window I have
spiritual understanding, and new things
are unveiled unto me. The secret of
the Lord is with them that fear Him.
Most Holy God, I would dwell near this
window in Thy fear. I would be where the light
is breaking. I would be as a watchman looking
for the morning. In Thy fear I would receive
Thy truth, and know Thy will with full under
standing. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
jf ebruary 2.
I WILL give praise unto the Lord with my whole
heart. — Psalm 111 :1.
There is what one may call solo-
praise, and there is orchestral praise.
We can praise God with a single power
of our being. It may be only the lips
that we use, or we may call all our
powers to engage in the gracious ex
ercise. We can have choral praise,
with every chorister and every instru-
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ment taking part. "All that is in me"
can praise and bless His Holy Name.
Holy Father, let me not worship Thee with
divided heart. Save me from devoting one in
strument to Thy service, and holding all the rest
in silence. Give me unity of life in Thy devo
tion. Help me to consecrate all I am and have
to the glory of Thy name. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen. February 3.
HE hath given meat unto them that fear Him,
He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
— Psalm 111 : 5.
That secret covenant determines all
the dealings of the Lord with His chil
dren. It is never forgotten. It governs
the goings and the doings of the dark
angels as well as the angels of light,
those who carry ministries of disap
pointment and those who carry treas
ures of joy. The great covenant con
trols everything.
O Lord my God, help me to trust the word of
Thy promise. Let me be confident that the
covenant stands even when my life seems filled
with unfriendly things. Let me regard the dark
visitation as not beyond Thy gracious control.
Give me the happy assurance that Thy word is
as constant as my need. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

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February 4.
HE shall drink of the brook in the way, there
fore shall he lift up the head. — Psalm 110 : 7.
That is the secret of going on. We
can drink from the brook and be
refreshed. The river of life runs along
side the road of God's commandment.
As we walk in the one we can hear the
melody of the other, and at any moment
the traveller can turn aside and drink.
"He restoreth my soul."
My Gracious God, Thou dost not leave Thy
pilgrims to faint in the way. Thou hast pro
vided refreshing streams. Thy children taste the
glory of Heaven before they reach the heavenly
fields. May I drink of the wells of salvation
to-day and be cheered along my road. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

jfebruary 5.
IN the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of
good cheer, I have overcome the world.
—John 16:33.
Why should I be of good cheer be
cause Jesus has conquered? Is that
good news for me? Yes, because I may
share the power in which He conquered.
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impart His own strength, and the world
will lie at our feet.
God of all grace, I pray that I may overcome
the world. Let me not meet its antagonisms in
my own weakness. Let me meet them in Thy
strength. Let me rout my spiritual foes in over
whelming victory. Let me share the power of
my Saviour's resurrection. For His sake.
Amen. February 6.
ENTER ye in at the strait gate; for strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way that leadeth unto
life. — Matthew 7 : 13, 14.
One of our most suggestive thinkers
has said: "Christianity has not been
tried and found wanting, it has been
found difficult and not tried." So
many men prefer the easier road, and
have turned their back on the road of
constraint and difficulty. But the fine
view is always on the precipitous track.
The hard climber has the incomparable
visions.
My Father in Heaven, I pray that I may not
shrink from the climbing road. Let me not be
daunted by difficulty. Let me rather be allured
by it, confident that it leads to unveiled glory.
Let me rise by hard duty to commanding vision.
Grant me the upward walk to-day. For Christ's
«ake. Amen.

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February 7.
THE stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
— Judges 5 : 20.
The world is against him, the very
order of the universe is leagued among
his foes. There is a cosmic vengeance
on sin. The universal order is at war
with the man who is in revolt against
God.
Most righteous God, help me to remember that,
when I rebel against Thee, I am fighting the
forces of the universe. Graciously incline me to
march with them and not against them. Let
everything in Thy world be my friend. Let
the currents of the heavenly winds be favourable
to my sails. For Christ's sake. Amen.

February 8.
TRIBULATION worketh patience, and patience,
experience, and experience, hope; and hope
maketh not ashamed. — Romans 5 : 3-6.
The hope which is fixed in God is
never the carrier of disappointment.
The seeming waters, which allure us, do
not prove to be a mirage which only
mocks our thirst. Our Lord is always
better than His word, and we are never
ashamed of our hope in Him.
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light the lamp of hope in my soul. Fill me with
the warmth of spiritual expectation. Give me
the forward look and the forward mind, and then
satisfy the desire which Thou hast created. Ful
fill the hope which Thou hast lit. This I ask for
Christ's sake. Amen. February 9.
THE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
—Psalm 24 : 1.
THE whole earth is full of His glory. — Isaiah 6 : 3.
Let us therefore call the Lord to
mind when we walk through the world.
When you are climbing the slope of
some glorious hill, quietly say to your
self, "The strength of the hills is His
also. " Or when you are walking by the
shores of the incoming sea, "The sea is
His, and He made it." Or when you
are gazing upon the wonders of sunrise
and sunset, and upon their gorgeous
harmony of colours; "He clothed Him
self in light as with a garment."
My Father God, let the kingdom of nature be
to me the Kingdom of God. Let everything be
to me a message of Thy grace and glory. Let
the natural thing become transparent and let me
behold Thee walking in the garden. In the
beauty of the field let me behold the beauty of
the Lord. For Christ's sake. Amen.

34  "COME YE APART" 
February 10.
I WILL run in the way of Thy commandments
when Thou hast enlarged my heart.
—Psalm 119 : 32.
So this is the secret of increased speed
in the heavenly way; — a bigger heart.
It is the little heart that makes me
reluctant in the way of obedience. If
I were made in a bigger way I could run
and not be weary. There must be
spiritual enlargement before there can
be moral swiftness.
O Lord my God, I pray for a bigger heart. I
pray that Thy holy grace may make my life more
roomy for the entertainment of Thy spirit.
Enlarge me in mind, and in conscience, and in
feeling. And then let me run in the way of Thy
commandments. For my Saviour's sake. Amen.
February il.
THOU hast a few names even in Sardis which
have not defiled their garments, and they shall
walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
— Revelation 3:4.
It is a wonderful thing to see the
white pond-lily rising out of the noisome
mud. It is a more wonderful thing to
see men and women with white gar
ments living in cities that are filled with
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grace to find a noble life among ignoble
people. And we can see these people
every day. They bear the marks of the
Lord Jesus.
Heavenly Father, grant that I may reflect
Thy glory in every place in which I live. Let
me walk with Thee in white. Let no unworthy
circumstance provoke an unworthy life. Let me
be royal when my surroundings are mean. Let
me be a child of light in the gloom of midnight.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
February 12.
BUT this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of
the Nicolaitosns, which I also hate. — Rev. 2 : 6.
It is an extraordinary thing, a form
of hatred was their saving grace. There
is a safeguard in stern repulsions. All
neutral palates, that have no strong likes
and dislikes, are the easy prey of the
evil life. It is a great thing when the
soul can say to the Lord, "Did not I
hate what Thou hatest?"
Holy Father, create in me a fiery hatred of
all that is evil. Forbid that any form of sin
should be sweet unto my taste. May it be as
loathsome food from which I turn in disgust.
And to this end create within me Thy holy love,
so that all things sweet and clean may be my
constant delight. For Christ's sake. Amen.

36 "COME YE APART"
jfebruary 13.
UNTO Him that loved us, and washed us from
our sins in His own blood, and hath made us
kings and priests unto God and His Father, to
Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
— Revelation 1 : 5, 6.
By the grace of God we are lifted
from the gutter to the throne. He
strips us of all carnality and clothes us
with the garb of royalty. He leads us
into a noble sovereignty and dominion.
We reign with Him in light.
My Father God, I pray that this wonderful
inheritance may be mine. I, too, would be a
king in the spirit, ruling my life in noble self-
control. I, too, would be a priest in the spirit,
having free access into the holy place. I, too,
would be of Thy kingdom, and share Thy power
and Thy glory. In Christ my Saviour. Amen.
February 14.
FOR He is our peace, Who hath made both one,
and hath broken down the middle wall of
partition between us. — Ephesians 2 : 14.
The Lord Jesus is always breaking
down the middle walls. He will have
nothing standing as a barrier between
man and man. He would break down
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tween races, and between classes, and
between sects. He would bring us into
a vital, spiritual communion.
God of all men, Who didst send Thy Son to
save the world, break down the middle walls
which divide us. Destroy anything in my life
which separates me from my fellows. Bring us
to the true and sweet fellowship of the Holy
Spirit. For Christ's sake. Amen.
February 15.
GOD, Who is rich in mercy, for His great love
wherewith He loved us, even when we were
dead in sins, hath quickened us together with
Christ, and hath raised us up together and
made us sit together in Heavenly places in
Christ Jesus. — Ephesians 2 : 4-6.
In Christ Jesus we are lifted from the
grave of spiritual death to the throne
of spiritual glory. Such is the range
of our redemption. From the pit to
the sea of glass! From moral corrup
tion to the virgin glory of the saints !
Holy Father, I thank Thee for the glory of
Thy redemptive work in Christ. Thou dost raise
us from the dust, and we are made to sit amongst
princes. Help me to believe in my spiritual
destiny. Help me to walk among men as one of
the princes of glory. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen.

38 "COME YE APART'
February 16.
MY soul is among lions.
— Psalm 57 : 4.
MY heart is fixed, 0 God. —Psalm 57:7.
That is a most healthy combination.
The man might have been among lions
and be filled with dismay. But to be
among lions, with a heart that is fixed
in God, is perfect safety. The greatest
peril in life is to face the lions with a
wandering heart. Indeed it is a very
sure destruction.
My Father God, help me to face the fierce
things in life with a heart that is quietly fixed in
Thee. Let not my spirit be an aimless vagrant
when peril comes near. Unite my heart to fear
Thy Name, and so make me the master of the
fiercest circumstances that may lurk in my path.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

February 17.
O THAT I had wings like a dove; then would I
fly away and be at rest.
— Psalm 55 : 6.
CAST thy burden upon the Lord, and He shaU
sustain thee. —Psalm 55 : 22.
Here are two ways of seeking rest.
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the burden. The other casts the burden
upon the Lord. There are many peo
ple who think they will find rest by a
change of air, when what they need is a
change of heart. Their necessity is not
to visit this place or that place, but to
rest in the Lord.
Most Gracious Father, save me from the folly
of seeking rest where it cannot be found. Let me
not seek to fly away, but to fly to Thee. Inspire
my heart with true wisdom. Nerve my will with
the energies of Thy grace. For Christ's sake.
Amen. February 18.
MY God shall supply all your needs according to
His riches in glory, by Christ Jesus.
— Philippians 4 : 19.
And so here is my bank; — "Riches
in glory." And here are my spiritual
necessities: — "all your need." Let me
come boldly to the bank and find grace
and mercy in time of need.
God of all glory, help me to believe that my
resources are in Thee. Thy bounty more than
covers my need. Thy grace more than covers my
sin. Let me draw upon Thee with the confidence
of unbroken faith. Let me live through this day
as a spiritual millionaire by Christ Jesus. In
His name I ask it. Amen.

40  "COME YE APART" 
February 19.
UNTO you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not
only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for
His sake. — Philippians 1 : 29.
This is discipleship with high hon
ours. These are the honoured Knights
of King Jesu's Order. Their medals
are their scars, their sufferings are their
glory.
Heavenly Father, I would that I might be
counted worthy in Christ to belong to this High
Order. May I not shirk the rugged road and the
exacting sacrifice. May I love Thy way, even
when it is full of thorns. Endow me with the
spirit of eagerness and triumph. For the Re
deemer's sake. Amen.

February 20.
I KNOW that this shall turn to my salvation
through your prayers and the supply of the
Spirit of Jesus Christ. — Philippians 1 : 19.
That is one way in which things which
are seemingly hostile are made to be our
servants. Other people pray for us,
and their prayer makes us receptive to
the supply of God's Spirit. The un
friendly circumstance bows at our feet.
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istry of prayer. May I be busy in praying for
others, so that they may become filled with Thy
Spirit. May I be eager to make them more than
conquerors through the ministry of my inter
cessions. For His sake Who died for me. Amen.
February 21.
THEN Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus
was coming, went to meet Him; but Mary sat
still in the house. Then said Martha unto
Jesus, Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my
brother had not died. — John 11 : 20, 21.
This is a commonplace example of
needless regret. We think that if we
had only arranged things a little differ
ently, how different might have been
the issues ! If only so and so had been
done, Lazarus might have been with us
still! But He had been there all the
time. What they were thinking to be a
lamentable mischance was a vital part of
a larger scheme, begotten and inspired
by unfailing love. There was no need
for regret ; everything was just exactly
right.
My Gracious God, save me from wasting my
strength in needless regret. Give me a living
faith that Thou hast control of my life. Let me
interpret Thy delays in the light of Thy love and
grace. Let me trust Thee even when the clouds
are low upon my way. Amen.

42 " COME YE APART "
February 22.
I PRAY that your love may abound yet more
and more in knowledge and in all discernment,
so that ye may approve the things that are
excellent. — Philippians 1 : 9, 10.
Love is our spiritual organ, and as it
grows in refinement, it grows in powers
of perception and vision. The progress
of love is always in the direction of the
excellent. We may test this progress
by noting the things we approve.
God of Love, hear my prayer for love. Let
my love be more and more illumined. Let it
interpret Thy mysteries to me. May I look at
everything and everybody in the transparent
light of heavenly love. For my Saviour's sake.
Amen.

February 23.
I AM confident of this very thing, that He which
hath begun a good work in you wUl perfect it
until the day of Jesus Christ. — Philippians 1 : 6.
That can always be said of our
Father's work. He perfects what He
began. His work is never left half
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when he sees men as trees walking. He
gives him perfect sight. He is Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end
ing.
My Father in Heaven, I thank Thee for my
perfect hope in Thee. My assurance is in Thy
loving grace. Thou wilt not leave me in the
dust. I praise Thee for my high calling in
Christ Jesus my Lord. In His name. Amen.

February 24.
AND at even, when the sun did set, they brought
unto Him all that were diseased, and they
that were possessed with devils. —Mark 1 : 32.
What a gathering to bring to the
great Physician. But they brought the
sick folk to a Doctor who has never lost
a patient. The leprous, the paralyzed,
the withered, the drugged, the soured!
He heals them all !
God of Healing Grace, help me to believe Thou
canst make me whole. Save me from the unbe
lief of despair. Let me not add to my sin by
doubting the power of Thy grace. Renew all my
moral and spiritual powers, and let me be as one
who has been born again. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

44 "COME YE APART"
February 25.
WHAT man is there that is fearful and faint
hearted? Let him go and return unto his
house, lest his brethren's heart melt as well as
his heart. — Deuteronomy 20 : 8.
There is evidently a contagion of
faint-heartedness. We can infect an
other by the weakness of our spirits.
How will it be with my spirit to-day?
Will it tend to make my brother timid,
or will it help to make him brave?
My Father in Heaven, help me to remember
the influence of my spirit. My spirit is working
even when I am silent and seem to be doing
nothing. Make my soul very royal so that it
may carry grace and inspiration to all my
friends. Let me be as one who carries the vital
izing water of life. For my Saviour's sake.
Amen. February 26.
AND it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall
have brought thee into the land . ... to
give thee great and goodly cities which thou
didst not build . . . then beware, lest
thou forget the Lord thy God.
— Deuteronomy 6 : 10, 12.
This is the forgetfulness which is
begotten of fulness. Our spiritual senses
can be drugged by our prosperity. Bees
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sweetness. That is one of the great
perils of the spirit; we acquire, and
then we forget; we pile up treasure,
and then we neglect the Lord who gave
us strength to get it.
Most merciful God, forgive my negligence.
My many things have shut Thee out, and I have
often forgotten Thee. Help me to command the
world, to bid it remain at a distance. Let noth
ing invade the Holy Place and desecrate it. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

^February 27.
7 HAVE glorified Thee on earth. I have finished
the work which Thou gavest me to do.
— John 17 : 4.
It is a happy thing when, in our own
degree, we finish the work which God
has given us to do. We so often leave
our tasks unfinished. There is about
them a want of completeness and perfect
grace. They lack the finish of real
devotion.
My Father in Heaven, help me this day to
finish my appointed task. Let me not leave it in
a condition of which I shall be ashamed. May I
be perfectly consecrated to its perfect attain
ment. Even if the work be a common courtesy
may it shine with the grace of the Lord. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

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^February 28.
AND one of the lepers, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice
glorified God, and fell down on his face at
His feet, giving Him thanks; and he was a
Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were
there not ten cleansed? But where are the
nine? There are not found that returned to
give glory to God, save this stranger.
—Luke 17:15-18.
This fine flower of gratitude was
found in the life of a Samaritan. It
was growing beyond the pale of exclu
sive and traditional privilege. And so
it is to-day. This noble and graceful
flower of gratitude may often be found
growing in profusion outside the outer
most walls of the Church. Within the
walls, amid rich conditions of soil and
climate, you may sometimes seek for the
flower in vain.
Heavenly Father, I pray that this flower may
be found growing in the garden of my life. Let
the fragrance of praise rise like incense from the
altar. Save me from coveting mercies which
find no response in praise. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

MARCH

fl>arcb I.
THE Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a mer
chantman, seeking goodly pearls, who, when
he had found one pearl of a great price, went
and sold all that he had and bought it.
—Matthew 13 : 45, 46.
Any one, who is a citizen of the King
dom of God, must be prepared to sacri
fice the good for the sake of the better.
I must be ready to forfeit one precious
pearl for the sake of one more precious
still. I must even be prepared to sur
render the better for the best. Every
thing must be yielded to obtain the
pearl of great price.
My Father God, I pray that Thou wilt sharpen
the senses of my spirit in order that I may know
the true values of things. Help me to know
what is good, and what is better, and what is
best. May I be always ready to follow on to
ward the prize of the high calling of Christ
Jesus. For His sake. Amen.
47

48  "COME YE APART" 
/USarcb 2.
YOUR young men shall see visions, and your old
men shall dream dreams. —Acts 2:17.
Visions are not given to cowards ; they
rise upon the souls of those who are
boldly surrendered to the Lord. We
go out upon some chivalrous task and
lo! heaven breaks upon our view.
Spiritual vision is given to us as we
make the long climb.
Heavenly Father, I would be a child of vision.
Endow my spirit with courage so that I may
take the rugged and upward road. Rid me of all
fear. Let me welcome all difficulty, knowing that
every difficulty is the appointed service of my
soul. For Christ's sake. Amen.

ADarcb 3.
I LONG to see you, that I may impart unto you
some spiritual gift, to the end you may be
established.
— Romans 1 : 11.
The apostle was always eager to give
away what he had received from the
Lord. He was always turning his har
vests into seed. He sowed his reapings
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Heavenly Father, help me to use Thy gifts in
the service of my fellows. Let me not imprison
all my harvest in the garner. Help me to sow it
in the field of the world so that others may be
blessed by my bounty. And this for Christ's
sake. Amen. flBarcb 4.
AND they raised persecution against Paul and
Barnabas, and expelled them out of their
coasts. . . . And the disciples were filled
with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
—Acts 13 : 50, 52.
These men had spiritual springiness,
spiritual delight, because they had the
spirit of Christian optimism. And this
power they had received when the Holy
Ghost came upon them. And the terms
on which the power can be received are
these : that we willingly offer our life to
God, and that the offer be made in all
sincerity and in all simplicity, and in
humble trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Most Gracious Father, I pray that I may share
this triumph in the spirit. Let no unfriendly
circumstances put out the fires in my soul. Let
my courage rise with danger. Let me sing songs
in the night. Let me reveal my confidence in
Thee when antagonism seems overwhelming. At
midnight let me arise and give thanks unto Thee.
Amen.

50  "COME YE APART" 
flDarcb 5.
NEITHER will they be persuaded, though one
rose from the dead. — Luke 16 : 31.
Startling experiences are not the
surest means of the soul's salvation.
We sometimes think that if we could see
miracles it would be easy to believe.
Miracles are not the best servants of
faith. The still small voice has more
vital constraint than the earthquake.
If we do not heed the monitions of the
spirit a miracle would leave us un
moved.
My Father God, give me the quick and dis
cerning sense of Thy presence. Let me perceive
Thee in the commonplaces of life. May the ordi
nary road be alive with divine significance. May
I see the sacrament in my daily bread. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen. flDarcb 6.
AND they called them, and commanded them
not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of
Jesus. But Peter and John answered and
said unto them, Whether it be right in the
sight of God to hearken unto you more than
unto God, judge ye, for we cannot but speak
the things which we have seen and heard.
—Acts 4: 18-20.
Contrast these men with the men they
were before they received the baptism

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of the Holy Ghost. They were as reeds
shaken by the wind. They were nega
tive, hesitant, uncertain, altogether lack
ing in persistent force. But now the
timid and fearful have become positive
and affirmative. The Holy Spirit has
endowed them with magnificent force of
character, and nothing can stop them.
Almighty God, graciously endow me with holy
courage. Take away all deadly timidity. Let
the only fear in my soul be the fear of the Lord.
Let me face hostility with triumph and confi
dence. Let me witness, in the quietness of
strength, that all my springs are in Thee. For
His sake. Amen. iTOarcb 7.
WHAT shall harm us if we be followers of that
which is good? — 1 Peter 3 : 13.
Every man's appointed task is his
life-preserver. He shall give His angels
charge over us to keep us in our ways.
Duty carries its own antiseptic, and
nothing can harm our souls.
Most Holy God, help me to believe in Thy
spiritual defences. The shields of the earth
belong unto God. Thy armour is our perfect
security. Help me to wear it night and day, and
to go eagerly in the path of Thy commandments.
For my Saviour's sake. Amen.

52  "COME YE APART" 
/iDarcb 8.
THERE is a river the streams whereof shall
make glad thedty of God, the holy place of
the tabernacles of the Most High.
—Psalm 46 : 4.
This is the river of God, and this is
the kind of river which is to flow out of
every one who is in communion with the
living God. It is to be like a clear
bright stream, dancing and leaping in
the sunshine. The despondent and
melancholy, and those whose faces are
heavy with the gloom of fear, are to be
heartened and cheered when the disciple
of Christ draws near.
0 Lord my God, wilt Thou graciously give
me Thy joy so that I may be a minister of cheer
and inspiration ? Let me carry the good tidings
of Thy grace both in word and in life. Let me
light up dark places. Let me change the funeral
bell into a wedding peal. For Christ's sake.
Amen. ilDarcb 9.
MY punishment is greater than I can bear.
— Genesis 4 : 13.
MY sin is ever before me. — Psalm 51 : 3.
Here are two men, and one is op
pressed by his punishment and the other
is burdened with his sin. One wishes
to escape the consequences of his sin,
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sin itself. My chief concern must be
with my sin, and I must seek its over
throw, in the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Almighty God, I pray that I may not think
more pf my sufferings for sin than I do of the sin
itself. May the sense of sin burden my soul till
I find release in the baptism of Thy grace. Help
me to hate sin as Thou hatest it. Fill me with
the spirit of holiness. For my Saviour's sake.
Amen. /Barcb 10.
THE zeal of Thine House hath eaten me up.
—Psalm 69 : 9.
BE fervent in spirit.
— Romans 12 : 11.
Every great achievement is the
triumph of some enthusiasm. Some
burning impulse is at the heart of all
revolution. The cold heart is unable to
drive us along the way. It is only
when the fire of God falls on us in the
field that our confidence issues in glori
ous victory.
Almighty God, I pray that a holy zeal may be
found in my life. Kindle it with a live coal
from off Thine altar. Let Thine own love
descend upon me, and, loving what Thou dost
love, let me do Thy will with quenchless devo
tion. For Christ's sake. Amen.

54 « ' COME YE APART » '
flDarcb tl.
L_5_T 3/omj* foww oe grir* about, and your lights
burning, and be ye like unto men ready!
—Luke 12:35, 36.
We must always be road-ready, for
we never know when or where the
King's commission will be given to us.
He meets us at most unexpected places
and in the most novel seasons. The
only wise preparation is to be always
prepared. If He says, "go," we must
be ready to start on the pilgrimage at
once.
Most Gracious God, I would be ready for Thy
will. Let me not be sleeping when Thou dost
call me. Let me not be away on matters of in
difference. Let the ear of the spirit be always
alert, and let me be waiting to do the errand of
my God. For Christ's sake. Amen.
flDarcb 12.
IN my distress Thou hast enlarged me.
— Psalm 4 : 1.
Every conquest over a difficulty means
the enlargement of the soul. We can
emerge from our tasks, and our friends
will note that God has added unto our
stature. Our troubles can be so faced
as to make them bring strength and
nutriment to our spirits. The time when
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Most Gracious Father, I pray that Thou wilt
make the hard seasons times of secret growth.
May the shadowed seasons nourish the ferns of
the spirit; — the lovely graces of modesty, and
long suffering, and patience, and may all my
distresses enrich me with Thy likeness. For the
Redeemer's sake. Amen.
/iDarcb 13.
AS the rain cometh down, and the snow from
heaven, and watereth the earth and maketh it
bring forth and bud . . . so shall My
word be that goeth forth out of My mouth.
— Isaiah 55 : 10, 11.
The rain is a fit expression of the
tender mercies of God. It is typical of
all the gentle, genial providences, the
April weather of mingled sunshine and
power. But the snow, too, is in the
process of divine culture. The cold,
cutting discipline in life, for which the
snow provides the symbol, is also a serv
ant of the spiritual harvest, and it gen
erates and nourishes the flowers and
fruits of the perfect life.
0 Lord my God, help me to have confidence
in Thy love when the snow is on the ground.
When my circumstances are cold and wintry
help me to believe they are working toward sum
mer glory. Give me the quenchless hope that
what seems unfavourable carries the gracious
favour of my Lord. Amen.

66 " COME YE APART ' '
dbarcb 14.
AND the bones came together, bone to his bone
. . . the sinews and the flesh came upon
them, and the skin covered them; but there
was no breath in them. — Ezekiel 37: 7, 8.
No breath in them! There was
everything except breath. They were
perfectly articulated bodies, but they
were devoid of inspiration. The lack
was vital. There was an absence of life.
And this is the common tragedy in the
lives of men and nations. Movements
stop just short of inspiration. Fine
organizations have no soul. Bone comes
to bone, and there are the sinews and
skin, but there is no enlivening power
from the heart of God.
My Father in Heaven, mercifully deliver me
from this living death. Let me not be deluded
into a contentment which is satisfied with forms
without life. Let Thy living breath make every
thing live. Let my thoughts be vital purposes.
Let my words be great deeds. Let my deeds
pulse with the power of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
-fIDarcb 15.
WE must through much tribulation enter into
the Kingdom of God. — Acts 14 : 22.
7JV the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of
good cheer, I have overcome the world.
—John 16: 33.

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Without tribulation some of life's
noblest treasures would never be found.
Tribulation is the flail which releases
the grain from the imprisoning sheaf
and gives us the bread of life.
Almighty God, grant that I may make my
troubles my friends. May they be like keys
which unlock treasures of grace. May they
bring wealth to my spirit, and equip me with the
strength and beauty of Jesus Christ, my Lord.
Amen.
Aarcb 16.
WHICH now of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbour unto him that fell among thieves?
And he answered, He that showed mercy on
him. Go thou and do likewise. —Luke 10 : 36, 37.
God loves the neighbourliness that
crosses conventional lives. So much of
our virtue is racial or geographical; it
does not go beyond our family, or our
social class, or our country. It has be
ginnings and endings, and there are
pitiful needs outside the circle of our
grace.
Most Gracious God, give me a heart of pity.
Let my compassion go forth like brimming rivers.
Let them flow to the uttermost parts of the earth.
Whenever a cry of need arises from a child of
distress, may my strength ride forth in the min
istry of healing. For my Saviour 's sake. Amen,

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dDarcb 17.
AND when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way
side, and the fouls came and devoured them
up. . . . When any one heareth the word
of the Kingdom, and understandeth it not,
then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth
away that which was sown in his heart. This
is he which received seed by the wayside.
— Matthew 13 : 4, 19.
Seed by the wayside! There it lies,
pregnant with life and fruitfulness, but
it cannot get to the ground. The mir
acle of quickening is nearly happening,
but it does not happen. A harvest is all
but at the birth, but it is not born.
The seed and the earth touch, but they
do not combine. There is contact but
not communion.
My Father God, save me from this deadly
nearness. Save me from using words and never
praying. Save me from making vows, but show
ing no obedience. Save me lest I come short of
a vital communion. Lead me from the outer
courts into the quickening wonders of the holy
place. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
/toarcb 18.
SEE that thou make all things according to the
pattern in the mount. — Hebrews 8 : 5.
Progress consists in making facts con
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ing the divine purpose when we make
every happening reflect the divine Will.
There is a divine conception of every
thing, and to aim at that is to make life
a glorious aspiration and an increas
ingly wonderful issue. Everything has
its pattern in the mount.
Almighty God, I pray that my life may reflect
Thy glory. May every happening, great and
small, bear Thine image. May the beauty of the
Lord shine through the commonplaces of my
daily life. May every earthly thing bear the
seal of Heaven. For Christ's sake. Amen.
rtDarcb 19.
BEHOLD, now is the accepted time, to-day is
the day of salvation. — 2 Corinthians 6:2.
It is a great thing to see the kingli-
ness of to-day. Sometimes it is yester
day which appears to be the real king;
sometimes it is to-morrow. Happy are
they who can see the sovereign Prince
in the immediate hour. Blessed are
they who unmask the King as He passes.
My Father God, open my eyes that I may see
the greatness of the immediate moment. Let me
not waste my time in waiting for famous days.
Help me to make the present day glorious. Let
my life fill it with glorious service. Let me see
and hear Thee in the commonplace calling of a
passing event. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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fl&arcb 20.
THE joy of the Lord shall be your strength.
— Nehemiah 8 : 10.
This sort of joy reveals itself, not in
ecstasy, but in power. It is not given
to us as the excitement of a moment ; it
is spread over the day in the form of
strength.
Most Holy God, open out Thy springs of joy
in me. Let me be as one who goes singing along
his way. Let Thy statutes become my songs.
Make me strong to meet every circumstance, and
let me be more than conqueror. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

jfJDarcb 21.
GOD hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of
power, and love, and a sound mind.
— 2 Timothy 1 : 7.
Fear represseth the spirit, and makes
it shrink. Love always inspires and ex
pands. Fear chills like winter. Love
kindles like the spring.
Eternal God, I thank Thee that the wind of
the spirit is as the breath of spring. Transform
the wilderness of my soul into a garden, and
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with Thy grace and graces so that many weary
people may find in me the garden of the Lord.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

fflarcb 22.
IF ye forgive men their trespasses, your
Heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if
you forgive not men their trespasses, neither
will your Father forgive your trespasses.
— Matthew 6 : 14, 15.
The forgiveness of the New Testa
ment is not emotional, but motional ; not
pathetic, but energetic ; not a matter of
cheap tears, but of sacrificial service.
It is more than pardon, it is chivalry.
Forgiveness is not a passive acquittal;
it expresses itself in the ministry of self-
sacrificing toil. And such a spirit will
assuredly keep the road open for a sin
ful brother's return, and we shall be
called, "repairers of the breach, the re
storers of paths to dwell in."
Heavenly Father, graciously endow me with
the spirit of sacrificial forgiveness. May I be
willing to bleed in order that my brother may be
made whole. Let me not harbour any unclean
resentment. Let me not cherish any temper of
revenge. Make me chivalrous and generous, like
my Master, going about doing good. For His
sake. Amen.

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/iDarcb 23.
UNTO me, who am less than the least of all
saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the
Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.
— Ephesians 3 : 8.
The "unsearchable riches" fit them
selves into every possible condition of
human poverty and need. The ocean
of grace flows about the shore of com
mon lives; it flows into all their dis
tresses and gaping wants, and it fills
every creek and crevice to the full.
My Father God, I humbly pray that Thy
riches may come to my poverty. Fill out my
want with Thy fulness. Redeem me from all
spiritual lack and indigence. Let me appear
unto my fellows as one who is drawing upon the
treasuries of grace. Mightily enrich me with
Thy glory. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
.fIDarcb 24.
AND who is he that will harm you if ye be fol
lowers of that which is good? But and if ye
shall suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are
ye; and fear not their fear, neither be trou
bled, but sanctify in your hearts Christ as
Lord. —1 Peter 3 : 13-15.
Sanctify Christ as Lord ! That is the
all-originating fountain. Around it are
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springs. If Christ be sanctified in the
heart as Lord, there will be an endless
procession of circumstances in the daily
life reverently bowing to His dominion.
O Lord my God, let there be a throne in my
life, and on that throne let me behold Him Who
was slain. Let me make all my affairs to pass
before Him. Let everything pay homage at His
feet. Make me strong to resist anything which
refuses allegiance to His most holy will. For
Christ's sake. Amen. /tOarcb 25.
BE ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober
unto prayer; above all things being fervent in
your love among yourselves; for love covereth
a multitude of sins. — 1 Peter 4 : 7, 8.
It is not the sins of the lover which
are covered, but the sins of the one who
is loved. Love is willing to forget as
well as to forgive. Love does not keep
hinting at past failures. Love is will
ing to hide them in a nameless grave.
Love is a hiding place from the wind;
and a covert from the tempest.
My Father God, graciously endow me with this
covering ministry of heavenly love. Let me be
a shelter for my brother in the time of tempest.
May my life bring him to the supreme Lover,
where he may find shelter in the shadow of Thy
wings. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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jIDarcb 26.
BELOVED, think it not strange concerning the
fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you
to prove you, as though a strange thing hap
pen unto you; inasmuch as ye are partakers of
Christ's sufferings, rejoice that at the revela
tion of His glory ye may also rejoice with ex
ceeding joy. — 1 Peter 4 : 12, 13.
The fiery trial tests character. The
fiery trial strengthens and confirms
character. The fiery trial develops
character by bringing out its hidden
beauties. We pass from grace to grace,
and from glory to glory.
My Father God, I pray that every trial in life
may develop Thy likeness in my soul. May
every disappointment leave some mark of grace
upon my character. May every hardship en
grave on my soul some feature of the Lord. For
His sake. Amen. toarcb 27.
WHILE ye have light, believe in the light, that
ye may be the children of light. — John 12 : 36.
Take advantage of the sun while it
shines. Life's visions do not shine
and glow like brilliant and continuous
noons. They come and they go, bright
intervals in the waste of gray twilight
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Almighty God, I pray that I may eagerly use
the light while it is shining. When I know Thy
will, let me do it with ready obedience. When
my emotions are like a favouring wind, let me
hoist my sails and start upon my journey. For
Christ's sake. Amen. tftarcb 28.
YE shall be brought before governors and kings
for My sake, for a testimony against them and
the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up,
be not anxious how or what ye shall speak, for
it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall
speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the
Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
—Matthew 10 : 18-20.
Put your trust in the Lord and you
will live in the immediate present. Live
well in the immediate present and you
will have the spirit of calmness which
is the secret of strength. And there
fore, when the emergency comes, you
will approach it with that quietness
which is the essential factor in spiritual
victory.
My Father God, let me fill the immediate
moment with loyal obedience. Save me from
spoiling to-day by worrying about to-morrow.
Help me to believe that, when some exacting
demand is made upon my strength and wisdom,
I shall find all things have been made ready.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

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rtDarcb 29.
I KNOW that whatsoever God doeth, it shall be
for ever. — Ecclesiastes 3 : 14.
God never withdraws or revokes His
promises. Nor does His kindness come
to an end. Everything goes on in in
creasing strength and glory. We never
come to the close of God's work. A
volume may be ended but it is always
"to. be continued." We go from
strength to strength, and from grace to
grace, and from glory to glory.
0 Lord my God, make me confident in the
continuousness of Thy grace. Let me"rejoice in
Thine inexhaustible love. Give me a splendid
assurance of Thy boundless treasures. Let me
draw my resources from Thee, and walk in the
fulness of Thy strength. For His sake. Amen.
/iDarcb 30.
OUR fathers trusted in Thee, they trusted, and
Thou didst deliver them. —Psalm 22 : 4.
There is rich hope buried in the ex
periences of yesterday, as rich sunshine
is buried in our mines. Just as we can
bring out the coal deposit and make it
yield light and warmth for the life of
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ences of the saints of the past and make
them yield enlightenment and inspira
tion for the saints of to-day.
Holy Father, I thank Thee for the story of
Thy dealings with men. I bless Thee for the
records of Thy grace. Let the past be to me
a place of springs. In the triumphs of my
brethren let me find inspiration for the tasks of
to-day. For Christ's sake. Amen.

ZlDarcb 31.
IN a great house there are not only vessels of
gold and of silver, but also of wood and of
earth. —2 Timothy 2 : 20.
The inspiring suggestion is this : that
the apparently commoner things, made
of wood and of earth are as sacred as
the apparently more precious things,
made of gold and of silver. The little
window, which lets the fresh air into
the temple, is as hallowed as the sacra
mental cup. The office of doorkeeper
may be as holy as that of the priest.
Heavenly Father, teach me how my life can be
sanctified. May the little things glow like Thy
stars. May the usual things shine with unusual
radiance. Let the little hills rejoice on every
side. For Christ's sake. Amen.

APRIL Bpril l.
LET your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
— Matthew 5 : 16.
My light is not to fall upon myself
but upon my consecrated work. The
worker is to be invisible or obscure.
And more especially the light is to so
fall upon the work as to reveal the
One who inspired it. When men see
my triumphs they are not to be con
strained to praise me but rather to wor
ship my God.
0 Lord my God, let all glory of mine glorify
Thee. My little lamps were kindled at Thy sun.
Whatever I have bears the seal of Thy grace.
Let men behold Thy marks and give Thee all the
praise. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
Hpril 2.
LET him that thinketh he standeth take heed
lest he fall. — 1 Corinthians 10 : 12.
Our most perilous seasons are when
we think we are absolutely secure. The
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moment of victory is beset by the danger
of reaction. We are lulled into peril
by our triumph. We take it easy ; and
in the easy moment the tempter wins
his triumphs. And therefore our best
hours may easily become our worst.
0 Lord my God, I humbly seek Thy defence
in the brightest hours. Gird me with Thy power
when I glow with triumph. Clothe me with
Thine armour when no enemy seems near. Let
me be more than conqueror in Christ my Saviour.
For His sake. Amen.

Hprtl 3.
THEY are not of the world, even as I am not
of the world.
—John 17 : 16.
What is worldliness ? It is human ac
tivity with God left out. It is life which
is horizontal and not vertical. It is
ambition without aspiration. It aims
at success and not at holiness. Its
motto is forward, not upward.
0 God my Father, I pray that I may be in the
world and yet not of it. Let me bring into its
affairs a citizenship which is of heaven. Let me
do everything according to the pattern shown me
in the mount. May I do common things in
divine communion. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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Hprtl 4.
AND the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And
let him that heareth say, Come. And let him
that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let
him take the water of life freely.
— Revelation 22 : 17.
When I have heard the calling of the
Lord I am to be a caller too. He that
heareth is to say, Come! Having be
come a disciple I must now become an
apostle. Having been redeemed I must
engage in the services of the Redeemer.
My Father in Heaven, may I be among the
tellers of Thy good news. Let me be among
those who are out in the highways inviting others
to the feast. Let me be continually seeking new
guests for Thy table. Let it be my joy to behold
the joy of those whom I have won to Thy feet.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hprtl 5.
HIS pavilions round about him were thick clouds
of the skies. — Psalm 18 : 11.
THE clouds dropped down the dew.
— Proverbs 3 : 20.
It is not only prosperity which glows
with the seal of God's favour; adversity
also may be the proof of His grace.
When the cloud is forming it means
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to send a gentle rain, and so love pre
pares a cloud. The cloud is part of the
answer to our prayer for the dew.
My Father God, lead me into the secret of per
fect trust. Help me to believe that Thy clouds
will break with blessing. Give me the faith that
even the darkness cannot hide the ministries of
grace. Let me see, even in the black chariot, the
messenger of eternal love. For Christ's sake.
Amen.
Hprtl 6.
HE shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any
man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised
reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall
he not quench. — Matthew 12 : 19, 20.
As it is with the Master so it is with
the disciple. He will erect no altar to
the goddess of discord. Life shall not
be spent in idle controversy. The
disciples' life shall not be sensational.
There shall be nothing loud about it,
nothing overdone. Jesus hated a mere
street religion. He could not do with
a piety that advertised itself to gain
public applause.
My Father God, save me from making a cheap
business of sacred things. Let me not make my
piety a means of self-display. Let me hide my
self in Thee. Let everything be done in Thy
name and to Thy glory. So sanctify this day in
Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.

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Hprtl 7.
HO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the
waters, and he that hath no money; come ye,
buy and eat. Yea, come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price. Incline
your ear, and come unto Me; Hear, and your
soul shall live. — Isaiah 55 : 1, 3.
Here is a call to the faint and weary.
What is he to do ? There is first of all
to be a discipline of the ear. There is
to be a determined and resolute effort
to listen to God. And what is the next
step . We are to listen and then yield.
Right hearing necessitates strong doing.
Know, and then dare !
Holy Father, graciously sanctify my hearing.
Let it be consecrated to the knowledge of Thy
will. And graciously sanctify my will ; let it be
consecrated to Thine obedience. Let me find the
right road; then let me run in the way of Thy
commandments. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
Hprtl 8.
I CAN do all things in Christ Who strengtheneth
me. — Philippians 4 : 13.
That is how the level of human possi
bility is raised. When a man comes to
be in Christ he adds cubits unto his
stature. He acquires strangely in
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hitherto mastered him. He moves with
the march of the conqueror.
Most mighty God, I pray that I may be
strengthened in Christ Jesus. I ask for the
power which will turn my warfare into triumph.
Take away my fear of what is in front of me.
Give me a happy sense that in Christ I am
master of the entire road. For His sake. Amen.

Hprtl 9.
AND it came to pass in those days, that Jesus
went out into a mountain to pray, and con
tinued all night in prayer to God.—Luke 6 : 12.
Mountain and garden were the allies
of the Saviour's spirit. They were
silent Greathearts who ministered to
Him in the pilgrim way. He sought
the mountain when He was pondering
over great decisions. He was found in
a garden in the night in which He was
betrayed. They helped Him in divine
communion.
0 Lord my God, let me get apart with Thee.
Save me from the crushing pressure of the world.
Graciously give me leisure from myself, and let
me share the heavenly peace. Create about me
an air of quietness, and make me strong in the
Lord and in the power of His might. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen.

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Hprtl 10.
TAKE heed to yourselves; if thy brother sin
against thee, rebuke him, and if he repent, for
give him, and if he sin against thee seven times
in a day, and seven times in a day turn again
to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive
him. — Luke 17 : 3, 4.
There are rebukes and rebukes. There
is rebuke which is only intended to
satisfy the offended, and there is rebuke
which is purposed to rectify the of
fender. A Christian rebuke is to be
given, not so much for the relief of my
wound, but for the healing of him who
inflicted it.
0 Lord my God, give me the grace of forgive
ness. Help me to consider my brother more
than myself. Let me seek his healing rather
than the gratifying of the spirit of revenge.
Let me not take the sword of judgment. Let
me rather be a good physician, abounding in
ministries of healing. For Christ 's sake. Amen.
Hprtl ll.
I WILL pay Thee my vows, which my lips have
uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I
was in distress. — Psalm 66 : 13, 14.
In our distress we make vows unto the
Lord. When we are sick we are full of
good intentions. When the distress
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it. When our trouble is over the Lord
is often forgotten. We are faithless
when the light returns.
0 Lord my God, let me keep my troth which
I made in the darkness. Let not the returning
light make me false and disloyal. Let every de
liverance deepen my service and my praise. Let
my liberty speed my feet on larger missions. For
the Saviour's sake. Amen.
Hprtl 12.
FOR ye were sometimes darkness, but now are
ye light in the Lord; walk as children of light;
for the fruit of light is in all goodness and
righteousness and truth. — Ephesians 5: 8, 9.
The disciples easily lost heart, and the
cloudy days filled them with dismay.
But after they had received the Holy
Spirit we never find the despondent or
despairing note. Ever and everywhere
they are optimists in spirit. They can
live in the distant June even in the
dingy days of December.
0 Lord my God, graciously make me a child
of light. May my spirit be illumined with the
radiance of the Christian hope. May I carry
inspiring cheer into all my fellowships. May I
sing in the power of the coming morning even
when I am journeying through the night. For
the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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Hprtl 13.
WE are more than conquerors in Him that loved
us. — Romans 8 : 37.
There are some men who are masters
of living well. They do not merely meet
the demands of duty. There is an over
flow of goodness which runs beyond
the moral demand. Their cup runneth
over. When they fight a battle, they are
not half-slain by victory. They can do
all and abound.
0 God of all Grace, help me to believe that I
can live the victorious life. Gird me with Thy
holy strength. Let me fight my battle as more
than conqueror. Let the abundance of Thy grace
be seen in the completeness of my moral tri
umphs. For the Redeemer's sake. Amen.
Hprtl 14.
I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from
whence cometh my help. My help cometh
from the Lord, who made Heaven and earth.
—Psalm 121: 1,2.
Every life must have an Alpine dis
trict. The mountains of rectitude are
gathered in awe-inspiring majesty. The
rivers of grace have their rise in these
Alps of righteousness. The river of
water of life flows out of the great white
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Almighty God, I pray that in my life the
mountains of holiness may shine with snow-
white splendour. May they overlook all the little
affairs that fill up my little day. When I lift
mine eyes may I see them in all their glory. Thy
righteousness is like the great mountains. For
Christ 's sake. Amen. Hprtl 15.
EVERY good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but
a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A
good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither
can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. . . .
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
—Matthew 7 : 17, 18, 20.
We are to be perfectly honest with
our findings. If we find grapes we are
to infer a vine, and not to suggest they
are the product of a thorn. If we come
upon figs, we are to infer a fig tree, and
not to suspect that they were born on a
thistle. We are not to belie our moral
intelligence. Wherever I find noble
spiritual fruit I am to reason that it is
a fruit of the Spirit.
0 Lord my God, make me familiar with the
fruits of Thy vine. When I find Thy graces in
the lives of my fellows, let me recognize Thy
fellowship. Cleanse my eyes from all prejudice.
Help me to see the lovely wherever it is to be
found. For His sake. Amen.

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Hprtl 16.
OTHER sheep I have which are not of this fold;
them also I must bring, and they shall hear My
voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shep
herd. —John 10 : 16.
And yet we are tempted to think
that all His sheep are in one fold, and
we look with sharp suspicion on those
that are outside our walls. We almost
bluntly deny them a part in the tender
Shepherd's care. There is a reluctance
of recognition, a want of generous can
dour, a disposition to withhold the right
names from things, which is painful evi
dence that we severely limit the Shep
herd's flock.
Eternal God, the Father of all men, give me
larger fellowship with my fellow men. Let me
rejoice in the whole family of the redeemed. Let
me recognize Thy grace in their spirit. Let me
see Thy name in their foreheads. Make me
eager to claim kinship with all for whom my
Saviour died. For His sake. Amen.
Hprtl 17.
THY Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth
as it is in Heaven. — Matthew 6 : 10.
The Kingdom comes just as God's
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His counsel illumining human judg
ment, His purpose visioning human de
sire, His will controlling human move
ments. The Kingdom comes just as
human relationships are shaped and
beautified by the character of God.
0 Lord my God, let Thy holy will be done in
me. Let me surrender everything to Thy sov
ereignty, and so make Thy Kingdom come. Let
me withhold nothing from Thy Lordship and
control. Let me have no closed doors, no secret
rooms. Take my life, and let it be consecrated
Lord to Thee. Amen.

Hprtl 18.
ACCORDING to your faith be it unto you.
— Matthew 9 : 29.
LORD increase our faith. — Luke 17 : 5.
Faith puts the soul in the attitude of
reception. The health of the soul con
sists in the fulness of its receptiveness.
It is the nature of God to be ever giv
ing, it is the ministry of faith to be ever
receiving.
Holy Father, I pray that all the doors of my
life may be open to Thee. Thy bounty is wait
ing. Help me to receive it. May I so live that
at all hours of day and night Thy heavenly
merchandise can find entry into my soul. For
Jesus' sake. Amen.

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Hprtl 19.
AND He showed me a pure river of the water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the
throne of God and of the Lamb.
— Revelation 22 : 1.
The river is pure as crystal. I have
watched a strong and impetuous stream,
born after heavy rains, pouring its ful
ness into a stagnant pool, which had
become the home of corruption. In
the energy of its presence the corrup
tion was unloosed and carried away un
til the pool was left clean and clear as
a sea of glass. And such is to be the
influence of the disciples of Christ upon
the established corruption of our day.
Eternal God, let my life be the enemy of all
corruption. Let it be a river of water of life,
clear as crystal. Let it purify wherever it flows.
Let it carry the energies of holiness which it
found in the great white throne. Let me be
pure, even as Thou art pure. For the Saviour 's
sake. Amen.
Hprtl 20.
BLESSED is the man who feareth the Lord,
that delighteth greatly in His commandments.
—Psalm 112 : 1.
That is a strange wedding. Fear is
married to delight. If we had the fear
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ness of a slave. But this is not the
tremor of fright. It is the trembling
sensitiveness of a young girl who hears
the footfall of her lover as he draws
near to her gate.
My Gracious Father, may this wedded pair of
fear and holy joy dwell in my heart. I would
not be afraid before Thee. I would have the
reverence which is the spring of purest joy. For
my Saviour's sake. Amen.
Hprtl 21.
IN the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus
stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let
him come unto Me and, drink; as the scripture
hath said, Out of him shall flow rivers of liv
ing water. — John 7 : 37, 38.
We cannot have springs without
streams. Fountains make rivers.
When the divine life possesses the soul
it flows over in gracious ministries
among our fellow men. The affluence
becomes an influence imparting itself
to others. Withered things are fresh
ened wherever the rivers flow.
0 Lord my God, I humbly pray that these
rivers of gracious influence may flow out of me.
Let them revive the thirsty ground. Let hard
ened souls be moistened by my grace. Let lives
in which desire is dried up feel the refreshment
of my sympathy. All my springs are in Thee;
let my cup run over. Amen.

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Hprtl 22.
MAKE straight paths for your feet, lest that
which is lame be turned out of the way.
— Hebrews 12 : 13.
Everything we say or do is preparing
the road for those who are coming after.
We are either making it easier or more
difficult. What kind of a road-maker
am I . And will some brother bless the
day that ever I came this way?
My Father in Heaven, help me so to live that
the way of life may be easier for those who come
behind me. Let me take some stones out of the
way. Let me smooth some rough places. Let
me leave a kindly light and a refreshing fra
grance that will cheer the pilgrims on their way.
For my Saviour's sake. Amen.

Hprtl 23.
I WOULD have ye know that the things which
happened unto me have turned out rather
unto the progress of the Gospel.
— Philippians 1 : 12.
What seemed to be misfortune was
turned to good fortune. It appeared as
though the apostles' ministry was
ended, but the imprisoned water broke
out and flowed another way. God can
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My Father in Heaven, let me not be despondent
when my circumstances seem unfriendly. Help
me to believe in Thy power to make even the
enemy the friend of my spirit. Thou canst bring
honey out of the lion. Let my present circum
stances pay tribute to my spirit, and bring glory
to Thy Name. For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hprtl 24.
AND when the tempter came to Him, he said,
If Thou be the Son of God, command that
these stones be made bread. But He answered
and said, It is written, Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceed-
eth out of the mouth of God.
— Matthew 4:3, 4.
One of the most deadly temptations
in life is to mistake a thoroughfare for
a terminus, and to regard what is in
tended to be a means as an ultimate
end. When we make a material thing
a terminus we only exist; when we
make the material a thoroughfare to
the spiritual we begin to live.
Eternal God, lead me into such a wise use of
means that they may bring me to Thine own
ends. Let me not loiter on the road and make
the road my home. Let me pass through every
thing to Thee. Let everything be a way into
the secret place of the Most High. Let to me to
live be Christ. For His sake. Amen.

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Hprtl 25.
AGAIN the devil taketh Him up into an exceed
ing high mountain, and showeth Him all the
kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
and saith unto Him, All these things will I
give Thee if Thou wilt fall down and wor
ship me. — Matthew 4:8, 9.
That is the enemy's bargain. He of
fers a temporality and demands a spir
ituality. He offers reputation and de
mands a character. He offers a show
of liberty, but his terms are spiritual
servitude. He offers possessions, but
the price is degradation.
Holy Father, mightily deliver me from the
seductive power of material things. Let me not
be overcome by the glaring shows of the world.
Keep mine eyes fixed upon the treasures of
Heaven. Let me set my supreme regard upon
the unsearchable riches of Christ. For His
sake. Amen. Hprtl 26.
HE shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and
with fire. — Luke 3 : 16.
This is the fire which saves us from
lukewarm goodness, and which makes
every virtue an enthusiasm. It not
only makes our religion passionate, it
makes it warm and winsome. It makes
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Heavenly Father, may I be baptized with the
Holy Ghost and with fire, so that every part of
my being may glow with Thy glory. Let no in
terest in my life be uniHumined. Let every room
in my soul be lit up as one of the many mansions.
of my God. In Christ's name. Amen.

Hprtl 27.
THE Lord give mercy unto the house of
Onesiphorus ; for he oft refreshed me, and was
not ashamed of my chain, but when he was in
Rome, he sought me out very diligently and
found me. —2 Timothy 1 : 16-18.
He oft refreshed me! The sugges
tion is that of a current of fresh air
coming, and reviving coolness after
heat. This obscure disciple brought to
the apostle the ministry of the morn
ing breeze. Onesiphorus was a bringer
of fresh air to the faint. The obscure
disciple was a minister of refreshment
to the great apostle.
My Father God, I pray that I may take the
morning air to the fainting children of men.
May I carry inspiration to their wearied spirits.
When I go into their fellowship may their hearts
be revived. Graciously quicken me so that I
may quicken others. Let me be a minister of
Thy breath, 0 breath of the living God ! Amen.

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Hprtl 28.
IN Thy light shall we see light. — Psalm 36 : 9.
There are some lights which only con
fuse us. They are as bewildering as the
fierce approaching lights of a motor-car.
They do not help us to see, they make us
blind. And so it is with the lights of
the world; they delude our vision. It
is only in our Father's light that every
thing is seen as it truly is.
Father of all light, grant me Thy light to do
my work. Save me from the false lights of the
world. Let me not be blinded by its glamour.
Let Thy kindly ray fall upon everything. May
I see everything with the very eyes of Christ.
For His sake. Amen. Hprtl 29.
AND as He prayed His sweat was as it were
great drops of blood. — Luke 22 : 44.
Has our season of prayer any resem
blance to this ? Does it suggest energy
and sacrifice, even to the point of
blood? Are our intercessions weighted
with purpose, and have we the de
meanour of an armed man cleaving his
way to some shining palace of gold?
How much do we put into it? Have
we only played at praying? Perhaps
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Almighty God, give me increased power in
my spiritual life. Kindle in my heart the fire
of a great enthusiasm. Change my lukewarm-
ness into sacred passion. Baptize me with the
Holy Ghost and with fire. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen. Hprtl 30.
A CERTAIN nobleman called his ten servants,
and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto
them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
—Luke 19 : 12, 13.
And what is the capital with which
we have to trade? What capital did
the Master Himself invest in the affairs
of men? He had a capital of thought
and He invested it in thoughtfulness.
He had a capital of emotion, and He
invested it in widest sympathy. He
had a capital of conscience and ideal
and He invested it in the exploration
and correction of crookedness. And
He had a capital of will, and He in
vested its power .in the ministry of
rectitude and truth.
My Father in Heaven, let me be very eager in
Thy business. Help me to invest my powers in
the purposes of Thy Kingdom. Let no endow
ments be idle, or used in wasteful exercise. Let
me gain rich interest in Thy service, and so
glorify Thy holy name. For His sake. Amen.

MAY

/iDay l.
HE leadeth me in green pastures, and by still
waters; He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me
in paths of righteousness for His Name's sake.
—Psalm 23 : 2, 3.
The movement in the first sentence is
like walking on the banks of a river on
some quiet Saturday night, when the
work of the week is over, and the very
beasts of the field seem to have begun
their Sabbath rest. In the last sen
tence the surroundings are altogether
changed. Rest becomes action. Re
laxation becomes strenuousness. Life
becomes militant. But the same Guide
Who leads by the waters of rest also
leads into the exacting and exhausting
ways of righteousness.
Eternal God, I thank Thee for Thy compan
ionship in quiet ways. Give me the assurance
that in the changing road I can have the grace
of the unchanging God. Let Thy leadership
accompany me all along the way until faith
merges into sight, and I find myself at home in
my Father's house. For Christ's sake. Amen.
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/ibay 2.
THERE was given to me a thorn in the flesh
. . . lest I should be exalted above meas
ure. For this thing I besought the Lord
thrice that it might depart from me. And
He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for
thee; for My strength is made perfect in weak
ness. — 2 Corinthians 12 : 7-9.

Here is the vivid lesson shining
across the apostle's consecrated life;
he prayed, and yet the thorn remained.
But grace was given whereby the very
infirmity became the servant of his
strength and a minister to the glory of
God. If the thorn were removed one
of the helpers of our "health and prog
ress would be gone. By the very reten
tion of the thorn faith is nourished, and
ordered power, and the faculty to ap
prehend the glory of God as He is
pleased to reveal it.
0 Lord my God, I bless Thee for the ministry
of the thorn that remains. I thank Thee that
the instrument of pain can be the helpmeet of
grace. I am grateful that the thing that lays
me low can lift my spirit high. Deepen this
holy confidence that all things work together for
good to them that love Thee. Amen.

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flDay 3.
AND He saith unto the man which had a
withered hand, Stand forth. . . . He saith
unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand, and
he stretched out his hand; and it was restored
whole as the other. — Mark 3:3, 5.
There are withered faculties of the
soul. There are mysterious hands
which can lose their grip and even
their power to apprehend the heights.
The faculty of love can be a withered
hand, the faculty of hope can be a
withered hand. The conscience can be
a withered hand. The will may be a
withered hand. But if we bring them
to Him Who made them He will
remake them by the power of His grace.
Holy Father, I bring my withered things to
Thee. Quicken them by the power of Thy res
urrection. Call my dead things out of their
graves. Make them live and rejoice in the light
of Thy countenance. For Christ's sake. Amen.
/H>ay 4.
MY sheep hear My voice, and I know them when
they follow Me; and I give unto them eternal
life; and they shall never perish, neither shall
any man pluck them out of My hand.
—John 10 : 27, 28.
And therefore it is not that I have to
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to cling to me. My fingers would grow
weary, they would slip from the rock,
and I should tumble into the deep.
But the Lord holds me, and that is my
security. I rest in the hollow of His
hand.
0 Lord my God, let me not foolishly depend
upon my own weakness. Let my piety be not so
much a clinging as a resting. Let me have com
munion with Thee and draw my power from
Thy marvellous might. Let me be safe in Thy
controlling hands. For His sake. Amen.
flDay 5.
HE that findeth his life shall lose it and he that
loseth his life for My sake shall find it.
— Matthew 10 : 39.
This is the secret of Jesus ; life is sus
tained -and enriched by expression, by
endurance, and by sacrifice. We dis
cover while we evangelize. Our torch
emits new flame while we light the
lamps of others.
My loving God, teach me Thy secret. Let me
learn it at Bethlehem and at Calvary. Save me
from the folly of trying to make my life a pool
when it is purposed to be a river. Let Thy
grace flow into me, and let it flow out again in
gracious service. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen.

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iJIDay 6.
FOR as the sufferings of Christ abound in us,
even so our comfort also aboundeth through
Christ. — 2 Corinthians 1 : 5.
There are sufferings which we can
partially share with our Lord. There
are the sufferings which haunt the very •
existence of a majestic purpose. There
are sufferings which are incident to the
passive antagonism of the indifferent.
There are sufferings which are incident
to the active antagonism of our foes.
Our fellowship with His sorrows makes
us receptive of His joys.
My Father God, I humbly pray that I may
not refuse my cross and thereby lose my crown.
Let me not be daunted by suffering if it is found
in the highway of the Lord. Let me march for
ward with quiet heart and confidence. Let me
find Thy springs in the rugged ways, and wells
of consolation in the wilderness of grief. For
Christ's sake. Amen. flDay 7.
THEN they took away the stone from the place
where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted
up His eyes and said, Father, I thank Thee
that Thou hast heard me. — John 11 : 41.
The Master gave thanks before the
miracle was wrought. The dox-
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not at the end. Have I learned this
habit? Do I rear my altar of praise
before I take my sword ? Do I go forth
in the morning to the warfare of the
day with thanks for coming victory
filling me with the exhilaration of a
powerful hope?
0 Lord my God, I pray for the spirit of
grateful confidence. Let me be able to sing my
song of victory even before the triumph is won.
Let the gift which is on the way make my soul
abound with praise. Let me foresee the mercy
of to-morrow and let it fill my soul with holy
joy. For Christ's sake. Amen.
jflDay 8.
FOR me to live is Christ. — Philippians 1 : 21.
The first condition of real life is
something to love, and the second con
dition is something to revere. Love
without reverence is a destructive
fever; reverence without love is a per
petual frost. The real life, the highest
life, is found in the uniting of love and
reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father, deliver me from a life that
is only a flippant emotion. Deliver me from ir
reverence which is harsh and ungentle. Let me
find my life in a reverent love which discovers
the secrets of the Most High. Let to me to live
be Christ. For His sake. Amen.

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/Ray 9.
HIS leaf also shall not wither, and in whatso
ever he doeth, he shall prosper. — Psalm 1 : 3.
The leaf is the thing of the spring
time. How soon its sweet greenness
passes into the darker shades of sum
mer and becomes sere and yellow in the
older days of autumn! Here is a re
ligious life whose spring glory shall not
wither as the years roll away. The
fresh green growths of hope and sym
pathy will be fragrant in life's autumn
time, and away to the very end. Who
does not know the souls who carry the
charm of childhood into remote old
age?
Almighty God, I pray for this unwithering
leaf. I pray that the leaf of hope may not
wither as I grow older. I pray that the leaf of
sympathy may not fade. I pray that the sweet
leaf of fragrant love may not grow sickly with
the years. Let Thy grace abound with the in
crease of my days. For Christ's sake. Amen.
/IDay to.
LET your manner of life be worthy of the gos
pel of Christ. — Philippians 1 : 27.
Is my citizenship one of continued
getting, getting, getting, and is there
in it no altar of sacrifice, no cross, no
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is the shedding of blood. The ideal
citizen, the apostolic citizen, pursues
the ends of sound redemption by the
sacrifice of himself.
0 Lord my God, I pray that I may share the
Spirit of Jesus Christ. Let my life be worthy
to bear His name. Let me carry my cross as He
carried His. Let me surrender my life in the
service of my fellow men. Glorify Thyself in
me. For His sake. Amen.
/IDay il,
THEY shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks. — Isa. 2 :4.
Wherever Jesus reigns this is one of
the fruits of His sovereignty. The
sword is not destroyed, it is trans
formed. The power is not annihilated,
it is converted. Wherever-He finds an
implement of destruction He changes it
into an implement of spiritual culture.
A converted force is force with the de
structive element taken out.
0 Lord my God, I pray that Thou wilt
change the destructive things in my life, and
make them the ministers of spiritual growth.
Sanctify my passions. Hallow the strength of
my ambitions. Transform my wit and humour.
Let my shrewdness be a labourer in Thy King
dom. Make all my powers the servants of Thy
holy will. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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/iDay 12.
THEY fell down and worshipped God that sit
teth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
— Revelation 19 : 4.
"Amen," a note of resignation and
submission, not sung with reluctance,
but with glad and eager consent!
' ' Hallelujah, ' ' the note of praise ! The
angels obey, but not sullenly ; they sub
mit, but cheerily. God's love shines
upon them as the sunlight falls upon
the busy birds in spring, and like the
birds, they cannot help but sing.
My gracious Father, I pray that my life may
be distinguished by obedience and praise. Let
Thy statutes become my songs. Save me from
unwilling drudgery. Let me run the way of
Thy commandments, and let the joy of the Lord
be my strength. For Christ's sake. Amen.
/IDay 13.
AND some fell among thorns, and the thorns
sprang up with it, and choked it.
— Luke 8 : 7.
The capacity and resources of life
are limited. If we distribute them
over many things we shall bring forth
no fruit. Every additional thing we
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to grow wheat only. But we try to
grow wheat and thorns, and the wheat
is robbed and enfeebled. We cannot
grow good wheat if we grow thorns.
Heavenly Father, I pray that the field of my
life may be filled with good wheat. Save me
from surrendering any of my strength to the
growth of thorns. Let not the grace of this
world, and the pleasures of this life, invade my
soul, and choke the seed which has been planted
by Thy Spirit. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
/»ay 14.
STAND therefore, having your loins girt about
with truth. — Ephesians 6 : 14.
Take the truth and wrap it about
your life like a Roman soldier strapped
his belt around his loins, binding the
armour tight to his body, and prevent
ing it interfering with the freedom of
his action. Wear the divine truth like
a belt; let it gather up the whole of
your life, and bind it into compactness
and strength.
Almighty God, let me not be the victim of
loose opinions. Let me not stumble along in
trailing compromise. Bind my life together in
Thy truth. Make me feel like a confident sol
dier going forth to battle. Let Thy truth be my
strength. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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/Day 15.
I BEHELD, and lo, a great multitude, which
no man could number, of all nations, and
kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood
before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their
hands. — Revelation 7 : 9.
White robes are holy habits. Palms
are the symbols of conquest. They who
wash in the Saviour's' blood acquire the
spirit of sacrifice, and they sacrifice self.
They who wear the white robes also bear
the palms.
Most Holy God, I pray that my spirit may be
•clothed in the white robe of Thy salvation. Let
me be washed in the blood of the Lamb. And
by Thy grace give me the holy palm. Let self
be conquered in the love of others. Thus will
I praise Thee with joyful lips. For His sake.
Amen. /IDay 16.
NOW Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and
Lazarus. — John 11 : 5.
He loved three souls of three very
different temperaments. True love is
always comprehensive and inclusive.
Jesus does not want all His loved ones
to be of one kind and colour. He does
not seek uniformity. He loves us for
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move our distinctiveness; He will glo
rify it.
My Father God, I thank Thee for the wonder
ful varieties of Thy family. I bless Thee that
we can be lit up with the light of life. I pray
that Thy love may rest upon me and make my
life lovely. Let my love be a witness to others
that I am drinking deeply of the love of God.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
/©ay 17.
STAND in awe, and sin not; commune with your
own heart upon your bed, and be still. Offer
the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your
trust in the Lord. — Psalm 4 : 4, 5.
There is little awe in our religious
lives to-day. There is little fruitful
fear. We do not see the great white
throne. We prefer the sweetness of the
Saviour to His holiness. And so we
gather together all the gracious prom
ises, and they become hurtful rather
than sanctifying.
Most Holy God, let not my spirit be dulled
by the riches of Thy grace. Let not Thy
promises put my heart to sleep. Let me stand
before Thy throne in wakeful awe. Let me ap
prehend Thy holiness so that I may rejoice in
Thy grace. Let me see the great white throne,
and then shall I have holy comfort in the pres
ence of the Lamb. For His sake. Amen.

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/IDay 18.
EXCEPT ye be converted and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom
of Heaven. — Matthew 18 : 3.
The first great feature of childhood
is pure affection. Little children love
Jesus for the pure luxury of loving
Him. Their love is its own reward.
The second great characteristic of the
child nature is its fine sensitiveness. It
finds its symbol in the month of April.
It easily breaks into sunshine and it can
as easily melt into rain. And the third
great characteristic is open mindedness.
The child is full of eager questionings.
He is ever knocking at closed doors.
0 Lord my God, renew within me the spirit
of a little child. Give me the child's love, the
child's sensitiveness, the child's expectant won
der. In the spirit of childlikeness may I find
the secret treasures of Thy grace. For His sake.
Amen. /IDay 19.
BE not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but
be filled with the Spirit. — Ephesians 5 : 18.
Do not seek the stimulus of life pri
marily through the senses, but through
the heart. The fundamental need of
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tion. Man has a body; he has a soul.
It is foolish to try to spur the essential
powers of life by the stimulus of the
flesh. The stimulus must be very in
ward, and it must be given by the Holy
Ghost.
Holy Father, renew a right spirit within me.
Graciously stimulate my life by quickening the
central springs. Inspire me with exhilarating
vision, and with generous purpose, and with holy
joy. For Christ's sake. Amen.

/Kay 20.
GROW in grace, and in the knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. —2 Peter 3 : 18.
We have the capacity to receive di
vine grace, and to receive it more and
more. Grace has an inexhaustive
wealth of kindness. God giveth grace
for grace, and will continue to give it
until every tissue and function in body,
mind and soul are saturated and sancti
fied in its redeemed ministry.
O Lord my God, I come to Thee for grace. I
am not worthy of the least of Thy favours. Let
Thy wonderful love overflow my necessities and
my sins. Lighten my lamp of hope, and lead
me in the way everlasting. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen.

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/IDay 21.
MOSES wist not that . . . his face shone.
—Exodus 34:29.
Spiritual beauty is loveliest when it
is unconsciously possessed. Self-con
scious virtue is dull and uncrowned.
Humility is spoiled when we are con
scious of it. Beneficence loses its
charm when we are proud of it. No
virtue has its full strength and beauty
until its possession is unnoticed by its
owner.
My Father God, graciously deliver me from
self-consciousness and self-conceit. Lift me into
the light where pride is lost in reverence, and
where self-glorying bends in holy praise. I
pray that I may share the graciousness of Jesus,
and that men may see my good works and
glorify Thee. For Christ's sake. Amen.
/IDay 22.
GOD hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of
power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
— 2 Timothy 1 : 7.
The Holy Ghost creates force of char
acter. He fashions life that is neither
frightened by the swords of the world,
nor lured by its crowns. But the spirit
of power is allied with the spirit of
love, which saves it from driving into
a terrible ditch. And along with these
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gift of a healthy mind, which turns
away from all that is impure in revul
sion and disgust.
Almighty God, I turn to Thee in humble pe
tition that these gifts may be mine. Deliver me
from weakness and timidity and fear. Deliver
me from lovelessness. Deliver me from a mind
which cannot discriminate between the pure and
the impure. Make me gloriously healthy in
Christ Jesus. Amen. /IDay 23.
WHAT man of you having a hundred sheep,
and having lost one of them, doth not leave
the ninety and nine . . . and go after
that which is lost until he find it. — Luke 15 : 4.
And so the Lord is troubled about
one. The one sheep is not lost in the
flock. "He calleth His sheep by
name." "He loved me and gave Him
self for me." Such is the good news
of grace — one soul is of infinite worth
in the esteem of the infinite God.
Most Gracious Father, I bless Thee that I too
have a place in Thy love. Let me fill it with a
consecrated life. Let me answer love by love,
and rejoice in my portion with constant devo
tion. Give me the grace to tell others that they,
too, have a place in the Father's heart. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen.

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/.Day 24.
WALK in love. . . . Walk as children of
light. . . . Look carefully how ye walk.
— Ephesians 5 : 2, 8, 15.
There is in the Christian's habits a
characteristic manner of going. There
is a peculiar carriage and behaviour.
He is distinguished by love and light
and circumspection. There is a certain
disposition of heart, a certain Bunny
purity of affection, and a certain scru
pulous and vigilant exactness. We shall
acquire this noble carriage if we hold
fellowship with our Lord. "0 for a
closer walk with God "!
My Father God, I pray that my daily walk
may be full of the grace of Jesus Christ. Grant
that I may do common things in an uncommon
way. May even small courtesies be as fragrant
as wild flowers by the side of the road. Let Thy
love dwell in me, making everything lovely.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
/IDay 25.
I WILL praise Thee 0 Lord, with my whole
heart; I will show forth all Thy marvellous
works. I will be glad and rejoice in Thee;
I will sing praise to Thy name, 0 Thou Most
High. —Psalm 9:1, 2.
That is a note that is too commonly
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of our consecration pledges avoid any
reference to the ministry of praise. We
have our prayer meetings, and our self-
denial weeks, and our days of humilia
tion, but how rarely we gather together
for the supremely exhilarating business
of praise. There were ten lepers who
possessed sufficient faith to cry for heal
ing; but only one returned to give
thanks.
Most Gracious God, create in me a grateful
heart. Save me from the spiritual dryness
which loses the sense of privilege and grace.
Keep me very mindful of Thy mercies. Then
shall I sing aloud for joy. For Christ's sake.
Amen.
/Day 26.
CAST thy burden upon the Lord and He shall
sustain thee. He never shall suffer the
righteous to be moved. — Psalm 55 : 22.
We can do this with the burden of
fearfulness. We can do it with the
burden of perplexity. We can do it
with the burden of guilt.
My Father God, help me to lay my burden
upon Thee. Save me from the exhaustion which
comes from shutting Thee out of my life. Let
me not seek to carry a yoke which was made
for two. Share my yoke, 0 Lord, and share my
burden! For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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/Day 27.
0 MAGNIFY the Lord with me, and let us
exalt His name together. — Psalm 34 : 3.
This is a call to social worship. The
praise that lifts its voice in solitude is
beautiful, but it is far more beautiful
when heard in communion with the
praise of one's fellows. The violin
gains something from an accompani
ment. Each instrument in the orchestra
is enriched by the cooperation of the
others. Come let us join our cheerful
songs with angels round the throne.
My Father God, graciously quicken in me the
spirit of thanksgiving. Tune my heart to sing
Thy praise. Let me bring my note of adoration
to the chorus of those who worship Thee. Let
my song mingle with theirs who stand around
Thy throne. For Christ's sake. Amen.
/Day 28.
WHOSOEVER drinketh of the water that I
shall give him shall never thirst.
— John 4 : 14.
Nothing else can satisfy us but the
eternal springs. God has made some
things very juicy for His children, but
the juicy things will not destroy our
thirst. The thirst for the springs will
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us till the very end. All other resources
will fail; but in the eternal spring we
shall find contentment in spiritual
health.
0 Lord my God, let Thy spring rise up within
my soul. Refresh my thirst in the waters of
life. Let me drink of Thee, the fountain head.
Fill my unrests with Thine own gracious peace.
Fill my yearnings with Thine own holy joy.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
/Day 29.
THOU, 0 Lord, art a shield for me; my glory,
and a lifter up of mine head. ... 7 laid
me down and slept; I awaked, for the Lord
sustained me. — Psalm 3 : 3, 5.
The shield suggests the all-sufficient
protection which comes from the com
panionship of God. He will be a shield
against the foe without, — the winter of
failure and adversity. He will be a
shield against the foe within, — the foul
breed of envy, malice, and uncharitable-
ness. Man needs reinforcing against
his worst self.
Most Gracious God, throw Thy shield around
my life. Let me not trust to my own defences.
Let not my circumstances overthrow me. Let
not my moods destroy me. Hold me in Thy
holy power, and make me more than conqueror.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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/Day 30.
BELOVED, I beseech you as sojourners and
pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts which
war against the soul, having your behaviour
seemly among the Gentiles, that wherein they
speak against you as evildoers, they may, by
your good works, which they shall behold,
glorify God in the day of salvation.
—1 Peter 2: 11, 12.
The apostle is delineating the features
in a character that tells. He is depict
ing the forceful life. His first note in
the forceful life is abstinence from
fleshly lusts. Fleshly lust is anything
in the life which steams the windows
of the spirit. It therefore includes
envy, jealousy, ambition, selfishness,
and immoderate ambition.
My Father in Heaven, help me to get rid of
everything which clouds my vision of Thee.
Let me hate everything which dulls the trans
parency of life. Let me love everything that
helps me to love Thee. Grant unto my soul a
victorious warfare against the flesh. For
Christ's sake. Amen. /Day 31.
LOVE your enemies, and do them good, and
lend, never despairing; and your reward shall
be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most
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All these noble issues begin in love.
Love is the attitude of wooing. And
love is the instrument of knowing. We
can have no real knowledge of our
enemy if we are destitute of love. And
love reflects the disposition of the Lord.
Because God loves His enemies we shall
find it possible to love ours. We love
because He first loved us.
0 Lord my God, I pray for Thy most won
derful gift of holy love. Let my love blaze like a
sacred fire. Let it be the passionate minister of
Thy will. Let it go out in furthest quest seeking
all who have gone astray. Let my heart blaze
with fire that has been borrowed from Thine
altar. For Christ's sake. Amen.

JUNE June I.
AND so shall we be ever with the Lord, Where
fore comfort one another with these words.
— 1 Thessalonians 4 : 17, 18.
And life with the Lord is a life of
rest. It is a life of quest. It is a life
of service. It is a life of wondrous com
munion with one another and with the
Lord.
My Father in Heaven, graciously prepare me
for fellowship in the land of light and glory.
Let me be no stranger or alien when I reach
the better land. May I be familiar with its
spirit and its ways. Graciously clothe me in
the garments of salvation. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen.
June 2.
AND Simon's wife's mother was taken with a
great fever, and they besought Him for her.
And He stood over her, and rebuked the fever,
and it left her. And she immediately arose
and ministered unto them. — Luke 4: 38, 39.
She used her new strength to return
to her old duties. She employed her
divinely restored health in homely min
istries about the house. The first evi
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her own home. Our first field of service
is in the need that is most immediate.
O God, my Father, I pray that I may use Thy
gifts in consecrated service. Heal my soul and
send me forth to minister. Let me be Thy
knight, away on roads of generous deliverance.
Help me to relieve the oppressed, and to open
the prison to them that are bound. For Christ 's
sake. Amen.
June 3.
NOW unto Him that is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us,
unto Him be glory. — Ephesians 3 : 20, 21.
When all our workings and all our
thinkings are put together, and piled
up one on another, like some stupendous
alpine height, the ability of our God
towers above them all, reaching away
into the mists of the immeasurable. We
can measure the resources of a cistern.
We can register the contents of a reser
voir. But who can measure the re
sources of a spring?
My Father in Heaven, give me a happy con
fidence in Thine almighty strength. Let me
have the assurance that I am drinking from a
spring that is not dry in summer or frozen in
winter. Give me the venturesome trust that in
Thee I have all things and abound. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

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June 4.
UNTO me who am less than the least of saints,
is this grace given, that I should preach
among the GentUes the unsearchable riches
of Christ. — Ephesians 3 : 8.
Our " weeniest bairns " can paddle
in the unsearchable sea, and if we lift
our eyes we may see the same ocean
carrying the great liner upon its broad
bosom, and all its unknown freight of
sorrow and joy. And our little ones
can put their little feet into the vast
sea of infinite love and grace, and when
we grow older we are still upon the
same infinite expanse.
Almighty God, I would explore the unsearch
able riches of Thy grace. Lead me evermore
deeply into the wealth of their glory. Let every
new need be a minister to disclose some new
treasure in Thy grace. Let me be wonderfully
surprised as I gaze upon my inheritance in
Christ. For His sake. Amen.
June 5.
AND He said unto them, Come ye yourselves
apart into a desert place, and rest awhile; for
there were many coming and going and they
had no leisure so much as to eat.
—Mark 6 : 31.
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now. Our vital strength is oozing out
of every pore, and we need means of
recuperation. Get the soul restored,
and every part of the being is rejuve
nated. There is more real recreation
in one hour of communion with Christ
than in a whole week of social revelries.
My Father God, sanctify my life in the temple
of rest. Deliver me from the f everishness which
is born in these ever busy days. Teach me the
secret of spiritual restoration. Thou restorest
my soul. Refill my lamp, that I may burn
brightly for Thee. For His sake. Amen.

June 6.
TAKE My yoke upon you, and learn of Me, for
I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall
find rest unto your souls. — Matthew 11 : 29.
A good learner is one who asks much,
and who remembers much, and who
teaches much. And in this way I must
be a learner in the school of Clirist. I
must ask Him about everything ; I must
remember what He says; and I must
teach His will to others.
My Father God, I would sit in the school of
the Spirit. Teach me Thy will. Let Thy light
fall upon me as mine eyes are able to bear it.
And when I know Thy truth may I share it with
my fellows. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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June 7.
BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord,
Jesus Christ, and the Father of mercies and
God of all comfort, Who comforteth us in all
our affliction, that we may be able to comfort.
— 2 Corinthians 1 : 3, 4.
If we would be able to comfort we
must ourselves be comforted. They are
the expert comforters who have sought
and found their comfort in the Lord.
They who have been comforted in doubt
are the finest ministers to those who are
still in the valley of gloom. They who
have been comforted in turning from sin
and wickedness know just the word to
speak to the shrinking prodigal when he
is timidly approaching his Father's
door.
Gracious Father, may Thy holy comfort be
given to me. May Thy great love bring to me
the gift of Thy peace. Change my remorse into
penitence, and my unhappiness into blessed
ness. Then let me bear the consolations to
others. Make me a witness of Thy healing grace.
For His sake. Amen.
June 8.
YOU did He quicken, when you were dead
through your trespasses and sins.
— Ephesians 2 : 1.
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dren are playing. Or it is like a pass
ing from winter into spring. There is
winter ; cold, bare, flowerless and fruit
less. Then there is a feeling of spring
in the air. Everything is vitalized with
the vitalizing wind of the Spirit, and
life begins to manifest evidence of the
quickening, and clothes itself with the
beauty of the Lord.
Gracious God, I pray that Thou wilt breathe
upon my soul with Thy quickening breath.
Change my barren winter into beautiful spring.
Let heavenly growths begin to appear, and let
spiritual graces throng my life. For the Sa
viour's sake. Amen.
juue 9.
TO him that overcometh will I give to eat of the
manna. — Revelation 2 : 17.

Our God will bring the secret bread to
the secret need. Our secret life will
be preserved from starvation. The
inner man shall be renewed day by day.
He will give us hidden manna. We
shall have meat to eat that the world
knows not of.
Heavenly Father, I pray that this wonder
ful bread may be given to my hungry soul.
Take away my spiritual faintness. Let me meet
my tasks in exuberant strength. Let me turn
every opportunity into triumph, and so glorify
Thy holy name. For His sake. Amen.

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June 10.
THOU preparest a table before me in the pres
ence of mine enemies. —Psalm 23 : 5.
The soul is often a haunt of fears.
There are things it cannot escape, pres
ences it cannot avoid, enemies that dog
its track from morning until night.
There is the sin of yesterday, there is
the temptation of to-day, there is the
fear of the death that awaits me to
morrow. But God spreads His feast in
the midst of all my foes. He is my de
fence !
My Father in Heaven, I pray that the enemy
may not blind my eyes to Thee. Let not my sin
eclipse Thy grace. Let not my suffering numb
me to Thy consolation. Let me sit at Thy table,
and eat the wonderful manna of Thy heavenly
love. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
June ll.
THE Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song;
He also is become my salvation. — Isaiah 12:2.
All that a man needs in the battle of
life is enshrined in this great word.
The Lord is "my strength," the very
power to fight. The Lord is "my
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with my God I fight to victory. Here
is perfect equipment for life's battle,
and all of it is found in God.
Heavenly Father, I would seek my armour
from Thee. Let me be a warrior who does not
faint in the sternest battle. Let my soul sing
in happy confidence. Let me fight with the
light of victory shining upon the field. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

June 12.
MY soul, wait thou only upon God; for my ex
pectation is from Him. He only is my Rock
and my Salvation; He is my defence; I shall
not be moved. — Psalm 62 : 5, 6.
A man whose conception of God is
that of "Rock," "Salvation" and "De
fence," and is bound to Him by the
golden cord of hope, cannot be moved.
He has confidence that he is standing
in security from which he can never be
dislodged.
O Lord my God, I would build my life on Thee,
as on the eternal Rock. Let me lay every stone
upon that foundation. Let even my seeming
trifles rest in the might of my Lord. Mercifully
deliver me from the weakness that would fail in
the hour of storm. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen.

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June 13.
THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be
glad, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom
like the rose. — Isaiah 35 : 1.
An attempt is being made to trans
form what we call the Black Country in
England from its well deserved no
toriety. And here is a gracious promise
from our God, offering a very miracle
of transformation in human life. Just
as the Black Country is being rebeauti-
fied, so the Lord will lay hold of the
black country in the soul ahd convert it
into His own garden.
Almighty God, wilt Thou come into my dry
heart with the waters of Thy grace ? Let wells
break out in the desert. Let kindly impulses
be born. Let generous emotions flow in plenteous
abundance. Transform the wilderness into a
garden. For Christ's sake. Amen.
June 14.
WHEN the Son of man cometh shall He find
faith on the earth? — Luke 18 : 8.
I thought He might have looked for
righteousness. I thought He would
have looked for love., But it is faith
He looks for, because faith is the vital
relationship which makes the others
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others are the fruit. If we have faith
spiritual fruitage is certain.
0 Lord my God, mercifully increase my faith.
Give me a more profound and vital communion
with Thee. Let my life be opened out in noble
receptiveness to Thy Spirit. Give me the faith
which can entertain the Lord in power and in
glory. For Christ's sake. Amen.
June 15.
FOR as the sufferings of Christ abound in us,
so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
— 2 Corinthians 1 : 5.
The apostle's sorrow is always^ sor
row with the light streaming through it.
It is an April shower, mingled sun
shine and rain ; the hope gleams through
the tears. The light transfigures what
it touches. Even the yew tree in my
garden, so sombre and so sullen, shows
another face when the sunlight falls
upon it. I think I have seen the yew
tree smile !
My Father God, I bless Thee for the trans
figuring ministry of Thy grace. It touches our
sorrow with the radiance of a golden hope. It
takes the bitterness out of our tears. Let Thy
consolations abound in every suffering heart.
Let the grace of Thy companionship fall upon
it, and behold! all things shall become new.
Amen.

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June 16.
I WILL tarry at Ephesus. . . . For a great
door and effectual is opened uito me, and
there are many adversaries. — 1 Corinthians 16 : 8, 9.
The many adversaries are a reason
why the apostle should remain at his
post. He does not run away because
hostilities abound. He does not desert
his post because it becomes dangerous.
He takes the martyr's road. "It is the
way the Master went," and to be found
in that way is to perpetuate the sacri
ficial spirit, and to "fill up that which is
behind of the sufferings of Christ."
My Father God, let me not be daunted when
the enemy comes. Let me not turn coward when
difficulties are multiplied. Let courage rise with
danger. Let me welcome the hard task under
the captaincy of my Lord. By the power of
Thy grace make me more than conqueror. For
Christ's sake. Amen. /
June 17.
AND I will betroth thee unto me for ever.
—Hosea 2 : 19.
That is a tenderly beautiful figure,
surely one of the sweetest and most ex
quisite in the word of God. We are to
be married unto the Lord. There is to
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the aim and purpose of every kind and
type of Christian ministry. Every day
let me think how people can be wooed
into a marriage contract with the Lord
of glory.
Heavenly Father, I would be the friend of the
Bridegroom. I would help Him to win His
bride. Let me be alert in the cause of the Bride
groom. Fill my life with holy gentleness that I
may win and not repel those for whom He died.
For His sake. Amen.
June 18.
COME ye after Me and I will make you fishers
of men. — Matthew 4 : 19.
We are made fishers by Christ. We
are fashioned in His Presence. Every
wealthy and fruitful gift for our work
is born directly of His own grace and
love. We are not made by books, or
colleges, or friends. "I will make
you;" the gift will come as a breath,
as an inspiration, as a new creation.
0 Lord my God, let me be a fisher in the
labour of the Kingdom. Let Thy grace teach me
how to win the erring and the fallen. Endow
me with heavenly love. Make me very wise and
tender in my approach. Deliver me from harsh
ness which creates resentment. Equip me with
the fruits of the Spirit. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

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June 19.
THE fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, p^ace, long-
suffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, mod
eration, faith. — Galatians 5 : 22.
And the great thing to remember is
this. They are fruits and not works.
They can only be grown, and they can
only be grown in one conditio!-, and that
is in the Holy Ghost. He is the inspira
tion of all beautiful things.
O Lord my God, may Thy fruits appear in
my life. Let the Holy Spirit inspire them in my
soul. Quicken me until I become as Thy garden,
abounding in the virtues and graces of the Holy
Ghost. Through Jesus Christ. Amen.

June 20.
AND I myself also am persuaded of you, my
brethren, that ye are also full of goodness,
filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish
one another. — Romans 15 : 14.
It is a good thing to study the
strength and softness of apostolic
tenderness. Their very rebukes and se
verities emerge from their goodness. A
man is to be filled with all knowledge,
and all goodness, and then he is re
garded as "able also to admonish."
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bloom? But this is not the softness of
weakness; it is the bloom of strength.
Most Loving God, I humbly pray that my
severities may always be softened by Thy grace.
Let me share the compassions of my Saviour.
Give me a heart of pity. Let my reproofs be
ministries of healing. Let me know how to touch
a wound without increasing its inflammation.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
June 21.
COME unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy
laden and I will give you rest.
— Matthew 11 : 28.
This kind of*rest is always a gift, it is
never earned. It is not the emolument
of toil ; it is the dowry of grace. It is
not the price of endeavour, its birth
precedes endeavour, and is indeed the
spring and secret of it. It is not the
perquisite of culture, for between it and
culture there is no necessary and inevi
table communion. It is the gift of the
Lord, and it is given to the lowly in
heart.
Eternal God, I pray that I may receive this
gift of rest at Thy hands. Save me from the
delusive rest which is the gift of the world. Let
me not confuse worldly ease with heavenly
peace. Drop Thy still dews of quietness till all
my striving cease. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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June 22.
TAKE My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I
am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find
rest unto your souls.
— Matthew 11:29.
In one word our Master says He will
give us rest; in another word He says
we are to find rest. The gift of rest
does not disclose its unutterable con
tents in a day. It is an immediate gift,
but it is also a continuous discovery.
Heavenly Father, I humbly pray that I may
make these discoveries in the treasures of rest.
May every new circumstance unveil to me some
deeper secret in Thy peace. May the turbulent
season be a minister helping me in the quest
of the unsearchable riches of Christ. May every
day unveil new mercy, and every night discover
deeper peace. For Christ's sake. Amen.
June 23.
HE giveth power to the faint; and to them that
have no might He increaseth strength.
—Isaiah 40 : 29.
He does not always take away the
burden but He increases the strength to
lift it. What does the hill matter to
the motor-car if the engine power is
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level with our task. In Him we are
more than conquerors.
Almighty God, equip me with the needful
power for my work. Let me not fear the diffi
cult circumstance. Let me not be terrified by
temptation. The young lion and dragon let me
trample under feet. For Christ 's sake. Amen.
June 24.
FOR as the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are My ways higher than your ways, and My
thoughts than your thoughts. — Isaiah 55 : 9.
The thoughts of the eternal are char
acterized by loftiness, by breadth, by
comprehensiveness, by an all inclusive
sympathy which vibrates to the in
terests of every one. We are there
fore growing in the likeness of God as
we grow in magnanimity. We are put
ting on the Lord's likeness when we
pass out of self into brother. When
our mind is loftier and broader we are
entering into the mind of Christ.
My Father God, let me share Thy holy thought
and will. Lift me out of low thinking into the
heights of the heavenly places in Christ. Lift
me out of narrow feeling to the wonderful
breadth of Thine own love. Let me love because
Thou hast first loved me. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

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June 25.
7 AM come that they might have life, and that
they might have it more abundantly. —John 10:10.
Why do we live in March when May
and June may be ours? Why do we
live in the bald constraints of the com
mandments when we might live in the
gracious fulness of the beatitudes?
Why do we live at Sinai when we can
live near Calvary? Why go fainting
along the way when we can leap vigor
ously in the life of the Lord?
God of all Grace, I come to Thee for fulness of
life. Lead me into the unsearchable riches of
Christ. Let Thy holy love fill my being and
quicken every power into vigorous health and
strength. Make me athletic and exuberant in
the service of Thy Kingdom. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen. June 26.
THIS is life eternal, that they might know Thee,
the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom
Thou hast sent. — John 17 : 3.
Knowledge implies likeness. To know
we must be. To know music we must
be musical. To know art we must be
artistic. To know Christ we must be
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eth not God. Eternal life is just Christ
life. This is life eternal, to have life
like Christ, to know Him in spirit and
in truth.
My Father in Heaven, I humbly pray that I
may rise into the life which is light. Quicken
me so that I may understand Thee. Let me share
Thy nature, and then shall I share Thy secrets.
Unite my heart to Thee, and then will mine eyes
be opened upon the glory of my inheritance.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
June 27.
THOU hast forgotten the God of thy salvation,
and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy
strength. — Isaiah 17 : 10.
Here is a forgetfulness that is born
when we have recovered from some
weakness. Our weakness helps our
remembrance of God; our strength is
the friend of forgetfulness* And so
our strength is in danger of becoming
our drug. It is an opiate which min
isters to spiritual forgetfulness.
My Father in Heaven, I pray that my com
forts may not put my spirit to sleep. Let me
not be mindful of Thee only in the dark day and
forget Thee when the day is bright. Let me
make my strength the servant of Thy holy will.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

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June 28.
THEY have gone from mountain to hill, and
have forgotten their resting places.
— Jeremiah 50 : 6.
This is the figure of wandering sheep
roaming over the distant hills and
mountains. They have gone from one
place to another and they have forgotten
their place of rest. And our lives can
become so vagrant that God is exiled
from our minds.
Almighty God, I humbly pray that I may
abide in Thee. Let me make my home in Thy
holy grace and will. Deliver me from spiritual
vagrancy. Let me not pass from one altar to
another in the worship of idols. Let me rest in
the Lord. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

June 29.
THE height, and depth, and length and breadth,
and to know the love of God which passeth
knowledge. — Ephesians 3 : 18, 19.
In love the scale of height is measured
by the degree of purity. In love its
depth is measured by the depth of its
service. As for its breadth we might
as well try to break up the sea into
allotments as peg out the love of God.
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man than this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends.
Most Loving God, Thy love is deeper than my
sorrow. It is deeper than my necessity. It is
deeper than my sin. My sin can be buried in
Thy love as a pebble is buried in the sea. I
thank Thee for the height to which Thy love dost
call me. Let my spirit awake to Thy call like a
bird awaking at the dawn. For Christ's sake.
Amen.
June 30.
I THANK Thee Father, Lord of Heaven and
earth, that Thou hast hid these things from the
wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto
babes. — Matthew 11 : 25.
Spiritual secrets are not the rewards
of culture. It is not by cleverness that
we gain access into the Kingdom of
grace. All people cannot be "knowing"
but all can be docile. All people can
not be "learned" but all can be trust
ful. We can all be as a little child.
Almighty God, I bless Thee that lowly souls
can enter into Thy secrets. When we lay aside
our pride we discover the open door. Deliver me
from the bondage of mere cleverness and give
me the grace of simple trust. Fill me with
reverent wonder, and so let me grow in grace and
in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

JULY

July l.
IF any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God . . .
and it shall be given him. — James 1 : 5.
And that is the only place where this
kind of wisdom can be found. God
gives ideas. He guides the mind in
judgment. He inspires our decisions.
He leads us to the meanings of things,
unveiling the secrets of the Lord.
0 Lord my God, I pray for Thy wisdom. En
lighten my mind by Thy counsels. Give me
Thy thoughts about things. Help me to look at
everything with the eyes of Jesus Christ. For
His sake. Amen. July 2.
AND they sang the song of Moses and the Lamb.
— Revelation 15 : 3.
Moses signifies emancipation from
social bondage. The Lamb signifies
emancipation from spiritual bondage.
Moses stands for deliverance from
wrong. The Lamb stands for deliver
ance from sin. Moses delivers from the
Pharaoh outside man, the Lamb delivers
from the devil within man.
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0 Lord my God, let me not sing the song of
Moses and be silent about the Lamb. Let me
not be satisfied with outer reform when there is
chaos within. Graciously liberate me from the
secret tyranny in my soul. Endow me with the
liberty of the glory of the children of God. For
the Saviour's sake. Amen.
July 3.
AND the Lord spake thus to me with a strong
hand. — Isaiah 8 : 11.
That is one method of the divine
leading, a grip like that of a powerful
constable. This was the kind of leading
that came to Saul as he journeyed to
Damascus. It was the kind of violent
arrest that lay hold of John Bunyan as
he played on Elstow Green. Sometimes
the violent leading takes the shape of a
startling ministry of disappointment or
affliction. The Lord grips and He
shakes, but the ministry is governed by
infinite mercy and love.
My Father God, I pray that Thy strong hand
may lead me when I am in spiritual danger.
Grip me even with violence if I am going astray.
Let not the enemy snatch me to destruction.
Speak to me with a hand that cannot be resisted,
and keep my feet in the way of life. For
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July 4.
THEY looked unto Him and were lightened, and
their faces were not ashamed. — Psalm 34: 5.
Whilst they worshipped they received
light. Their minds were illumined while
they gazed. They caught the ways of
God, and they had a certain radiance of
spirit which assured them that they had
found the King's will. Who can de
scribe the gentle communion of souls in
love with God?
0 Lord my God, I pray that my life may be
lit up with Thy glory. Let me catch something
of Thy brightness and reflect it in my daily life.
Let every power shine in sacred consecration.
Let every courtesy shine like a lamp along the
road. Let Thy holy light be a secret grace in
every part of my life. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen. July 5.
AFTER they were come to Mysia, they essayed
to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit suffered
them not. — Acts 16 : 7.
What kind of leading was this? It
was leading by impediment. It was
guidance by prohibition. It was the
ministry of the closed door. There
came to the apostle what the Quakers
describe as a " Stop in the Mind. ' ' God
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My Father in Heaven, help me to be sensitive
to Thy restraints. Teach me how to interpret
the closed door. Set Thy divine prohibition in
my mind when the way is barred. Graciously
keep my feet in the line of Thy purpose, and lead
me in the way everlasting. For Christ's sake.
Amen. July 6.
THE bruised reed He will not break. —Isaiah 42 : 3.
A shepherd boy cuts a reed and turns
it into a flute. But if some beast steps
upon it with heavy, heedless foot, it lies
there splintered and riven and worth
less. Bruised reeds! And there are
men and women who are just like these
broken flutes. Their souls are breathed
upon by the breath of God, but they are
like a splintered reed, and they give no
musical response. The Lord will not
discard and abandon them. He will not
fling them away. He can restore the
bruised reed.
Almighty God, I praise Thee for Thy bound
less love. It can heal the bruised reed and make
it again an instrument of music. Heal my
broken powers and let them resound with holy
praise. Take the broken lives of Thy children
and mercifully make them whole. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

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July 7.
THE god of this world hath blinded the minds
of them that believe not. — 2 Corinthians 4 : 4.
That is the effect of worldliness.
Worldliness is life without ideals, life
without moral vistas, life devoid of
vision. It is imprisonment within the
material, no windows opening out upon
the spiritual world. It is the five senses
without the moral sense. The world
destroys the eyes of the soul.
0 Lord my God, deliver me from the power
of this evil world. Keep me awake by Thy
quickening and sustaining breath. Help me to
master the world, and at the end of the day to be
more than conqueror. For Christ's sake. Amen.
July 8.
I, JOHN, was in the isle that is called Patmos,
for the word of God, and for the testimony of
Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's
day, and heard a great voice as of a trumpet.
— Revelation 1 : 9, 10.
This is surely worth noting. The
bright vision is given to the captive.
The place of travail becomes the very
door of hope. A more radiant appre
hension of the Heavenly city is the re
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he saw the heavens open, and he be
held the holy city.
O Lord my God, Thou canst make the prison
house the home of vision. Thou canst make my
gloomy hours the seasons of revelation. At Thy
command the dark day becomes the minister of
spiritual glory. Misfortune becomes my fortune.
Help me to trust Thee when my life is in bonds.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
July 9.
THE exceeding riches of His grace.
— Ephesians 2 : 7.
I like that dream of Josephine But
ler's, when her life passed into deep
shadow, amid many frowning and
threatening besetments. " I thought I
was lying flat, with a restful feeling, on
a smooth, still sea, a boundless ocean,
with no limit or shore on any side. It
was strong, and held me up, and there
was light and sunshine all around me.
And I heard a voice say, ' Such is the
grace of God! ' "
Most Gracious God, may I feel Thy grace to
be round about me like encompassing arms. Let
me realize the lifting power of Thy love. By
faith in Thee let me be buoyant in the stormiest
circumstances. Let nothing make me sink. Let
me ride the storm. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen.

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July 10.
BEHOLD, I stand at the door and knock; if any
man hear My voice, and open the door, I will
come in to him, and sup with him, and he with
Me. — Revelation 3 : 20.
Our strained and restless prayers do
not suggest the quiet opening of a door.
They rather suggest the frenzied and
fearful prisoner hallooing to a guard
who has turned away from the door,
and the sound of whose retreating foot
steps is lessening in the far-away. We
must quietly open the door, and the
Lord will come in.
My Father in Heaven, let me open the door
to Thee now. Let me not make a difficulty out
of a simple act. Let me open my mind to Thee.
Let me open my heart to Thee. Let me open all
the doors in my life, and give Thee perfect con
trol over all I have and all that I say and all that
I do. For Christ's sake. Amen.
July ll.
CHRIST also suffered for you. Who, when He
was reviled, reviled not again, when He suf
fered, threatened not; but committed Himself
to Him that judgeth righteously. —1 Peter 2: 21-23.
" He reviled not again." The bitter
attack was not creative of bitter retalia
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His springs. Amid the environing bit
terness the man of Nazareth remained
sweet. The milk was not soured.
Most Gracious God, I pray that my experi
ences may never sour my soul. Save me from
the bitterness of the cynic and the seorner. Let
me not spoil the peace of others. Rather let me
so bear my sufferings that others will take cour
age, and find my springs of spiritual strength.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
July 12.
FOR so is the will of God, that by well doing ye
may put to silence the ignorance of foolish
men; as free, and not using your liberty for a
cloak of wickedness but as bondservants of
God. —1 Peter 2: 15, 16.
No freedom is permitted to become
license. Every liberty is under the
dominion of a refined restraint. License
always works to coarseness and injury
and waste. In all freedom the element
of responsibility to God is the salt that
saves it.
0 Lord my God, let my freedom be a part of
the consecrated life. Let me never become pre
sumptuous in my liberties. Help me to resist
every invitation to a wider life which would
paralyze the movements of my soul. Let me
walk with Thee in perfect freedom. For Christ 's
sake. Amen.

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July 13.
BELOVED, now are we the sons of God, and it
doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we
know that when He shall appear, we shall be
like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
—1 John 3 : 2.
We can only see Him as He is in pro
portion as we are like Him. As we
grow in likeness we increase in spiritual
understanding. We share His nature
and then we share His secrets. In our
growing sonship we enter into the treas
ures of the holy Fatherhood of God.
0 God my Father, I pray for spiritual likeness
to Thee. Let me be a partaker in Thy nature.
Let me be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Let me become increasingly like Thee, so that
on the great day of unveiling I may see Thee as
Thou art. For His sake. Amen.

July 14.
THUS saith the high and lofty One, . . .
Whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and
holy place, with him also that is of a con
trite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of
the humble, and to revive the heart of the
contrite ones. — Isaiah 57 : 15.
The heaven of heavens cannot con
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hastens for entertainment in the humble
spirit. He finds great room in the heart
of the contrite, and when He dwells
with us all heaven is our friend.
0 Lord my God, let me make room for Thee in
my life. I would not shut Thee out in self-con
ceit and unholy pride. Let me not bruise Thee
by indifference. Come in and dwell with me and
make my life a sacred temple. For Christ's
sake. Amen. July 15.
7 KNOW whom I have believed, and am per
suaded that He is able to keep that which I
have committed unto Him against that day.
—2 Timothy 1 : 12.
When I commit things unto the Lord
the deposit is secure. The fruits I
gathered yesterday are in His keeping.
All my little victories are treasured in
His remembrance. Nothing is lost, and
the hopes that I have committed to Him
will not fail. He holdeth my soul in
life and in death.
My Father in Heaven, give me this holy grace
of quiet confidence in Thee. Let me share my
trusts with Thee. Keep that which I cannot
keep. Let me walk upon my way restfully as
sured that to-morrow will unveil the fidelity of
my God. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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July 16.
ALL things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos,
or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or
things present, or things to come, all are yours,
and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
— 1 Corinthians 3 : 21-23.
It is a good thing to roam over our
inheritance. It is a heartening thing
to take stock of our possessions. It
puts a new strength into our stride
when we look abroad and say, Mine!
Mine! We are very rich in Christ
Jesus. Let us review our wealth and
glorify our God.
Almighty God, the riches of Thy grace are
like an untraversed country. Help me to ex
plore them more and more. Let me have new
surprises and discoveries every day. Let every
act of obedience disclose some new treasure in
Thy love. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
July 17.
YE were not redeemed with corruptible things,
as silver and gold . . . but with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot . . . manifest
in these last times, for you who by Him did be
lieve in God. — 1 Peter 1 : 18-21.
It is well to remember my value in
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precious blood of His only Son. Let me
remember my value and never stoop to
anything cheap or mean. Let me walk
as one who has been purchased at in
conceivable sacrifice.
0 Lord my God, fill me with holy awe at the
value of my life. Save me from self-despisings.
Let me wonder at the glory of Thy purpose con
cerning me. Let me discover my worth in the
worthiness of the Lamb. For Christ's sake.
Amen. July 18.
THE night is far spent, the day is at hand; let
us therefore cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of light.
— Romans 13 : 12.
If we are expecting the morning we
ought even now to reflect the colours of
the dawn. There should be a brightness
about our spirits which distinguishes us
from the world. We ought to fight our
battles with armour of light. Our
radiancy should be our witness that we
are the children of the day.
Heavenly Father, light up my soul with eternal
hope. Let every one of my faculties shine with
Thy glory. Let nothing be an instrument of
darkness. Drive the night out of my life and
make me light in the Lord. For Christ's sake.
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July 19.
BUT the path of the just is as the shining light,
that shineth more and more unto the perfect
day. — Proverbs 4 : 18.
The path begins in conversion ; it pro
ceeds by increasing sanctification; it
ends in perfect glory. It began in
something a little more than a divine
spark; it ends in a brightness that
eclipses even the light of the sun.
0 Lord my God, let my feet be found upon
this aspiring road. Let me go from grace to
grace, and from strength to strength, and from
glory to glory. Let every day have some new
vision, let every night discover some new star.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
July 20.
THE Lord is a God of judgment, blessed are all
they that wait for Him. —Isaiah 30:18.
The strongest soldiers are those who
are strongest in the long delays. Our
resources are tested in the seasons of
waiting. Little souls get very feverish
when they have to stand and wait. It
is the greater souls that can stand still,
in the confident hope that they will
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finished work. Save me from impatience that
would mar Thy purpose. Let me accept Thy
times and seasons. My times are in Thy hands.
Give me this grace for Christ's sake. Amen.
July 21.
THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me . . .
to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of
joy for mourning, and the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness. — Isaiah 61 : 1, 3.
This great word sounds like the
evangel of some gracious magician.
The beauty which is bestowed is the
diadem of the bride, and it is come to a
poor wearied drudge of sin. And the
oil of joy is coronation oil, consecration
oil, the oil significant of regal authority
and power, and it is to be given to
those who have lost their crowns, and
who are bruised and broken. And for
heaviness the Lord will give buoyancy,
the garment of praise, the joy of the
bridal feast in place of heavy footed
woe.
O Lord my God, I would that my spirit
might wear this winsome raiment of the bride.
Rid me of the unclean robe. Graciously restore
to me my lost crown. Take away the spirit of
heaviness, and inspire me with the spirit of
praise. Let Thy transfiguring power fashion a
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July 22.
SO that we may boldly say, The Lord is my
helper, and I will not fear what men shall do
unto me. — Hebrews 13 : 6.
FOR who is God save the Lord? Or who is a
rock save our God? It is God that girdeth me.
with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
—Psalm 18: 31, 32.
We are called to be very bold in
our confession. Our witness is often
timid, and hesitant and reluctant. We
think and speak as though a lurking
doubt were eating the heart out of our
faith. God loves boldness. Men are
arrested by boldness.
0 Lord my God, I pray for untrembling con
fidence in Thy grace. I pray that I may speak
out of an experience that leaves me in no doubt.
Let my witness sound forth like a bugle. Let
it stay the hearts of the discouraged and de
spondent. For His sake. Amen.
July 23.
IF ye continue in My word, then are ye My dis
ciples indeed. — John 8 : 31.
HE that shall endure until the end, the same
shall be saved. — Matthew 24 : 13.
WATCH ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you
like men, be strong. —1 Corinthians 16 : 13.
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Men take note when they see a fellow
man standing nobly in a difficult place.
We are messengers of grace when we
walk through Vanity Fair without
stumbling. Mr. Standfast is a great
pilgrim on life's way.
0 Lord my God, help me to glorify Thee by
the strength of endurance. Let not the slippery
place cause me to stumble. Let me hold fast
that which I have, that no man take my crown.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
July 24.
WHEN thou passest through the waters I will
be with thee; and through the rivers, they
shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest
through the fire, thou shalt not be burned:
neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For
I am the Lord thy God . . . thy Saviour.
—Isaiah 43 : 2, 3.
Our difficult circumstances only re
veal resources of grace. God's might is
disclosed according to our necessities.
We are secure in the tempest as in the
season when everything is calm. We
are lifted above our circumstances, and
we are more than conquerors.
Most mighty God, I would fear neither river
nor fire. I would be confident in Thy Presence.
Let my difficult circumstance glorify Thy name.
Let my necessities reveal my riches in the treas
ury of grace. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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July 25.
NOW therefore, ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fellow citizens of the saints,
and of the household of God. — Ephesians 2:19.
The foreigner becomes a child of the
family. The one who has been in the
field feeding swine is drawn into the
intimate home circle of the Lord. He
has the liberty of the children. He has
the run of the house. We have access
by faith into the grace wherein we
stand.
My Father in Heaven, I rejoice that I have a
place at Thy table. I bless Thee for the grace
of adoption into Thy family. I glorify Thee that
the blood of Jesus makes me of the royal house,
a prince in the family of God. I bless Thee for
His sake. Amen. July 26.
MY soul shall make her boast in the Lord, the
humble shall hear thereof and be glad. 0
magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt
His name together. — Psalm 34 : 2, 3.
Here is a man boasting in the Lord ;
the audience hears him and is made
glad. He tells of the Lord's exploits
and the discouraged take hope again.
He sings of the fountains of grace, and
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proclaims his good news, and the weary
pilgrims turn to the Father's door.
0 Lord my God, let me offer praise and glorify
Thee. When Thou dost give Thy Spirit let it
be a minister of inspiration to all my circle. Let
the contagion of my faith embolden others. » Let
me be a minister of life in the ways of sorrow
and pain. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
July 27.
AND Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying,
0 that Thou wouldst bless me indeed, and en
large my coast, and that Thine hand might be
with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from
evil, that it may not grieve me. And God
granted him that which he requested.
— 1 Chronicles 4 : 10.
A life so full of blessing would surely
become a river of blessings. It is so
deeply related to the eternal springs
that it will overflow in spiritual bounty.
Much receiving will issue in much giv
ing. Rivers of this kind water a whole
countryside.
Heavenly Father, fill my soul with blessedness
so that it may overflow in blessing. Fill my cup
so that it may run over. Let Thy bounty pass
through me to my fellow men. Let me be a min
ister of Thy love and grace. For Christ's sake.
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July 28.
IF the world hate you, ye know that it hated
Me, before it hated you. If ye were of the
world, the world would love his own; but be
cause ye are not of the world, but I have
chosen you out of the world, therefore the
world hateth you. — John 15 : 18, 19.
Many of us do not experience the
hatred of the world because we do not
assail it with a life that is contrary to its
own. We do not hit it hard enough for
the world to hit back. We are too much
like it to be offensive. The world de
tects its own in us, and it leaves us
alone.
My Father God, help me to live a strong life.
Let me confront the forces of the world with
stern antagonism. Make me unlike the world
in spirit and in conduct. Let me bear the marks
of the Lord Jesus. For Christ's sake. Amen.
July 29.
COME now, and let us reason together, saith the
Lord; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they be red like
crimson, they shall be as wool. — Isaiah 1 : 18.
These colours are in very striking
contrast; there is scarlet and there is
snow-like whiteness; there is crimson
and there is the purity of wool. And
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most glaring colour, and He can so re
move them that the life is clean as virgin
snow. My Lord can deal with the pre
sumptuous sin, and erase it as though
He were wiping away a tear.
Holy Father, I bring my crimson sins to Thee.
Nobody else wants them, nobody else can deal
with them. Wash them out of my life and
graciously make me pure. Lord, if Thou wilt,
Thou canst make me clean! For the Saviour's
sake. Amen. July 30.
GIVING thanks unto the Father, which hath
made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance
of the saints of light, who hath delivered us
from the power of darkness, and hath trans
lated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son.
— Colossians 1 : 12, 13.
This is a change of citizenship. The
soul changes its country, and transfers
itself to another Kingdom. It leaves
the realm of darkness and acquires kin
ship with the realm of light. It is super-
naturalized into the Kingdom of God.
0 Lord my God, graciously make me a citizen
of Thy Kingdom. Let me rejoice in its privi
leges and delight in its service. Let me live un
der Thy banner. Father of light and grace, let
me boast in my citizenship, and bear Thy gory
in my daily life. For His sake. Amen.

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July 31.
LET my prayer be set before Thee as incense;
and the lifting up of my hands as the evening
sacrifice. Set a watch, 0 Lord, before my
mouth; keep the door of my lips. Incline not
my heart to any evil thing. —Psalm 141 : 2-4.
How priestly is the psalmist's exer
cise! There is incense, and there is
sacrifice, and there is supplication.
And I too am a priest unto God, and
in Christ Jesus I have access to the same
incomparable privilege and glory. We
can all swing the censer ; we can all lay
the sacrifice upon the altar ; we can all
engage in the marvellous ministry of
intercession.
Heavenly Father, I would be a consecrated
priest in Thy temple. Let my life be fragrant
with the incense of prayer. Let it be eager in
the spirit of sacrifice. Let it be constant in the
service of intercession. Let me be a priest unto
Thee, 0 Lord! For Christ's sake. Amen.

AUGUST

Hugust l.
BUT ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye
are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and
by the Spirit of our God. — 1 Corinthians 6 : 11
When the apostle uses the word
"washed" he suggests more than the
washing out of an old sin. He means
the removal of an old affection; more
than the removal of a pimple, he means
the purifying of the blood ; more than
the cancelling of guilt, he means the
transformation of desire. This man
never staggers in the presence of the
worst, he triumphantly exults in the
power of Christ's salvation.
Holy Father, give me a more passionate con
fidence in the power of Thy redeeming grace.
Help me to believe that it can lift the most de
praved into heavenly places. Give me a happy
assurance that those who have gone furthest
astray can be made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Give me a sublime hope that in Christ Jesus
the impossible can be done. For His sake.
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Hugust 2.
ABIDE in Me and I in you. As the branch can
not bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the
vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in Me.
I am the vine, ye are the branches. — John 15 : 4, 5.
The branches need the vine, and the
vine needs the branches. I need my
Saviour, my Saviour needs me. He
wishes to grow His fruit on my life, and
to manifest His glory where I live.
Without me He is deprived of a wit
ness ; in me and with me He can reveal
His glory.
0 Lord my God, I would be a branch in the
living vine. Let the heaVenly sap possess all my
powers. Use me to reveal Thy fruitage. Let
me abound in the graces of Thy Spirit, and all
for Thy glory in Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.
Hugust 3.
BELOVED, be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand
years, and a thousand years is as one day.
—2 Peter 3 : 8.
I must not interpret the divine de
lays as God's indifference. The seem
ing delay enshrines the answer. The
snow that falls in December is really
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fall. Even the antagonisms are work
ing as friends.
My Gracious God, help me to rest in Thee and
quietly wait the workings of Thy will. Let me
not think I am forgotten when the answer ap
pears to tarry. Save me from the weakling's
doubt. Nourish in me the strength of assurance,
and let me believe in the ministries of Thy love.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
Hugust 4.
GOD, who is rich in mercy, for His great love
wherewith He loved us, even when we were
dead in sins, hath quickened us together with
Christ. — Ephesians 2:4, 5.
This is the springtime of the soul.
The winter is past. The quickening in
fluences of the Spirit have brought life
where there was death, and beauty
where there was desolation. Our Lord
can break up the wintriest life, and
make it blossom like the rose. He that
spareth not His Son, how shall He not
also freely give us all things?
Ever Blessed God, let Thy quickening Spirit
raise me into newness of life. Change the
wilderness into a garden. Fill my barren lot
with the fruits of Thy Spirit. Let my graces be
so plentiful that everybody shall pay tribute to
Thy glory. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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Hugust 5.
IF ye do return unto the Lord with all your
hearts, then put away the strange gods from
among you, and prepare your hearts unto the
Lord, and serve Him only. — 1 Samuel 7 : 3.
God will not accept my tears if I
marry the daughter of a strange god.
He will not have my cheap emotions.
He cares nothing about my worship if
I withhold my will. It is the will which
marries me unto the Lord.
My Father God, let Thy spirit keep me from
idols. Let me serve Thee with a perfect heart
and with a willing mind. Let me not insult
Thee with a partial offering while the will enlists
in the service of another. Unite my heart to
fear Thy name. For His sake. Amen.
Hugust 6.
THESE things have I spoken unto you, that My
joy may remain in you, and that your joy may
be full. — John 15 : 11.
This joy was in Jesus when Calvary
was in sight. The night was deepening
into midnight, but the fountain of holy
joy was welling up in the inner life.
It was like some mountain spring which
gushes night and day. It was just the
joy of faultless communion with the
Father. No outer circumstance can
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My Father in Heaven, I pray for this holy joy
of unbroken communion with Thee. I want a
heart at rest when all without tumultuous seems.
Let the well of water spring up within me, and
let the joy of the Lord be my strength unto ever
lasting life. For His sake. Amen.
Hugust 7.
7 WILL assemble her that halteth, and I will
gather her that is driven out, and her that is
afflicted. — Micah 4 : 6.
All these are to be found in God's
family. The one that halteth, the child
of "ifs," and "buts," and fears, and
indecision ; and she is to lose her halting
and obtain a firm and confident step.
And the one who was "driven out,"
the child of exile, the outcast by reason
of sin ; she shall be home again ! Along
with these is to come the one who is
"afflicted," the child of sorrows. The
day of grief is to be ended.
My Gracious God, fill my heart with this
glorious vision. Let me see the prodigal-heart
turning home again in penitence and eager joy.
Let me see the child of sorrow, hastening into
the cheery light of Thy grace. Let me see
everybody nestling in the home of the eternal
love. Let everybody find their missing piece in
Thee. Amen.

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Hugust 8.
THERE was a rainbow round about the throne,
in sight like unto an emerald. — Rev. 4 : 3.
THIS is the token of the covenant which I make
between Me and you and every living creature
that is with you, for perpetual generations; I
do set My bow in the cloud and I will look
upon it that I may remember. — Gen. 9 : 12, 13.
The throne loses its terror because of
the rainbow. The throne in itself would
be a symbol of sternest judgment. The
rainbow throws upon it the tender light
of hope. The throne means law, the
rainbow means mercy.
My Father God, I bless Thee for the rainbow
which is round about the throne. I find a
refuge in Thy grace. In Thy love there is room
for the outcast whom outcasts have cast out.
Thou dost save even unto the uttermost. 0
Lord, save me! For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hugust 9.
PETER . . . walked on the water to go to
Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous
he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried,
saying, Lord, save me. And immediately
Jesus stretched forth His hand and caught
him and said unto him, 0 thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt? — Matt. 14 : 29-31.
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lieve. We can ride our circumstances
when we are trusting the Lord. But
when faith falters we lose our buoy
ancy and we begin to sink. The waves
become our masters.
0 Lord my God, I would walk the deep with
Thee. I would have the buoyancy of spirit
which can walk amid the storm. I would be the
master of the roughest circumstance. Let such
be my life to-day. Lord, increase my faith. For
the Saviour's sake. Amen.

Hugust to.
WE all, with open face, beholding as in a glass
the glory of the Lord, are changed into the
same image from glory to glory, even as by
the Spirit of the Lord. — 2 Cor. 3 : 18.
We are always transformed into the
things we most love. We appropriate
what we contemplate. If we steadfastly
gaze upon Christ we shall most surely
acquire His likeness. It is the Spirit
who is the minister of the transfigura
tion.
My Lord God, let mine eyes be unto Thee.
Let me not be snared by the glamour of the
world. Let my soul go in quest of Thee on every
road, and so let me at last awake in Thy likeness.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

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Hugust 11.
THE righteous shall flourish like the palm tree,
he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those
that be planted in the house of the Lord shall
flourish in the courts of our God. They shall
bring forth fruit in old age, they shall be fat
and flourishing. — Psalm 92:12-14.
God's children have the double char
acteristics of the cedar and the palm.
The cedar is the symbol of strength;
it resists the onslaught of the tempest.
The palm is the emblem of grace and
beauty; it towers aloft like a cathedral
spire.
0 Lord my God, let the cedar and the palm be
found in my life. Let me be strong with the
strength which can resist the strokes of calamity.
Let me have the grace which always retains the
beauty of the Lord. For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hugust 12.
LET the word of Christ dwell in you richly in
all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one an
other in psalms and hymns, and spiritual
songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the
Lord. — Colossians 3 : 16.
It is a lovely way of admonition to do
it in hymns and songs. We so often do
it in temper and in fiery speech. We
are merely critical when we ought to be
helpful. Even our counsel can be given
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of divine praise. Thus inspiration is
carried in our instruction.
My Father God, teach me the ways of gentle
ness. Deliver me from the harshness which
spoils my counsels. Let me not be a critic when
I might be a friend. Make me very tender so
that Thy word through me may have free course
and be glorified. For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hugust 13.
MY people have committed two evils; they have
forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and
hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns which
can hold no water. — Jeremiah 2 : 13.
It is a strange thing that we resort to
cisterns when we might visit springs.
We ignore the supply that never
slackens, whether in summer drought or
in winter frosts, and we linger near
the supply that fails. We are satisfied
to be children of meanness and want
when we might exalt in the overflowing
riches of grace.
My Father God, save me from depending upon
my own resources. Let me not lean upon my
own understanding. Let me not think myself
sufficient for any task. Draw me to the foun
tain, and let me abide by the eternal springs.
Spring Thou up within my heart, rise to all
eternity. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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Hugust 14.
7 AM now ready to be offered, but the time of
my departure is at hand. I have fought a
good fight, I have finished my course, I have
kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for
me a crown of righteousness which the Lord,
the righteous judge, shall give me at that day.
—2 Timothy 4: 6-8.
Such is the happy warrior, and such
is his glorious end! The end is only
a new beginning. He takes his dis
ciplined powers to new fields of life and
service. He has prepared himself, by
fidelity on the road, for the things
which God hath prepared for them that
love Him.
0 Lord my God, let me do Thy will to-day.
Let me fight my battles with courage. Let me
run my race with patience. Let me finish my
daily task. Let me lay up treasure in heaven.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hugust 15.
ONE of them, when he saw that he was healed,
turned back and with a loud voice glorified
God, and fell down on his face at His feet,
giving Him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? But where are the nine?
—Luke 17 .-15-17.
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to be thankful. All the ten had a cer
tain kind of religion, but nine of them
had a religion in which there was no
praise. A multitude crying, " God be
merciful," will never cry, "God be
praised."
0 Lord my God, save me from the deadliness
of ingratitude. Let me not take Thy gifts as
though I had a right to them. Let me be con
scious of Thy favour, and in Thy bounty let me
see marks of Thy grace. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen. Hugust 16.
BY the way they had disputed among them
selves who should be the greatest. And He
sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto
them, If any man desire to be first the same
shall be last of all. — Mark 9 : 34, 35.
There is no forcing of places in the
heavenly Kingdom. The arrogant ob
tain no preeminence. The self-pushful
make no gains. It is the humble who
make the conquests, for the real con
quest is a growing likeness of the Lord.
There is no crown like the crown of life.
My Father in Heaven, let it be my supreme
aspiration to become like Thee. Save me from
selfishness and self-seeking. Let me be con
tented with the lowly places and find Thy com
panionship there. Let me be exalted in the shar
ing of Thy grace. For His sake. Amen.

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Hugust 17.
BECAUSE thou hast kept the word of My
patience, I will also keep thee from the hour
of temptation, which shall come upon all the
world, to try them that dwelleth upon the
earth. — Revelation 3 : 10.
Here are two keepers; I am to keep
the Lord's word and the Lord will keep
me. I am to bind His truth with my
mind and He will clothe me with spiri
tual power. In all spiritual conflicts
the tempter will retire baffled from the
field. I shall share the victory of
Christ.
0 Lord my God, give me a serene confidence in
Thee in the day of battle. Let me hold to Thy
word as to an indestructible promise. Help me
to believe in the face of the impossible. Let me
be more than conqueror in Christ Who strength
eneth me. For His sake. Amen.
Hugust 18.
7 WILL greatly rejoice in the Lord; He hath
covered me with the robe of righteousness, as
a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments,
and as a bride adorneth herself with her
jewels. —Isaiah 61 : 10.
If this be the character of the re
deemed they must be very attractive.
Their habits are those of righteousness,
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into goodness. Their justice is tem
pered by mercy. Strength and beauty
are in their sanctuary.
My Father God, wilt Thou clothe me with the
beauty of holiness? Make me scrupulously pure
and true. And let Thy graces abound, so that
my character may be winsome to my fellow men.
Let the beauty of the Lord my God be upon me.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

Hugust 19.
WHY art thou cast down 0 my soul? And why
art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in
God; for I shall yet praise Him, Who is the
health of my countenance and my God.
—Psalm 42 : 11.
There are days in every life when the
clouds gather in the skies and the cold
rain falls from morning till night.
There are seasons when the burden al
most breaks the back. Our only re
source is in the Lord. Other ministries
would only mock us in our quest and
send us away in deeper disquietude. Our
satisfaction is in the eternal springs.
My Father God, in the desolate hour let me
seek Thy communion. Let me find Thy refuge
in the storm. In the boisterous tempest I am in
port if I have Thee. Let me live in Thee, so
that when the dark hour cometh I may find my
self at home. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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Hugust 20.
THESE are they which have washed their robes
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
— Revelation 7 : 14.
It is a strange figure, this of making
robes white when washed in crimson
blood. Yet nothing can cleanse our
hearts except the blood of the Saviour.
Nothing else can reach the inner cor
ruption. Nothing else can search out
the ingrained guilt. But Christ can
make us clean. We can become white
in the blood of the Lamb.
Almighty God, may the blood of Jesus make
me clean. Let my spiritual garments be washed
in His sacrificial grace. Rid me of all my cor
ruption, and make me fit to stand before Thy
throne. For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hugust 21.
AS every man hath received the gift, even so
minister the same one to another as good
stewards of the manifold grace of God.
— 1 Peter 4 : 10.
This is the only way in which to in
terpret our life. We are stewards in
everything. We own nothing as per
sonal property; we have it as a sacred
trust. Everything is given to us by
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O Lord my God, help me to consecrate all I
am and have to Thy service. Let me be a
steward in Thy bounty. Help me to do with it
what Thou wilt. Reveal Thy purpose to me,
and let Thy choice be my delight. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen.

Hugust 22.
THERE was given to me a thorn in the flesh.
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice,
that it might depart from me. And He said
unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee.
— 2 Corinthians 12 : 7-9.
Was this prayer answered? Yes,
God answered his prayer, but the thorn
remained. No prayer is ever treated
with indifference. Although the thing
we ask for may be denied, it will be an
swered in a larger way. When grace
was given to the apostle the thorn was
no longer a barrier of the spirit, it be
came an instrument of the Kingdom.
Most Gracious God, when my requests are de
nied help me to believe that Thy grace has given
something better. Let me have quiet confidence
in Thy wisdom and love. Help me to believe
that Thou art working even when my thorns re
main. Help me to be triumphant in my pain.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

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Hugust 23.
THE effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man
availeth much. — James 5 : 16.
When we pray we engage in mighty
business. Vital prayer is not so much
speech as an act. We are not merely
saying something, we are doing some
thing. We rise from our knees with
great transactions done. When we
pray we are fellow-labourers with God.
0 Lord my God, help me to believe in the
power of prayer. May I accept it as the greatest
privilege of my soul. May I not rob my brother
by my prayerlessness. Let me be an intercessor,
and thereby convey to others the riches of Thy
grace. For Christ's sake. Amen.
Hugust 24.
MOSES kept the flock of Jethro . . . and
the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a
flame of fire. — Exodus 3 : 1, 2.
The vision came in the midst of com
mon toil. And that is where the Lord
delights to give His revelations. He
seeks a man who is on the ordinary road,
and the divine fire leaps out at his feet.
The mystic ladder can rise from the
market-place to the heavens. It can
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My Father God, help me to expect Thee on
the ordinary road. I do not ask for sensational
happenings. Commune with me through or
dinary work and duty. Be my companion when
I take the common journey. Let the humble life
be transfigured by Thy presence. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen.

Hugust 25.
THE Lord of Hosts is with us, the God of Jacob
is our refuge. —Psalm 46 : 7.
Let us become restfully sure of God,
and we shall meet the battalions of the
evil one unstrained and undismayed.
We used to sing, "Hold the fort for I
am coming," but the doctrine is per
nicious, and it fills the life with strain
and uncertainty and fear. "For I am
coming"! Contrast it with this jubi
lant assurance: "The Lord of hosts is
with us, the God of Jacob is our ref
uge"! Heavenly Father, give me the steadying
assurance of Thy Presence. Let me never be
smitten by the fear that my Lord has left the
field. In the midst of the fight let me feel the
Captain by my side. Let all my fellow soldiers
share this glorious assurance. Let us be more
han conquerors in Christ our Saviour. Amen.

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Hugust ZQ.
HE was despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows and acquainted with grief.
— Isaiah 53 : 3.
There is no sorrow that He will not
share,
No cross, no burden for our hearts to
bear
Without His help, no care of ours too
small
To cast on Jesus ; let us tell Him all —
Lay at His feet the sorrow of our woes,
And in His sympathy find sweet repose.
Holy Father, I thank Thee for the assurance
that my way is known to Thee. Jesus my
Saviour has trodden my road. He is acquainted
with my grief. Let my sorrow be transfigured
in His communion. Let me wear my sufferings
like a crown. For His sake. Amen.

Hugust 27.
PEACE I leave with you, My peace I give unto
you. —John 14 : 27.
And what is this peace? It is Tight
ness with God. It is the recovery of
healthy fellowship. It is the restora
tion of the lost bond. And it is a gift.
It is not the perquisite of some par
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tainment of painful effort and service.
It is not the refined fruit of prolonged
culture. It is a legacy; "Peace I leave
with you." It is a gift; "My peace I
give unto you."
Holy Father, I bow before Thee for the
bequest of Thy peace. Restore my soul to its
appointed place. Let me live and move and
have my being in Thee. Graciously deliver me
from the bondage of sin, and lift me into the
liberty of the glory of the children of God. For
His sake. Amen.

Hugust 28.
WHAT I do thou knowest not now, but thou
shalt know hereafter. — John 13 : 7.
If I do not know it now it is not need
ful for me to know it. What God with
holds I do not require. He will light
my lamps according to my necessities.
The revelation will begin when my duty
demands it.
0 Lord my God, let me wait for Thee in the
way of Thy commandments. Let mfe step forth
in quiet confidence, knowing that guidance will
be given me at the turning of the ways. Thy
light shines for the righteous. Help me to trust
and not be afraid. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen.

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Hugust 29.
AND Jesus said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou
art anxious and troubled about many things;
but one thing is needful, and Mary hath chosen
that good part, which shall not be taken away
from her. — Luke 10 : 41, 42.
It is not that Mary was less practical
than Martha. I have no doubt that
Mary was the busiest woman in all
Bethany. You could find her on every
road of service going about doing good.
But her goodness was very quiet be
cause her springs were very full. She
took much in, and she was able to give
much out. She took time of the Lord
to feed her lamp, and then she gave the
light to others.
0 Lord my God, let me find the springs of
practical life at Thy feet. Let me be nourished
for Thy service in Thy communion. Let me
know how to relate the common deed to the risen
Lord. Let the earthly be transfigured because
I have fellowship with the heavenly. For
Christ's sake. Amen.
Hugust 30.
7 WILL wash my hands in innocency; so will I
compass Thine altar, 0 Lord; that I may pub
lish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell all
Thy wondrous works. — Psalm 26 : 6, 7.
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proof of the blessings which we have re
ceived when we don the apron of service
to distribute these blessings to others.
Most Gracious God, I pray that my thanks
givings may break forth continually. Let me
publish the news of Thy goodness. Let me tell
to others what Thou hast first told to me. Let
me comfort others with the comfort wherewith I
have been comforted of Thee. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen.

Hugust 31.
OUR God, Whom we serve, is able to deliver
us . . . and He will deliver us.
— Daniel 3 : 17.
These are the twin sources of our
spiritual security: — we believe in God's
power, and we are confident in His
grace. If we only knew His power we
might fear Him as the king of terrors.
If we only knew His grace we might
doubt His power. To have confidence
in both is to go on our way rejoicing.
My Father God, Thou hast revealed Thy
power and Thy love in Christ Jesus. Let me
abide in Him. Let me face the unknown in the
happy assurance that Thy sufficiency is greater
than my need, and Thy love is even larger than
my sin. Let my faith inspire my heart in grate
ful song. For Christ's sake. Amen.
I

SEPTEMBER

September I.
SEEK ye first the Kingdom of God and His
righteousness and all these things shall be
added unto you. —Matthew 6 : 33.
First things first! Degeneracy be
gins when we put the first thing in the
second place, and the second thing in
the first. If we get the queen bee we
possess the swarm. If we first of all
seek the Lord everything else will take
its appointed place in His train.
Heavenly Father, save me from a life of dis
order. Teach me Thy secret. May I make
everything gather round the great white throne.
Let everything be compelled to pay homage at
Thy feet. For Christ's sake. Amen.
September 2.
WHO shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution,
or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
. . . Nay, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him that loved us.
— Romans 8 : 35, 37.
God turns these swords into plough
shares. He transforms the weapons of
destruction into implements of spir-
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itual culture. The things that come to
harm us He makes to serve us. The
boastful tyrant becomes our slave. The
things that would separate us from
Christ are compelled to be the ministers
of union.
0 Lord my Father, I bless Thee that all my
circumstances can be my helpmeets in the light
of grace. Thou wilt compel the enemy to serve
my soul. Help me to believe that I can be more
than conqueror in the midst of all my foes. Let
me meet everything in quietness and confidence.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
September 3.
THE wages of sin is death. — Romans 6 : 23.
But that does not only mean a death
which is to approach at some remote
day. Dying begins immediately. Sin
is always deadly. We never sin with
out something beginning to die. Our
spiritual powers are always impaired
by the presence of sin. Our most deli
cate instincts and tuitions die. Our
senses grow numb.
0 Lord my God, deliver me from all sin.
Save me lest I entertain the presence of spiritual
death. Let all my powers be alive and whole.
Let Thy righteousness fill my being with health
and glory. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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September 4.
7 AM crucified with Christ. Nevertheless I live,
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith
of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave
Himself for me. —Galatians 2 : 20.
The life in the flesh can reincarnate
the Son of God. By faith I can re
cover His image and reveal His grace
and glory. I can live my witness so
that men may read of Christ in the
vivid letters of my daily life.
Holy Father, may my life in the flesh be hal
lowed with Thy presence and glory. Manifest
Thyself in me. Reveal Thyself in the spirit and
character of my life. Let the heavenly break
through the earthly. Let the place at my feet
be glorious. For Christ's sake. Amen.

September 5.
7iV nothing be anxious; but in everything by
prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
let your request be made known unto God.
— Pihlippians 4 : 6.
As soon as we worry about a thing
it becomes our master. Worry can
make tyrants of trifles. Worry feeds
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it would be an attractive road. But it
multiplies them, and therefore is a road
to be shunned.
My Father in Heaven, deliver me from the
spirit of worry. Let me kill it by thanksgiving
and praise. Help me to face everything in the
spirit of restful confidence. Let me magnify
Thy works and so lay my antagonists in the dust.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

September 6.
7 AM the Lord thy God, which leadeth thee by
the way that thou shouldst go.
— Isaiah 48 : 17.
God's leading is not usually spec
tacular or sensational. It will prob
ably come to us in very quiet and gentle
ways. It may be given to us through
the workings of our own judgment. It
may come through the counsels of a
friend. It may steal into the mind
through the pages of a book. Or it
may be a gentle inspiration in some
quiet hour of communion.
0 Lord my God, let me recognize Thy leader
ship. Guide me with Thine eye upon me. Let
me not be so coarse as to need a bit and bridle.
Let Thy gentleness make me great. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen.

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September 7.
THE Lord's mercies . . . are new every
morning. — Lamentations 3 : 22, 23.
Every day may carry with it a richer
store of memories. To-day may have re
sources which yesterday lacked. I have
had an extra day of fellowship with
God, and that sends its precious deposit
into the morrow. Then God has new
mercies for the new need. Every new
circumstance unlocks new grace in the
storehouse of divine love.
My Father in Heaven, give me eyes to discern
Thy mercies. Nourish my heart in the sense of
wonder and surprise. Let me never become
dulled to Thy bounty. Let me be so spiritually
alert that every new blessing awakes a new song.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
September 8.
WHEN ye spread forth your hands, I will hide
Mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make Me
prayers I will not hear; your hands are full of
blood. — Isaiah 1 : 15.
Let me not turn away from this
heavy word. Let me reverently heed
this warning. Our deeds colour our
hands. When we bring an offering our
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gift. Unclean hands spoil the largest
gift. A clean hand sanctifies the small
est offering.
Holy Father, wash me and I shall be clean.
Lead me from the defilement of my own tres
passes. Cleanse me in the waters of grace. Let
me share Thy radiant holiness. Lord, if Thou
wilt, Thou canst make me clean. For Christ's
sake. Amen. September 9.
THE work of righteousness shall be peace, and
the effect of righteousness quietness and assur
ance for ever. My people shall dwell in a
peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings
and in quiet resting places. —Isaiah 32 : 17, 18.
The quiet resting places are founded
upon righteousness. There can be no
security where there is crookedness.
The house that is built without the
plumb-line will soon be a heap of con
fusion. We can only find peace as we
build upon God's holy will.
My Father God, I would seek my peace in Thy
righteousness. Bring me into perfect commun
ion with Thee. In perfect fellowship let me find
the harmony which is peace. Let me find secur
ity in sharing the holiness of the Lord. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

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September 10.
THE Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He
hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the
poor. He hath sent me to proclaim release to
the captives, and recovering of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
— Luke 4 : 18.
This is the programme of the King
dom of God. This is the meaning of
our Saviour. The iron gate is opened
in every man's road and he can walk
in the companionship of his deliverer.
It is a time of jubilee.
Heavenly Father, make me a willing servant
in the glorious cause of Thy Kingdom. Let my
heart leap to its appointed mission. When I
hear Thy call let it be as when a bride hears the
wedding bell. Bid me go with Thee on Thy
great crusades. For Christ's sake. Amen.
September it.
FINALLY, be ye like minded, compassionate,
loving as brethren, tender hearted, humble
minded. —1 Peter 3 : 8.
This is the expression of a fine feel
ing ; and if life is to be touched by such
exquisite issues it must be a fine mate
rial. Fine characteristics imply fine
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porcelain out of pudding stone. The
exquisiteness of the result must be hid
den in the original substance. What
then is our evangel? "He sits as a
refiner."
Heavenly Father, I pray that Thou wouldst
refine my spirit so that I may be filled with gra
cious sympathies. Let my heart chords be so
sensitive that they will respond to the calls of
others. Let me go among my fellow men in
Christian pity and redemption. Let me be their
helpers in Christ Jesus. Amen.
September 12.
LET every man, wherein he is called, therein
abide with God. — 1 Corinthians 7 : 24.
Every calling is hallowed, if I can
stay therein with God's fellowship.
No business is common and unclean
where the Lord may be a partner. I
can stay anywhere, in any thing, if the
Lord stay with me. When His pres
ence leaves a thing I must go with Him.
0 Lord my God, sanctify my present labour.
Make even the house of merchandise a house of
prayer. Make my commerce a sacred com
munion. Let my trade relationships be the hal
lowed channels of Thy grace. For the Saviour 's
sake. Amen.

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September 13.
TAKE heed therefore how ye hear; for whoso
ever hath, to him shall be given; and whoso
ever hath not, from him shall be taken even
that which he thinketh that he hath.
—Luke 8: 18.
One of the great needs of to-day is
the grace of sanctified hearing. There
is a discriminating way of hearing.
There is a listening which encourages
the speaker of slander, and there is a
closing of the ears which reduces the
slanderer to silence. There would be
much less evil speaking if there were
much less evil listening.
Holy Father, grant me grace to sanctify my
ears as well as my tongue. May I know how to
listen and how to be deaf. Impart unto me a
wise receptiveness so that I may discriminate
between the evil and the good. 0 Lord, open
Thou my ears, and close them in Thy good pleas
ure. For Christ's sake. Amen.
September t4.
GOD . . . hath shined in our hearts, to
give the light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we
have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the
excellency of the power may be of God and
not of us. — 2 Corinthians 4 : 6, 7.
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When the picture has a commonplace
frame our regard is centered upon the
work of the artist. When there is no
show or glittering parade about the
Lord's ambassador, we can give all our
attention to His message. The modest
messenger does not rob the Lord of His
glory.
0 Lord my God, let not my conceit dishonour
Thee. Let not any self-seeking spoil Thy glory.
Let Thy treasure be in an earthen vessel. Let
me be willing to be obscure. Let only the Lord
be glorified. For Christ's sake. Amen.

September 15.
BLESSED is the man whom Thou chastenest, 0
Lord, and teachest him out of Thy Law.
—Psalm 94:12.
We can be in the school of Christ.
Everybody has free access to His privi
leges. The school is always open, the
Master is always there. He knows His
pupils, the brilliant and the slow, those
who learn easily and those to whom
learning is difficult. And His tender
mercies are over all His works.
0 Lord my God, I would have a place in Thy
school. I would learn the secret of the Lord. I
would enter into the treasures of Thy grace.
Give me fellowship with Thy holy mind and will.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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September 16.
PERILOUS times shall come, for men shall be
lovers of their own selves . . . having a
form of godliness, but denying the power
thereof; from such turn away.
—2 Timothy 3 : 1, 2, 5.
A form without its life is a very deso
late thing. A shell along the beach
from which the life has gone away ! A
house without a tenant ! And such ap
pear our religious forms which are de
void of spiritual life. What must it
be to God when we offer Him dead and
empty things?
O Lord my God, let me not mock Thee with
empty forms. Let me not worship Thee with a
heart devoid of love and devotion. Let me not
offer Thee that which costs me nothing. Let my
piety be full and eager, throbbing with sin
cerity and truth. For Christ's sake. Amen.
September 17.
LET us not therefore judge one another any
more, but judge this rather, that no man be a
stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his
brother's way.
— Romans 14 : 13.
It is a fearful thing to trip anybody
up, and make them fall into sin. It is
a fearful thing to add a stumbling-
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it be our aim and ambition to take the
stones out of his road, to make the
crooked straight, and the rough places
plain. Let me be a roadmaker after
the pattern of Christ Jesus.
0 Lord my God, grant me Thy grace so that
my life may be helpful to my brother. Let me
not add to his perplexities and multiply his diffi
culties. Rather let me make it easier for his
feet so that he may run in the heavenly way.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

September 18.
AS we have therefore opportunity, let us do
good unto all men. — Galatians 6 : 10.
If it were laid upon us to do great
things, then most of our days would
seem to present closed doors. The op
portunities for doing great things are
very few; the opportunities for doing
good things are abounding. Every
day is full of open doors. Every hour
should lure us into a kindness, an active
grace, an intercession, a courtesy which
will be like a mountain spring.
Most Gracious God, I thank Thee that my life
is full of open doors. I do not ask for great
things. I ask for grace to do the good things.
Fill me with Thy love that I may do love's work
continually. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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September 19.
FOR I long to see you, that I might impart unto
you some spiritual gift, to the end that ye may
be established. — Romans 1 : 11.
We may not be able to light the lamps
of other people's understandings, but
we can all have grace and be able to es
tablish it in a spiritual life. Every
body can be the helpmeet of somebody
else. We dishonour our Lord when we
assume He has given us nothing which
we can give away.
Holy Father, make me a vital minister in Thy
Kingdom. Let my life be so commandingly
healthy that I can enrich and enlarge the lives
of others. Let their faith be strengthened by
fellowship with my own. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen.

September 20.
THEREFORE we ought to give more earnest
heed to the things which we have heard, lest
haply we drift away from them. — Heb. 2 : 1.
We can deliberately steer away from
holy things, or we can drift away from
them. It is amazing how far we can be
borne astray on the waters of shifting
circumstance. We can neglect prayer
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God. Nothing but the most vigilant
thought will keep us to our course.
My Gracious God, keep me wide awake lest I
drift away from Thee. Let me not uncon
sciously surrender to the alien powers of the
world. Let me contend with the opposing
stream with all my heart and mind and strength.
Let me press on toward the goal. For the Sa
viour's sake. Amen.

September 21.
7 KNOW thy works, that thou art neither cold
nor hot. I would thou wert cold or hot. So
then because thou art lukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
— Revelation 3 : 15, 16.
Such is the peril of religious neutral
ity. Such is the danger of being
neither one thing nor another. Luke
warm people can accomplish nothing.
Lukewarm water can run no engine.
Lukewarm prayer has no power of as
cension. Lukewarm piety enthuses
nothing.
Most Holy Father, save me from this deadly
neutrality. Kindle a fire of sacred love on the
mean altar of my heart. Fill me with noble en
thusiasms. Let my heart glow with passionate
devotion. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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September 22.
GO to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow
we will go into such a city and continue there
a year, and buy and sell, and get gain;
whereas ye know not what shall be on the
morrow. — James 4 : 13, 14.
Nothing is more foolish than to make
our plans without humble dependence
upon God. We must take our pur
poses into His presence and consider
them in the light of His countenance.
Every programme must be laid at His
feet, to be taken up again or cancelled
at His good pleasure.
Almighty God, let me not play the king in
my own life. Let me be as a prince in the royal
house and do the King's bidding. Let my to
morrows be alL planned in the light of Thy
counsels. Let me move forward along the high
way of my Lord. For Christ's sake. Amen.

September 23.
IF I will that he tarry till I come, what is that
to thee? Follow thou Me. — John 21 : 22.
Peter was worrying about another
man's appointments. Our interest in
others may become foolish meddlesome
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to keep our eyes on the Lord and learn
what His business is for us.
My Father in Heaven, I pray that Thou wilt
guard my relationships with others. Let me not
be peevish, or envious, or soured with ill-will.
Make me very gracious and tender, and let it be
always my concern to be well pleasing Thee.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.
September 24.
7 AM debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Bar
barians, both to the wise and to the unwise.
So as much as in me is I am ready to preach
the Gospel to you that are at Rome also.
— Romans 1 : 14, 15.
What the apostle had received from
the Lord he felt he owed to others. He
interpreted his privileges as obliga
tions. In the gifts of grace he found
his appointed duties. What he heard
in the ear he must proclaim upon the
housetops. He owed what he had to
those who had it not.
Holy Father, let me not be selfish in my spir
itual life. Save me from hoarding Thy treasure
in personal enjoyment. Let me recognize my
brother 's rights in my possessions. Let me com
fort as I have been comforted. Let me give
away my strength in the service of those who
are weak. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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September 25.
TAKE ye away the stone. — John 11 : 39.
So the human can be the fellow-la
bourer of the divine. Human weakness
was called upon to do its appointed
part in the momentous miracle. There
was something even for men to do in
the resurrection of the dead. In the
feeding of the multitude men had to
provide five loaves. In the transfor
mation of water into wine men had to
provide the water-pots.
My Father God, let me not fail Thee by negli
gence or indolence. Save me from the deadly
unbelief which regards my part as of no account.
Let me surrender and dedicate my powers to
Thee. Let me fill up my share in the ministry
of Thy Kingdom. For Christ's sake. Amen.
September 26.
WHEN forty years were expired . . . the
voice of the Lord came unto Moses saying
. . . Now come, I will send thee unto
Egypt. —Acts 7 : 30, 31, 32, 34.
That was a long wait in preparation
for the great mission. When God de
lays He is not inactive. He is getting
ready His instruments. He is ripening
our powers, and at the appointed mo
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years in privacy, growing in grace and
wisdom, before He began His work.
O Lord my God, let me not misinterpret my
times of waiting as times of waste. Help me to
believe that the invisible presences are active in
the will of the Lord. Thy seasons are always
gracious, maturing Thy children for their ap
pointed work. Help me to rest in the Lord and
wait patiently for Him. For Christ's sake.
Amen.
September 27.
THAT I may know Him and the fellowship of
His sufferings. — Philippians 3 : 10.
That is the sight which arrests the
world. When the world sees a man
carrying his cross as Jesus carried His,
it stands and looks at him. We must
bear our crosses with Christian courage
and patience. We must not be weary
or faint like those who have no com
munion with the Lord. We must not
sorrow as others who have no hope.
We must be seen to be in league with
the victorious Lord.
My Father God, let me walk in the fellowship
of the Saviour's sufferings. Let me suffer in
His way. Let me bear my troubles in His man
ner. Let there be a sort of triumph even in
my distresses. Let me walk as the child of the
King. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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September 28.
7 AM the Lord thy God, which teacheth thee
. . . which leadeth thee by the way thou
shouldst go. — Isaiah 48 : 17
"The moment we forget that God
meant this life to be a school, the puzzle
of life begins. " To be willing to be in
that school, and to be docile in the
hands of the great Headmaster is the
deep secret of progress and under
standing.
O Lord God, let me be a willing pupil in Thy
school. Make me very teachable, willing to learn
Thy lessons. Let me grow in grace and knowl
edge. Make me more and more expert in the
practice of Thy holy truth. For Christ's sake.
Amen. September 29.
HE shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.
— Malachi 3 : 3.
That is true of every life. God's
fires are very merciful. It is their pur
pose to burn out all the dross, the
waste, everything that mars our value
in His holy sight. Our God is a con
suming fire, but at the end of the day
we shall see pure gold.
O Lord my God, let Thy merciful fire burn the
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not Thy holy fire from me. Burn out my wick
edness until there be none. Refine me until I
come forth as pure gold. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen. September 30.
IF thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst,
give him drink. For in so doing thou shalt
heap coals of fire on his head. —Romans 12:20.
Who is there who would not be over
come by that kind of warfare? What
enemy would persist in pelting us with
bullets if we were showering kindnesses
upon him ? What foe would retain his
hostility in face of thoughtful benefi
cence ? My fire would melt his ice.
O Lord, teach me Thy way. Let me win my
triumphs by love. Let me conquer my enemies
by kindness. Let the trophies of my life be
found in enemies converted into friends. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

OCTOBER

October 1.
WE love Him, because He first loved us.
— 1 John 4 : 19.
Christ loves love into us. His love
kindles ours as the sun kindles all the
fires upon the planet. Every bit of
love is a fragment of the infinite love.
Where love is, God is, for God is love.
Loving Father, I would share Thy wonderful
love. Remove all that is unlovely out of my
spirit, and make room for the altogether lovely.
Let Thy love awake my love, as some early singer
awakes all the songsters in the wood. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen.

©ctober 2.
MY voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, 0
Lord, in the morning will I direct my prayer
unto Thee and will look up.
— Psalm 5 : 3.
The morning prayer chimes in with
the joy of the creation, with the quick
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world as it awakes and sings. It binds
itself up with the rising of the sun, the
opening of the flowers, the divine serv
ice of the birds.
My Father in Heaven, may the beginnings of
my days be sanctified in Thee. May the early
hours be new creations. May my spirit join in
nature's song of melody and praise. Renew my
first springs of thought and will. For the Sa
viour's sake. Amen.

©ctober 3.
THE Lord opened the eyes of the young man,
and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full
of horses and chariots of fire round about.
—2 Kings 6 : 17.
The blind eyes have a very small
world. When God opens our eyes He
unfolds new continents of being. Our
solitudes are crowded with friendly
presences cheering the loyal soul on his
way. And God will open our eyes that
we may see.
Lord, that I might receive my sight ! Let me
not be hemmed in by the things which are seen.
Let me be conscious of the crowd of witnesses
around me on every side. Let me behold the
army of the Lord, the allies of all who seek to do
His will. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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©ctober 4.
OUR light affliction, which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eter
nal weight of glory. — 2 Corinthians 4 : 17.
That is a wonderful connection,
"light affliction" with "eternal weight
of glory." And one creates the other.
A little sorrow, bravely borne, creates
the very gold of God. Hardship re
fines character. Struggle is the serv
ant of spiritual strength.
My Gracious God, let me not fear the trouble
which comes to my door. Let me regard it as
one of Thy servants come to do Thy bidding.
Let me believe in this gracious ministry. Let it
bring to my spirit something of the glory of
heaven. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

©ctober 5.
ALL things are yours . . . ye are Christ's;
and Christ is God's. —1 Corinthians 3: 21, 23.
What must I be worth if all things
are mine? Mr. Moody used to say,
"Find out what Jesus Christ is worth,
and I will tell you what I am worth."
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My Father God, let me joyfully claim my in
heritance in Christ. Save me from living as a
pauper when I am one with the elect of Thy
treasury. Let the riches of Thy grace be re
ceived in the inner rooms of my soul. Let my
spiritual wealth be evident to everybody. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

©ctober 6.
AND Jesus lifted up His eyes on His disciples
and said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the
Kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger
now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that
weep now, for ye shall laugh. —Luke 6 : 20, 21.
In these spheres of the spirit they
laugh merriest who laugh last. They
who suffer with the Saviour carry the
promise of the coming dawn. Their
golden age is before them. They live
in the sure confidence of the morrow
even while they trudge through the
midnight.
My Father God, let me not be turned aside by
present sorrow or want. Let not the sacrifices
on my road make me a coward. Grant that I
may walk with Thee along the thorny path in
Thy gracious fellowship. Make me more than
conqueror through Thy grace. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

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©ctober 7.
BLESSED is the man that endureth tempta
tion; for when he is tried, he shall receive the
crown of life. — James 1 : 12.
The big view is the reward of the
precipitous climb. We cannot have
one without the other. The soul can
not be crowned without struggle.
Without temptation our life would be
stagnant. Out of the eater comes forth
meat, out of the strong comes forth
sweetness.
Holy Father, grant me grace to accept Thy
ways and means in life. Help me to accept the
way of temptation as the road to larger life.
Let me remember that if there be no cross there
can be no crown. Help me to face the hill with
courage, full of expectancy of the inspiring
vision at the summit. For Christ's sake.
Amen. ©ctober 8.
BE not anxious for the morrow. — Matthew 6 : 34.
Anxiety spoils the immediate hour,
and the value of to-morrow is depend
ent upon to-day. If I spoil to-day, to
morrow will be impoverished. To-mor
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harvest of to-day ; let me fill them with
the fruits of restful obedience.
My Gracious God, I pray that I may trust
Thee in the present hour. Let me not spoil to
day and thereby rob to-morrow. Let me send
into to-morrow the energies of to-day well spent
in the service of Thy holy will. For Christ's
sake. Amen. ©ctober 9.
THE house was filled with the odour of the
ointment. —John 12:3.
It is amazing how far a little honey
suckle will throw its fragrance. A bit
of sweet briar sends refreshment to
every wayfarer as he goes along the
road. "How far that little candle
throws its beams ; so shines a good deed
in a naughty world." All goodness
has blessed issues. Every loyalty in
Christ Jesus is a fragrant flower of the
spirit.
Almighty God, make my life as a fragrant
floAver in the common way. Let it be a minister
of kindly inspiration. May many a pilgrim be
refreshed by communion with the grace that
dwells in me. Make me a witness and a mes
senger of the heavenly love. For the Re
deemer's sake. Amen.

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©ctober to.
0 ZION, that bringest us good tidings, get thee
up into the high mountain . . . say unto
the cities of Judah, Behold your God.
— Isaiah 40 : 9.
If we are tp carry good news we must
go into the mountains for it. It is
away in the heights that we have the
wonderful visions. If we live on the
lower plains we shall have no startling
tidings. Let me lift mine eyes up unto
the hills.
Most Gracious God, I thank Thee for the up
ward calling in Christ Jesus. It is Thy gracious
will to make me a child of the mountains. Let
my soul live on the mountain tops. Let me
breathe mountain air, and let me carry the high
tidings to the children of men. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

©ctober it.
7 WILL trust and not be afraid, for the Lord
Jehovah is my strength and my song.
—Isaiah 12:2.
The Lord must first be my strength if
He is to be my song. I must not look
for the song of the free man while I am
still in bonds. I must not expect to
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am held in spiritual weakness. When
tne Lord has endowed me with
strength, the song will arise like a
spring after plenteous rains.
My Father God, strengthen me with the power
of Thy Holy Spirit. Transform my weakness
into overflowing health. Turn my murmurings
into praise. Let even Thy statutes become my
songs. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

©ctober t2.
LOVE beareth all things, believeth all things,
hopeth all things, endureth all things; love
never faileth. — 1 Corinthians 13 : 7, 8.
We must be lovers, and at once the
impossible becomes possible. Love
never falls out of the ranks as one who
faints by the way. Duty may fail, but
love goes on. Love has endless re
sources, for it is in communion with the
unsearchable riches of Christ.
Most Loving God, I pray that Thy holy love
may dwell in my heart. Give me the spirit that
can endure the midnight and the tempest. Let
me not fail at the touch of menace. Fill me
with the love of Jesus, so that all things may be
possible unto me. For His sake. Amen.

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©ctober 13.
WHEN Moses held up his hand . . . Israel
prevailed . . . but Moses' hands were
heavy . . . and Aaron and Hur stayed
up his hands . . . and his hands were
steady. —Exodus 17 : 11, 12.
Smaller men have the power to make
great men greater. Every one can hold
up the hands of the mighty. I can
have a share in a ministry that is en
dowed with holy power. The slave
Onesimus can be a helpmeet of the
apostle Paul.
O Lord my God, help me to use my strength
in the strengthening of others. Let me be a par
taker of their labours so that I may be a sharer
in their joys. Let me be their helper in their
appointed work. In the quietness of the spirit
let me be a fellow labourer with the Captain of
the host. For Christ's sake. Amen.

©ctober 14.
MY beloved is mine, and I am His.
—Canticles 2 : 16.
" As at the twilight hour,
There stealeth unaware
The sound of music sweet,
And gently in accord;
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Thy name, 0 Christ, my Lord,
There warms a sudden glow
Within this heart of mine —
A joy, as well, I know,
It tells me I am Thine."
Gracious Father, let me rejoice in my com
munion with Thee. Renew to me the assurance
that I am Thine. Let the bonds of holy love
witness to my fellowship. Let me know that
Thou art mine, in the midnight and the dawn.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

©ctober 15.
HE is able to save completely them that draw
near unto God through Him, seeing He ever
liveth to make intercession for us.
— Hebrews 7 : 25.
It is in the risen Lord we find the
springs of spiritual hope. If Christ
liveth, the future of the believer opens
out in bewildering glory. If Christ is
dead all our hopes are tragical dreams.
O Lord my God, I thank Thee for the amazing
evidence of the life indeed. Thou art revealing
Thyself in the power of the resurrection. Thou
art lifting souls out of death into the deathless
life. May I glory in this heavenly witness, and
become a partaker of Thy nature. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

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©ctober 16.
SATAN himself is transformed into an angel
of light. — 2 Corinthians 11 : 14.
That is the peril of temptation. It
looks like something else. Even the
tempter himself may have the appear
ance of an angel. Temptation is al
ways camouflaged. The gun is hidden
in the rose-bush, the bomb is hidden in
the bouquet. And therefore I require
fine eyes to see through the deception.
God of all might, give me Thy might that I
may discern between good and evil. May I
know the tempter when he comes to me as an
angel of light. Save me from the snare that
would lure me into the field of trespass. Help
me to keep in Thy way and to love the path of
Thy commandment. For the Redeemer's sake.
Amen. ©ctober 17.
WE glory in tribulations also. — Romans 5:3.
That is an extraordinary triumph.
It is one thing to glory when my cir
cumstances are fair and sunny, but it
is a much more arresting thing to be
triumphant in the time of trouble.
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the passer-by. Any loiterer is cap
tured by a character which reveals a
noble patience in sorrow, and a gra
cious magnanimity in defeat.
O Lord my God, I pray for this revelation of
Thy glory in time of trouble. May I keep my
stature in days of tempest. May I not become
small and mean when my circumstances are un
friendly. Let me manifest the power of Thy
grace in a stalwart walk through the storm. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

©ctober 18.
AND a man shall be as a hiding-place from the
wind, and a covert from the tempest, as rivers
of water in a dry place, and as the shadow of
a great rock in a weary land. —Isaiah 32:2.
Sunshine was he
In the wintry day;
And in the mid-summer
Coolness and shade.
Almighty God, Who art our refuge and our
strength, may I be a hiding-place for my
brother in need. Let me be as sunshine to those
who are chilled with wintry circumstance. Let
me be as a cooling shade to those who are fevered
with the heat of the day. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

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©ctober 19.
WHY do ye spend money for that which is not
bread? and your labour for that which satis
fieth not? Harken diligently unto me and eat
ye that which is good. — Isaiah 55 : 2.
Every expenditure of energy ought
to yield bread for the soul. In all my
experiences, be they grave or gay, the
soul should find its nutriment. Noth
ing should be spiritually empty. Even
my laughter should nourish my spirit.
O Lord my God, I pray that I may not toil for
naught. Let me not pile up money and starve
my soul. Let me not seek after pleasures which
provide no enduring joy. Let me so live toward
Thee as to find the sacramental bread in every
common thing. Lord, evermore give me this
bread ! For the sake of Christ Jesus. Amen.

©ctober 20.
LOOK not every man on his own things, but
every man also on the things of others.
— Philippians 2 : 4.
The common benefit must never be
absent from our life. We cannot do
our own work well if we shut our eyes
upon our brother. We shall know our
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the general landscape. We must rise
to take in the larger view.
Eternal God, I pray that I may receive my
sight. Let me behold my brother even while I
am earning my daily bread. May I recoil from
all injustice. Help me to help 'any one on the
road in the spirit of kindliness and grace. May
I be interested in his interests and rejoice in his
triumph. For Christ's sake. Amen.
©ctober 21.
7 BESEECH you by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, ac
ceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service.
— Romans 12 : 1.
I must not wait until my body is ex
hausted before I dedicate it to the Lord.
So many people offer Him the dregs of
their strength, when the years are
spent. They present to Him a lamp
which will no longer burn with helpful
ray. Let me give Him my body in the
freshness and fulness of its strength.
Most Holy God, I would dedicate my body to
the service of Thy Kingdom. Use it as an in
strument in Thy righteousness. Let it be the
servant and messenger of Thy grace. Let my
strength be enlisted in my Father's business.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

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©ctober 22.
BUT lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end
of the world. — Matthew 28 : 20.
If He is with me always, He is with
me now. That is good tidings of great
joy. And therefore I must not wait
for the Lord's appearing to-morrow. I
must commune with Him now and re
ceive His gifts in my immediate task.
"The Lord's always is a splendid per
petual now."
0 Lord my God, help me to believe in the
present redemption of Thy promise. Thou art
with me now. Let the moment be filled with
glory. Let me live this faith in an abounding
fulness of spiritual life. Let me rejoice and be
glad. For Christ's sake. Amen.
©ctober 23.
WHETHER one member suffer all the members
suffer with it. — 1 Corinthians 12 : 26.
The condition of my life vitally af
fects the condition of human fellow
ship. If I bring diseased or broken
strength all my fellows would be the
poorer. If I bring a mood of murmur
ing or despair all their lamps burn
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spirit all their lamps shine with clearer
radiance.
0 Lord my God, may my life be the helpmeet
of the children of men. Let me contribute the
gifts of Thy grace. Let everybody be the richer
because I have believed and lived in Thee. Let
me not impoverish anybody because of spiritual
infirmity. For Christ's sake. Amen.
©ctober 24.
THIS one thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching forth unto
those things which are before, I press toward
the mark, for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 3 : 13, 14.
The apostle Paul never finally rested
in anything already gained. He was
the willing captive of a great tendency.
He was carried on and on, borne by the
power of God. He found his wing-
power in the buoyancy of a mighty
hope.
0 Lord my God, save me from indolent resting
in any attainment. Let the wind of Thy Spirit
bear me on to greater distinction. Let me be
lieve in the more radiant glory which is always
waiting for those who trust Thee. Let me be
lieve in the surpassing brightness of the coming
day. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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©ctober 25.
LORD, what wilt Thou have me to do?
— Acts 9 : 6.
One of the great secrets of spiritual
progress is to discover what the Holy
Spirit's errand is for us in the immedi
ate task. We must submit the present
moment to His counsels. We must not
dwell in some remote morrow and over
look the privilege that is near. As God
gives us daily bread He also confers
upon us a daily mission.
Spirit of wisdom, I pray for guidance in my
immediate work. What wouldst Thou have me
do? Let me not go into it blindly, as though
no divine purpose rested upon it. Let me enter
through Thy door, and walk along Thy way.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
©ctober 26.
LET not your heart be troubled. . . . I will
not leave you comfortless, I will come to you.
—John 14:1, 18.
When our Lord appears to go away,
the going is only apparent. It is like
as when in an operation we close our
eyes upon a loved face, and, when we
open them again, the loved one is still
there. And all through the exacting
season the beloved Presence is never
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encampeth round about us and we are
never alone.
My Father God, give me the strength of this
gracious assurance. Let me believe that the
angel of Thy presence never fails. Thou wilt
not desert us in the hour of our heaviest need.
We make this our prayer and Thou dost answer
it in riches of grace. For Jesus Christ's sake.
Amen.

©ctober 27.
AND the King shall answer and say unto them,
Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these My
brethren, even these least, ye did it unto Me.
— Matthew 25 : 40.
I am to treat everybody as though he
were Christ. And some day I shall
find that in my brethren I was really
entertaining the Lord. And so when I
do a service to His meanest subject I am
doing it unto the King. Every child
of need is the dwelling place of the
Lord.
My Father God, give me this large sense of
Thy presence among the children of men. May
every life be to me as holy ground. May the
common bush flame with the secret fire. . May I
see Thy glory on the common road. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

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©ctober 28.
FROM that time began Jesus to preach and to
say, Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is
at hand. — Matthew 4 : 17.
Aiid what is it to repent but to get
an entirely new way of thinking? It
is to get a new mental outlook. It is to
turn right round and think everything
out in an absolutely different way. It
is to think of everything from the
standpoint of Christ.
0 Lord my God, I pray for this new mind in
Christ Jesus. I pray that my old thinking may
pass away, ahd that I may think the thoughts of
the Lord. Take me into Thy school, and teach
me how to think about everything and every
body. Give me a new mind, 0 Lord. Amen.
©ctober 29.
GOD chose the foolish things of the world that
He might put to shame them that are wise;
and God chose the weak things of the world
that He might put to shaMe the things that are
strong. — 1 Corinthians 1 : 27.
God's choices are very extraordinary.
He makes a frail reed do the work of an
iron pillar. He transforms a worm
into a threshing instrument. He makes
a publican into an evangelist. He
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Holy Father, I bless Thee for these ministries
of Thy grace. I thank Thee that Thou dost use
commonplace people in the service of Thy King
dom. Find me a place in Thy vineyard. Let
me dedicate my life to Thee in body, mind and
soul. For Christ's sake. Amen.
©ctober 30.
THEN saith Jesus unto His disciples, The har
vest indeed is plenteous but the labourers are
few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the har
vest that He send forth labourers unto His
harvest. —Matthew 9 : 37, 38.
The Lord is short of labourers for the
harvest field. The song of the harvest-
home tarries for lack of harvesters.
Then I am to pray that a multitude
may be constrained into the field.
With my prayer there must be personal
consecration. Are my hands idle?
Have I brought a sheaf into the gar
ner? Have I ever brought one soul to
the Saviour's feet?
0 Lord my God, let me be a worker in the
harvest-field. Let my heart leap to the privi
lege of service. Let me not move with reluctant
feet. Give me speed as one who delights to do
Thy will. Let me return with rejoicing, bring
ing my sheaves with me. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen.

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©ctober 31.
AND Jesus said, Go, and tell John the things
which ye have seen and heard, how the blind
receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are
raised up, the poor have good tidings preached
to them. —Luke 7 : 22.
These are always the signs of the
Master's wonderful work. Everybody
finds his missing piece in Christ. The
thing we most lack we shall discover in
our Lord. He completes our incom
pletenesses. We are filled with His
fulness.
0 Lord my God, help me to find my life in my
Saviour. May I not be a weary vagrant seeking
the missing piece where it can never be found.
Guide me to the springs of my being, for all my
springs are in Thee. For Christ's sake. Amen.

NOVEMBER

IRovember I.
7iV that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit, and said, 0 Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, I thank Thee that Thou didst hide
these things from the wise and understanding,
and didst reveal them unto babes.
—Luke 10 : 21.
If the key to holy mysteries was only
in the hands of the clever and learned,
the majority of us would never enter the
treasury of grace. If a fine intellect
were the only instrument of spiritual
discernment we should remain in de
pressing ignorance. But God has given
access to a certain kind of spirit, the
spirit of humility and docility, and
therefore even the unlearned can find
an open door.
Almighty God, may I come to Thee as a little
child. In the hand of the little one can rest the
key of the Kingdom. Save me from the pride
that shuts me out of Thy treasury. Grant unto
me the grace of trustful obedience, and give me
access into the holy place. For the Saviour's
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IRovember 2.
AND He went forward a little, and fell on His
face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be
possible, let this cup pass away from me;
nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt.
And He goeth unto His disciples and findeth
them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What,
could ye not watch with Me one hour?
—Matthew 26 : 39, 40.
Our Saviour was so human that He
craved for human sympathy. He longed
for the touch of fraternal compassion
which takes the chill out of the desolate
hour. When one is awake through a
troubled night, it is comforting to know
that somebody else is awake in the room.
Christ wanted somebody to be awake
with Him in the desolations of Geth
semane.
My Loving God, help me to watch with Thee
in the desolate hours. May I suffer with Thee
in seeking the redemption of man. May I be
willing to take up my cross as Thou art bearing
Thine. For His sake. Amen.
IRovember 3.
BRETHREN, let us love one another, for love is
of God, and every one that loveth is begotten
of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not,
knoweth not God, for God is love.
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The measure of our love reveals the
value of our life. We can test our line
age by our love. Does God's love-blood
course in our life . Then we are blood-
relations. We are begotten of God, and
we know God. Love declares our divine
kinship.
Most Loving Father, I pray that I may carry
the seal of royalty in my sovereign love. Let
me bear the marks of the Lord Jesus. Let my
grace bear witness of my kinship in Thee.
Strengthen the graciousness in my character.
Let the beauty of the Lord be found upon me.
For Christ's sake. Amen.
IRovember 4.
HEREBY know we love, because He laid down
His life for us; and we ought to lay down our
lives for the brethren. . . . My little chil
dren, let us not love in word, neither in tongue,
but in deed and in truth. — 1 John 3 : 16, 18.
Love must do lovely things or it is
proved to be counterfeit. Love must
willingly bleed or it stands revealed as
lifeless speech. Love lives in sacrifice,
and without sacrifice she surely dies.
My Father in Heaven, I pray for the gift of
love. Lift me above the realm of duty into a
life of generous springs. Let me give my blood
to enrich the lives of others. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

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iRovember 5.
THOU shalt not be afraid of the terror by
night . . . the pestilence that walketh in
darkness. — Psalm 91 : 5, 6.
There are destructive things which
breed in the night. Here are some of
them: — despair, pessimism, cynicism,
irreverence, indifference. When we pass
into the darkness these are some of the
enemies which may waste our souls.
0 Lord my God, grant that a season of dark
ness may do me no harm. Let not these night
shades possess my soul. Let me keep sweet and
hopeful in adversity. Let me be conqueror even
in the night. For Christ's sake. Amen.
IRovember 6.
BRETHREN, if God so loved us we ought to
love one another. No man hath seen God at
any time. If we love one another God abideth
in us and His love is perfected in us.
—1 John 4: 11, 12.
God makes His home in the heart of
love. He cannot dwell with hatred, or
with meanness, or with a brood of petty
tempers. Wherever these are present
the Lord has nowhere to lay His head.
My Loving God, may I prepare a home for
Thee in a heart of love and good-will. Graciously
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May I offer Thee a resting place, and make Thee
glad. Help me to prepare Thine own house and
make my life Thy holy temple. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

IRovember 7.
AND one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a ques
tion, trying Him, saying, Master, which is the
great commandment in the law? Jesus said
unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and
with all thy mind. This is the first and great
commandment. And the second is like unto
it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
—Matthew 22: 35-39.
Here is given to us the distilled
essence of all the commandments. The
virtue of every commandment is in
these two, nay in even one, the first of
all. For love for God is like a spring
from which flow rivers of good-will and
beneficence on every side. Our love
for God can never be like an imprisoned
lake; it must break out and flow in
fertilizing bounty.
O Lord my God, may my heart be filled with
love for Thee. And out of the filled heart may
there flow streams of good-will, and pity, and
sacrificial service. Let my love flow in the min
istries of loveliness. May I turn the wilderness
into a garden. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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IRovember 8.
WHAT man of you, having a hundred sheep,
and having lost one of them, doth not leave the
ninety-and-nine in the wilderness, and go after
that which is lost, until he find it?
— Luke 15:4.
Let me note the infinite value of one.
"Having lost one of them." And I
might be that one ! And everybody else
may say the same. The Lord loves
everybody as though there were nobody
else to be loved. That is the marvel of
divine grace; it can concentrate on
everybody, and leave nobody out.
My Father God, I thank Thee for my place in
the heavenly grace and love. I rejoice to know
that everybody is missed whose place is empty.
Thou hast loved me with an everlasting love.
Let my love burn with inextinguishable blaze.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

IRovember 9.
AND behold there came to Him a leper and wor
shipped Him, saying, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou
canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth
His hand, and touched him saying, I will, be
thou clean. — Matthew 8:2, 3.
And so Christ can deal with our im
possibles. He welcomes outcasts whom
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who are "hopeless," those who are "be
yond all cure." He welcomes those who
are exiled beyond the circle of human
healing. Even the leper has a place at
His board.
Most Loving God, I thank Thee for the vast
circle of Thy grace. No one is left out. Even
I have a place in Thy wonderful love. Quicken
me, so that I may respond in all the powers of
body, mind, and soul. For Christ 's sake. Amen.

IRopember to.
AND they were bringing unto Him little chil
dren, that He should touch them; and the dis
ciples rebuked them. But Jesus saw it, and
was moved with indignation, and said unto
them, Suffer the little children to come unto
Me; forbid them not, for such belong to the
Kingdom of God. —Mark 10: 13, 14.
It is the childlike spirit which finds
the open door. Childlikeness is the open
sesame into glory after glory in the un
searchable riches of Christ. Childlike
ness is the magic key. It is the very
secret of the Lord.
My Father God, I would not grow away from
the childlike spirit. Preserve in me the graces
of trust, and lowliness, and ceaseless wonder.
Let me never lose the gift of joyful surprise.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

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iRovember tt.
WHETHER we live we live unto the Lord, or
whether we die we die unto the Lord; whether
we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's.
— Romans 14 : 8.
Everything in the Christian life is to
be a thoroughfare for enriching our
intimacy and communion with God.
Everything is to be rejected which does
not provide a deeper fellowship with
the King. This is to be our standard of
judgment in everything. — Is the tend
ency of this thing "unto the Lord"?
My Father in Heaven, grant that I may make
everything have a heavenward trend, — my work,
my leisure, my money, my sorrows, my joys.
Let the commonplaces of daily life be the chariots
of the Lord. Let them move upon the road on
the King's business. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen. IRovember 12.
THOU shalt not be afraid for the arrow that
flieth by day . . . the destruction that
wasteth at noonday. —Psalm 91 : 5, 6.
There are perils which lurk in our
brighter seasons. The garish day hides
the insidious foe. Here are some of the
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glaring light: — pride, vanity, prayer-
lessness, self-dependence. But our Lord
can give us a sure defence in the days
of bright prosperity and success.
My Father in Heaven, graciously defend me
in my days of triumph. Let not the bright light
become a destructive fire. Let not my successes
belittle my spirit. Let me be always greater
than my circumstances. For Christ's sake.
Amen. IRovember 13.
THEN came Peter and said, Lord, How oft shall
my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?
till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say
not unto thee, Until seven times, but until
seventy times seven. — Matthew 18 : 21, 22.
Our Lord never gave rules for con
duct, He always gave principles. Peter
wanted a little arithmetical rule. The
Lord gave him a vast standard of judg
ment. We are always wanting to sim
plify our duties while God wants to
enlarge our soul.
My Father in Heaven, help me to walk in the
largeness of Thy spirit. Let not my soul be im
prisoned in small and cramping rules. Let me
walk in liberty because I love Thy law. Impart
unto me a spirit of magnanimity in Christ my
Lord. Amen.

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IRovember 14.
HE shall deliver thee from the noisome pesti
lence.
—Psalm 91 : 3.
We are all in peril of the contagious
pestilence. Every soul is pested by in
sidious plagues. It may be the pres
ence of a pestilential custom, it may be
a pervading spirit in a schoolroom, or
a club, or a class, or a nation. But our
Lord can make us immune, and we can
pass through it without being hurt.
Heavenly Father, save me from the noisome
pestilence. Let there be nothing in me which
catches the unclean thing. May I resist it in the
power of exuberant health. May I be so strong
in Thy Spirit that every other spirit shall be
impotent. For Christ's sake. Amen.
iRovember 15.
HE shall deliver thee from the snare of the
fowler. —Psalm 91 : 3.
The destroyer of our souls uses
strangely attractive but deadly lures.
He makes a primrose path to deadly
ends. He is as a fowler hiding himself
behind his glittering snares. He puts
out his fond enticements, and to follow
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0 Lord my God, save me from the enticement
which would destroy my soul. May I discern
the tempter behind the deadly lure. Save me
from sinful curiosity. Make me very wise in
most watchful discernment. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

IRovember 16.
THE children of this world are in their genera
tion wiser than the children of light. And I
say unto you, make to yourselves friends of
the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye
fail they may receive you into everlasting
habitations. —Luke 16: 8, 9.
Mammon is money, and we are to
make our money serve the cause of the
Kingdom of God. We are to so get and
spend our money that the business will
enlarge our spiritual capacity, enrich
our fellowship with men, and promote
the glory of God. We are to compel
our material means to be a means of
grace.
0 Lord my God, sanctify my use of money.
May it never be my master, but always my serv
ant. May I compel it to do the Master's busi
ness, and to do it everywhere and all the time.
Let my use of money help me nearer Thee. For
Christ's sake. Amen.

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iRovember 17.
WHILE Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit
said, Behold three men seek thee. Arise,
therefore, get thee down and go with them.
—Acts 10 : 19, 20.
Peter saw the vision and then he
found the task. Divine visions are not
given for entertainment; they are pre
ludes to service. We are to take the
vision of the housetop into the life of
the street. We are to be practical
mystics. Life's tumult we must meet again.
We cannot at the shrine remain.
O Lord my God, let the heavenly vision be
more to me than an idle dream. Let it not fade
away, the emotion of a passing moment. Let me
carry my visions into my common life. Let the
glory of the vision be seen through the ordinary
work and service. For Christ's sake. Amen.

IRovember 18.
WHO will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers
of iniquity?
—Psalm 94 : 16.
This is the call of God. It is like the
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God is calling to His side those who will
stand up for the right and set their
faces against the wrong. Who will be
the allies of the Lord, the champions of
justice, the knights of humanity?
Most Gracious God, let me be found in Thy
ranks. I would be a soldier of the cross. Let
me be fearless in the day of battle. Let me be
eager to win victories for Thee. For His sake.
Amen.
November 19.
771? that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most
High shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.
—Psalm 91 : 1.
This is the restoring shade of the
soul. This is our refuge in the garish
day. It is like turning out of the heat
of Ludgate Hill into the cool and rest
ful sanctuary of St. Paul's. God's
shadow is very favourable in growing
the ferns of the spirit, — gentleness,
meekness, and patience.
Heavenly Father, let not the heat of the
world's business scorch my spirit. Let not my
treasure be consumed in the garish day. Lead me
into Thy cool shadow. In that restful guardian
ship let me grow the quiet things of the spirit.
For His sake. Amen.

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TRovember 20.
LET every man be swift to hear, slow to speak,
slow to wrath, for the wrath of man worketh
not the righteousness of God. — James 1 : 19, 20.
Three things are here required ; keen
ness in listening, deliberateness in
speaking, control of feeling. We are to
be very alert in the first, but the second
and third are to be held firmly in the
leash. It is the way of the Master, and
it will be found to be the way of life.
O Lord my God, give me the listening ear.
Let me miss nothing of all Thy counsels. Give
me a wise control of speech ; let not my words be
the servants of mischief. Defend me lest I
kindle unholy fires. For Christ's sake. Amen.

IRovember 21.
THE Kingdom of Heaven is like unto treasure
hidden in a field, the which, when a man hath
found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth
and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that
field. — Matthew 13:44.
Here is an enterprise which demands
all our capital. Here is the main
chance, and we must stake everything
upon it. We must surrender the ut
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then becomes vital, and we put every
thing into it.
My Gracious God, may I keep nothing back
from Thee. Let me not offer a cent and retain
a fortune. Save me from the folly of trying to
win the Kingdom by a mere nothing. Help me
to surrender all I am and have so that I may
enter into the full glory of Thy communion.
For my Saviour's sake. Amen.

tRovember 22.
NOT every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but
he that doeth the will of My Father Who is in
Heaven.
— Matthew 7 : 21.
The only acceptable homage is loyalty
to God. Leave out loyalty, and life
moves on to tragedy. Christ will never
accept a religion of mere compliment,
which cries out, Lord, Lord !
Heavenly Father, I pray that my worship may
not be full of empty words. May I not lift mine
hands before Thee and then engage them in an
alien business. May the lips that pray keep
troth with Thee. May the hands that spread in
supplication be busy doing good. For Christ's
sake- Amen.

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•November 23.
BLESSED are those servants whom the Lord,
when He cometh, shall find watching. —Luke 12 : 37.
Watching! But how? Not in idle
contemplation, but in eager service.
And what kind of service? In seeing
that other people get their rights, and
the just portion of their inheritance.
In seeing that others get their meat in
due season.
0 Lord my God, help me to wait for Thee in
the service of my fellow man. Let me be found
a guardian of his rights when Thou dost return.
Save me from the folly of defending my own
spoils and treating my brother as naught. May
I delight to be my brother's keeper. For the
Saviour 's sake. Amen.

"November 24.
JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. Why be
holdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in
thine own eye? First cast out the beam out
of thine own eye.
— Matthew 7 : 1, 3, 5.
So that is the divine order. We are
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fore we begin to operate upon the spell
in our brother's eye. Mark the irony
of it ; a man with a beam in his eye try
ing to extract a spell from his brother 's !
O Lord my God, cleanse thou me from secret
faults. Let me not be merely meddlesome when
I might be helpful. Let me not be concerned
with the defects of others while my own sins are
glaring in Thy presence. Deliver me from evil,
0 God! For Christ's sake. Amen.

November 25.
AND Jesus said, Take these things hence, make
not My Father's house a house of merchandise.
—John 2: 16.
Thus we can dishonour God's tem
ples. We can defile the temple of
prayer, we can pollute the temple of
government, we can befoul the temple
of conscience, we can degrade the tem
ple of art, we can corrupt the temple
of the body.
0 Lord my God, help me to regard all Thy
temples as holy places. Let me take the shoes
from off my feet as one standing on holy ground.
Let me move about as though the whole of my
life is as hallowed as Thy church. For Christ's
sake. Amen:

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November 26.
HE casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince
of the devils.
— Luke 11 : 15.
It simply cannot be done. Satan
cannot cast out Satan. We cannot en
list one bit of devilry to drive out an
other. In these realms expulsion is by
opposites. Nothing but God can cast
out devils.
Holy Father, save me from the delusion that
evil can do good. Let me not resort to the devil
to cast out the devil. Let me hasten to the
throne to find strength and refuge in the powers
of Thy grace. Expel all evil from my life in the
fellowship of the Holy Ghost. For the Saviour 's
sake. Amen.

November 27.
THOU shalt tread upon the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the dragon shalt thou
trample under feet.
—Psalm 91 : 13.
All that is merely animal is to be kept
beneath my feet. In the strength of
the Lord the animal is to be subordi
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be under the holy command of God's
will.
Most Holy Father, may this victory be mine.
May my body be the servant and not the master
of my soul. Let my bodily appetites be holy
unto the Lord. Let not any earnal usurper
seize the throne of my life. For Christ's sake.
Amen.

November 28.
WHATSOEVER ye do, in word or in work,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the Father by Him.
— Colossians 3 : 17.
Everything is to be stamped with the
likeness of Jesus. Little things are to
carry His grace as well as big things.
The half-penny wears the face of King
George as clearly as a sovereign. Such
is the active principle of the Christian
life; everything reflects the glory of
the Lord.
My Father God, I pray that my life may be
sealed with Thy image. Let nothing come and
go without the mark of the Lord Jesus. Let my
commonplace work and duty reflect His grace.
Let the whole life wear the beauty of holiness.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

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November 29.
IF Thou be the son of God, command that these
stones be made bread.
— Luke 4 : 3.
"If," that was the real temptation.
It was a temptation to doubt His line
age and to mistrust His royalty. It
was a temptation to question His divin
ity. And the tempter sounds his " if s "
in my soul. "If thou art forgiven";
"If God walks with thee;" "If God
answers prayer": If! If! If!
0 Lord my God, save me from the sin of un
belief. Let me not doubt Thy word. Let me
be confident when Thou hast spoken. Let not
the tempter disturb the assurance of my com
munion. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

"November 30.
HE that believeth shall not make haste.
—Isaiah 28:16.
He shall not get into the haste of
passion. He shall not be feverish. He
shall not make a fuss of our things.
He shall not lose his head. Let me
mark the cooling, steadying power of a
great belief.
Heavenly Father, grant me this faith which
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come feverish when dark circumstances arrive.
Let me glorify Thee by the strength of my quiet
ness. Give me the calmness which is born of
conscious communion. For His sake. Amen.

DECEMBER

December l.
IN the way of Thy judgments, 0 Lord, have we
waited for Thee. —Isaiah 26 : 8.
Sometimes we wait for the Lord on
the wrong road, and He does not come.
We are to wait in the way of His com
mandments, we are to abide in the right
if we would have the right. The way
of obedience is the trysting place of the
soul and God.
0 Lord my God, help me to wait for Thee in
the royal path of obedience. Let me do the will,
and then confidently expect the Presence. May
I go on my appointed mission and find the great
Companion. In Christ's name. Amen.

December 2.
AND Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, re
turned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit
into the wilderness.
— Luke 4 : 1.
From the Jordan to the Wilderness!
Then I must not think that sudden
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changes mean that God has left me. He
leads me by the Jordan where the dove
of peace descends. But He is also lead
ing in the wilderness when the subtle
tempter is near.
My Father God, help me to realize Thy pres
ence in the Wilderness as much as by the Jor
dan. When I am sorely tempted let me retain
the dove of peace. Let me be confident of Thy
nearness in the terrible hour. Thine is the
Power and the glory. Amen.
December 3.
THEN goeth he and taketh to himself seven
other spirits more wicked than himself, and
they entered in and dwelt there; and the last
state of that man is worse than the first.
—Luke 11 : 26.
This is the peril of the unoccupied
life. The house was swept and emptied,
but it was without a tenant. The devil
loves a vacuum and he hastens to fill it.
The house of the soul is safe only when
it is filled with God and our Father's
business.
My Gracious God, let every room in my soul
be engaged, in Thy business. Let nothing be
empty, offering hospitality to the evil one. When
the tempter draws near me may he find my life
filled with God. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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December 4.
WE give thanks to God . . . since we heard
of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love
which ye have to all the saints, for the hope
which is laid up for you in heaven.
— Colossians 1 : 3-5.
Here are faith, and hope, and love;
these three. The faith is creative of
the other two. Faith is the seed-plot
of all the graces. But love is the coronal
crown, the flower which gives worth
and beauty to everything.
Most Gracious God, grant unto me the faith
which produces the flower of love. Save me
from a loveless faith which has no fragrant or
beautiful witness. Let me prove my faith in
Thee by lovely strength of character. Let love
be Thy seal to my devotion. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen.

December 5.
HE looked for a city which hath foundations,
whose Maker and whose Builder is God.
— Hebrews 11 : 10.
That is the attitude of a great ex
pectancy. It is expectancy of a divine
and radiant future. This man's eyes
were watching the coming day, eagerly
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foldings through the grace and power
of the living God.
0 Lord my God, give me the grace of the for
ward mind. Fill me with holy expectation and
hope. May I be a child of the dawn even in the
hour of the midnight. May I believe in the com
ing harvest even while the snow is on the ground.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

December 6.
IF any man will do His will, he shall know the
teaching.
—John 7 : 17.
The most serious of our problems are
solved not by reasoning but by life. We
cannot argue our souls into freedom.
We leave many of our difficulties be
hind when we obtain the final discern
ments which come with a larger life.
It is through being that we pass to see
ing and to knowing.
0 Lord my God, give me the stalwart virtue
of obedience. Help me to obey in face of every
thing. Let me stand in the evil day, and hav
ing done all, to stand. In obeying let me come
to understanding. In the way of the Lord let
me learn the mind of the Lord. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

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December 7.
WHAT wUt thou that I shall do unto thee?
The blind man said unto Him, Lord, that I
may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto
him: Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee
whole. —Mark 10 : 51, 52.
This blind man's prayer fixes upon
a definite need, and he brings that need
to the Lord. I, too, must be definite
when I come into the presence-chamber
of the King. What would I like at the
King 's hand ? My hope ? my faith ? my
purity? my love? Lord, that I may
receive it!
Holy Father, wilt Thou give me the counsels
of Thy Spirit, so that I may present my inmost
need before Thee. Save me from idle and wan
dering prayers. Make me very real and imme
diate in my communion. Lord that I might re
ceive my . . . For Christ's sake. Amen.

December 8.
7 PRAY . . . that ye might be strengthened
with all might, according to His glorious
power, unto all patience and longsuffering
with joy fulness. — Colossians 1 : 11.
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of light, and heat, and motion. And
the spiritual dynamo gives us the power
of patience, and longsuffering, and holy
joy.
O Lord my God, establish that glorious power
in my soul. Give me strength to do Thy will in
greatest triumph. Let Thy power be revealed
in patience, and fortitude, and victorious joy.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

December 9.
WHAT things soever ye desire when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them.
—Mark 11 : 24.
This is the vital faith that actualizes
the answer. Assume you have the
answer, and thereby you will prove
it. Go forth to battle in the steady con
fidence that power has been given you
by God, and in the fight the power will
be revealed.
Almighty God, help me to go forth to this
day's battle confident in my spiritual resources.
I pray for strength. Let me now have faith to
believe that I receive it. Let me prove Thy
nearness and grace in every conflict between
morn and night. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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December to.
7 PRAY that ye might be filled with the knowl
edge of His will, in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding. — Colossians 1:9.
The apostle Paul sees the knowledge
of God's will flowing into human life
like a tide, and filling every bay and
creek and cove of our soul with divine
fulness. God's wisdom is to flow into
all our affairs, giving us understand
ing in all things both great and small.
My Father in Heaven, I pray that I may
be filled with the knowledge of Thy will. Let
Thy grace pervade, all my powers. Let every
thing move with divine understanding. Leave
me not in darkness and weakness. Let me share
the heavenly wisdom. For the Saviour's sake.
Amen.

December tt.
FOR unto whomsoever much is given, of him
shall be much required, and to whom men have
committed much, of him they will ask the
more. —Luke 12 : 48.
Life's obligations are determined by
the quality and quantity of its capital.
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my endowment? From my endowment
I may infer the divine requirements.
Most Gracious God, let me lay my life upon
Thine altar. Let me not use my powers merely
for my own delight. Let me surrender every
gift to the service of Thy Kingdom. Let every
faculty be as a clean sword in the warfare of
righteousness. For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

December 12.
THOU shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind, and with all thy strength. —Mark 12 : 30.
This is a four-sided love, a sym
metrical love. All the primary powers
of the being are engaged in it, the heart,
the soul, the mind, the strength. All
are needed to make love royal and di
vine. If one power be left out, love
is impaired.
My Father in Heaven, grant that my love may
be like Thine. Let it not be a weakling in Thy
warfare. Let me put everything into it. Let
it be a love that never faileth. Grant me Thy
love so that I may love like Thee. For Christ's
sake. Amen.

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December 13.
THAT ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto
all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work,
and increasing in the knowledge of God.
— Colossians 1 : 10.
And so we begin by walking, and we
end by knowing. We walk to our reve
lation. Visions come to us in the way
of obedience. Our walk determines our
outlook.
My Father in Heaven, bid me walk in Thy
way to-day. Let me not loiter for the expected
vision. Give me confidence that the knowledge
will be given as I need it. Help me to step out,
doing Thy good pleasure. For Christ's sake.
Amen. December t4.
THOU wilt keep Mm in perfect peace, whose
mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth
in Thee. —Isaiah 26 : 3.
This great promise begins by naming
the fruit, and it ends by naming the
root. It first mentions the peace, and
then the faith from which it springs.
We trust God ; that is the root of things.
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Then there is perfect peace ; this is the
fruit of all the rest.
My Father in Heaven, I pray for the gift of
faith. May I so deeply trust Thee that my mind
is stayed on Thee. Let me come to Thy peace
by the way of vital communion. For the
Saviour's sake. Amen.

December 15.
GRANT unto us that we may sit, one on Thy
right hand, and the other on Thy left hand in
Thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye
know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the
cup that I drink of? —Matthew 20 : 21, 22.
There are gifts which cannot be given
for the asking; they can only be given
as the crowns of life. There are glories
which are the flower of sufferings.
There are dignities which are born of
service. The rewards are part of the
resultant life.
My Father God, I pray that I may not be so
much concerned about places as about character.
May I be more eager for Thy likeness than for
the use of power. May I esteem it to be the very
crown of life to know Thee and Jesus Christ
whom Thou hast sent. Amen.

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December 16.
SALT is good, but if the salt have lost its soil
ness, wherewith will you season it?
—Mark 9 : 50.
There is a salt of character which has
no saving strength. It easily catches a
passing pollution. It is not preserva
tive against peril. Any wandering
germ finds a lodging and a feast. It
takes every taint that comes along.
Most Holy God, graciously make my character
so healthy that it is defended against the moral
plague. Let me be safe in ungodly surround
ings. To this end strengthen me with Thy
Spirit, that I may stand in the evil day, and
having done all, may stand. For the Saviour's
sake. Amen.

December 17.
HAVE salt in yourselves, and be at peace one.
with another. —Mark 9 : 50.
Salt is the servant of purity. It is
the minister of sweetness and health.
Vital religion is the salt of common life.
It makes fellowship whole and sweet.
Disease is divisive. Taint breeds strife.
Vital health creates vital communion.
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munity. Let it be a minister of moral and spiri
tual health. Let it make for peace through
righteousness. May I be the enemy of all cor
ruption which makes for strife and ill-will.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

December 18.
IF thy hand make thee to stumble, cut it off. . . .
And if thy foot make thee to stumble, cut it
off. . . . And if thine eye make thee to stumble,
pluck it out. For every one shall be salted
with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted
with salt. Mark 9 : 43, 45, 47, 49.
We are to be ready to sacrifice a right
for the sake of a more valuable posses
sion. We are to submit to self -limitation
for the sake of a richer life. We are
to let even the precious go for the sake
of something i-ofinitely more precious.
Anything and everything should be sur
rendered if the life and welfare of the
soul demand it.
Almighty God, teach me the true values of
things. Let me put first things first. May I be
ready to part with a right for the sake of right
eousness. Let me sacrifice a legitimate delight
to the health .of my soul and the joy of my Lord.
For the Saviour's sake. Amen.

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December 19.
WE saw one casting out devils in Thy name, and
we forbade him, because he followeth not with
us. And Jesus said, Forbid him not . .
for he that is not against us is on our part.
—Mark 9 : 38, 39, 40.
He drew a circle and shut me out,
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout ;
But love and I had the wit to win,
We drew a circle and took Him in.
My Father in Heaven, may Thy spirit enlarge
the circle of my sympathies. Let me be more
concerned to include my brother than to shut
him out. Let me discover my kinship with all
who confess my Saviour's name. Enlarge my
fellowship with the whole family of man. For
the Saviour's sake. Amen.

December 20.
AND Jesus charged them saying, Take heed, be
ware of the leaven of the Pharisees. —Mark 8 : 15.
Let me mark the suggestion of the
Saviour's word. There is a way of
thinking which acts like leaven. And
there is a way of living which acts like
leaven. Thought is contagion, and
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the lives of others. There is fashion-
contagion, and ugly moral habits com
municate themselves to my fellows.
Beware !
Holy Father, let me not be the centre of un
godly leaven. Let my life abound in sweet and
holy influence. Let no one ever catch unclean
ness from my presence. Let no evil seed pass
from the garden of my life into the life of my
neighbour. For Christ's sake. Amen.

December 21.
AND Christ is before all things, and in Him all
things consist. — Colossians 1 : 17.
Christ is the eternal bond of fraternal
union. Christ is the only enduring
cement in human fellowship. He is the
only secret of consistency amid the
quarrelsome powers of the soul. We
are held together in Christ. He makes
us one.
My Father God, I pray for the harmony for
which my Saviour died. May the grace of the
Lord Jesus bind my powers together in vital
union. And I pray that He may be the eternal
bond of the whole family of man. For His sake.
Amen.

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December 22.
GIVING thanks unto the Father . . . Who
hath delivered us from the power of darkness,
and hath translated us into the Kingdom of
the Son of His love. — Colossians 1 : 12, 13.
Here is a life delivered from one con
dition into another. By the grace of
God the soul can change its citizenship.
We can pass from the cruel bondage of
darkness into the enriching bondage of
love. We can be supernaturalized into
the life and liberty of heaven.
Most Gracious Father, I thank Thee for this
marvellous deliverance. I thank Thee that I can
be a citizen of heaven even in the realm of time.
Even now I can wear the robes of the elect, and
be clothed in the garments of glory. Let me live
this day as a citizen of the Kingdom of God.
For Christ's sake. Amen.

December 23.
THOU shalt remember all the way which the
Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the
wilderness to humble thee, and to prove thee,
to know what was in thine heart, whether thou
wouldst keep His commandments or no.
— Deuteronomy 8 : 2.
I am so prone to forget the miracles
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forts of Canaan. The luxury acts as a
drug in my life and puts my memory
asleep. Blessed is the man who carries
the remembrance of divine providence
when the brighter days arrive !
My Father God, I would not forget the mercies
of yesterday. I would consider what great
things Thou hast done for me. Let the Holy
Spirit quicken my memory that I may live Thy
goodness over again. Let the yesterdays bring
inspiration into to-day. For His sake. Amen.

December 24.
CHRIST in you, the hope of glory.
— Colossians 1 : 27.
That is how we are to kindle the lamp
of hope; in Christ Jesus. It is there,
and there only, that we shall find hope
for ourselves, and for our families, and
for the world. Where else can our
lamps be lit? Christ is the secret of a
steady optimism.
O Lord my God, light Thou the lamp of my
hope. May Thy kindly light fall upon yester
day in the grace of forgiveness. May it shine
upon to-morrow in the grace of a great ex
pectancy. Let it fall upon to-day in the grace
of an enriching peace. For Thy mercy's sake.
Amen.

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December 25.
FROM that time began Jesus to preach, and to
say, Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven
is at hand.
— Matthew 4 : 17.
Repentance is just change of mind.
When we repent we alter all our think
ing; our thinking about God, and life,
and man, and woman, and duty. We
seek for Christ's conception of every
thing.
0 Lord my God, I humbly pray that Thy
thought may fill my mind. May Thy holy vision
be upon my imagination, and the constraint of
Thy purpose upon my will. Let everything be
in tune with Thy choice. Thy will be done in
me as it is done in heaven. For Christ's sake.
Amen. December 26.
THE Son of man came not to be ministered unto
but to minister, and to give His life a ransom
for many.
— Matthew 20 : 28.
He found His joy in service. There
is a certain pleasure in being served, but
the joy of life is in serving others. We
never find the royal springs until we are
making others glad. We refresh our
own thirsty spirits when we carry water
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My Father in Heaven, teach me the way of
Jesus Christ. Let me be a seeker in the welfare
of my fellows. Let me dig wells for them. Let
me gladden their hearts. Let me drink of Thy
pleasure by giving water out of wells of salva
tion. For His sake. Amen.

December 27.
7 WILL instruct and teach thee in the way which
thou shalt go; I will guide thee with Mine eye.
—Psalm 32 : 8.
How delicate is the guidance! The
Lord is guiding with the glance of an
eye! The mule is headlong and head
strong and he has to be guided by a
strong hand. But the Lord would
guide us by His eye. What tender in
tercourse can pass through the eyes!
There is a whole language in their silent
communion. But eye-guidance implies
intimate fellowship. Eye-speech is the
speech of lovers. We can only be
guided with His eye when we are gaz
ing on God.
Most Gracious Father, let this tender guidance
be mine. Let me fix my gaze upon Thee in
reverent attention. Let not the glitter of the
world entice me. Guide me with Thy gentle
wisdom. In the bonds of sacred love let me
know Thy holy will. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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December 28.
THOU hast given Him power over all fiesh, that
He should give eternal life to as many as Thou
hast given Him. And this is life eternal, that
they might know Thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ Whom Thou hast sent.
—John 17 : 2, 3.
We never really know anybody until
we are like him. It is likeness which
alone gives vital appreciation. To know
God is therefore to share His life. We
shall be like Him, for we shall know
Him as He is.
Holy God, graciously take me into that fellow
ship where I shall come to know Thee. Let me
not be contented with the world's learning, or
even with the knowledge of Thy word. Let me
share Thy life, and so enter into the secret place
of the Most High. In all that I do this day may
I be growing in grace and in the knowledge of
my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. ' Amen.

December 29.
LET us lay aside every weight, and let us run
with patience the race that is set before us,
looking unto Jesus.
— Hebrews 12 : 1.
We hang heavy weights about our
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way. And God wants our feet to be
like the feet of a fawn! " Thou hast
made my feet like hind's feet! " We
carry the burdens of unforgiven sin.
We carry the cares of unknown mor
rows. God wants our yoke to be easy
and our burden light !
0 Lord my God, rid me of every needless load.
Let me carry only the appointed burden for
which Thou hast provided the needful strength.
Let me not be encumbered in my race. Let me
run with delight in the way of Thy command
ments. For Christ's sake. Amen.

December 30.
7iV Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead
bodily. — Colossians 2 : 9.
The fulness of the Lord Jesus will
fill up all our crevices. It is the abid
ing secret of spiritual satisfaction. The
human completes itself in the divine.
I become myself in Christ.
O Lord, help me to believe this great evangel.
Let my life be completed in Thee. In all the
affairs of this day let me move in the confidence
of divine union. Fill me with Thy fulness, so
that even the least thing shall shine with the
light of life. For Christ's sake. Amen.

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December 31.
CHRIST, in Whom are hid all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge. — Colossians 2 : 3.
Christ is the rich mine which the
believer has to work. Christ is the
amazing bank from which we can draw
endless supplies. "Our never-failing
treasury, filled with boundless stores of
grace. ' '
Most Gracious Lord, help me to believe that
my sufficiency is in Thee. Make me wise to draw
supplies from Thee in every season. In every
necessity let me turn immediately to Thy door.
I turn to Thee now in happy confidence in Thy
fulness. Through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.

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