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MAJESTIC SWEETNESS SITS ENTHRONED
Samuel Stennett, 1727–1795 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. (Hebrews 2:9) The dominant theme of the beautifully expressed text in this hymn, “Majestic Sweetness Sits…
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MORNING & EVENING
Be glad of heart, O believer, but take care that thy gladness has its spring in the Lord. Thou hast much cause for gladness in thy God, for thou canst sing with David, “God, my exceeding joy.” Be glad that the Lord reigneth, that Jehovah is King! Rejoice that he sits upon the throne, and…
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MISSIONARY PREDESTINATION
My Utmost For His Highest And now, saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be His servant. Isaiah 49:5. The first thing that happens after we have realized our election to God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our prejudices and our parochial notions and our patriotisms; we are turned into…
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MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE
Ray Palmer, 1808–1887 In whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in Him. (Ephesians 3:12 RSV) “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” was written in 1832 by Ray Palmer, a 22-year-old school teacher. Several months after his graduation from Yale University and while still living with the family of the lady…
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MORNING & EVENING
How heart-cheering to the believer is the delight which God has in his saints! We cannot see any reason in ourselves why the Lord should take pleasure in us; we cannot take delight in ourselves, for we often have to groan, being burdened; conscious of our sinfulness, and deploring our unfaithfulness; and we fear that…
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THE DIVINE RULE OF LIFE
My Utmost For His Highest Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48. Our Lord’s exhortation in these verses is to be generous in our behaviour to all men. In the spiritual life beware of walking according to natural affinities. Everyone has natural affinities; some people we like and…
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JESUS, THE VERY THOUGHT OF THEE
Attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091–1153English Translation—Edward Caswall, 1814–1876 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. (Psalm 42:1, 2) This hymn text comes from the height of the Middle Ages, a period of history often scornfully called…
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MORNING & EVENING
Gideon ordered his men to do two things: covering up a torch in an earthen pitcher, he bade them, at an appointed signal, break the pitcher and let the light shine, and then sound with the trumpet, crying, “The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon! the sword of the Lord, and of Gideon!” This…
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DO YOU CONTINUE TO GO WITH JESUS?
My Utmost For His Highest Ye are they which have continued with Me in My temptations. Luke 22:28. It is true that Jesus Christ is with us in our temptations, but are we going with Him in His temptations? Many of us cease to go with Jesus from the moment we have an experience of…
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ASK YE WHAT GREAT THINGS I KNOW
Johann C. Schwedler, 1672–1730 Translated by Benjamin H. Kennedy, 1804–1889 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:2) A question that many struggle with today is “What is the real purpose of living?” Or, “What is the ultimate reality or joy in life?”…
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