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MORNING & EVENING
Tale-bearing emits a threefold poison; for it injures the teller, the hearer, and the person concerning whom the tale is told. Whether the report be true or false, we are by this precept of God’s Word forbidden to spread it. The reputations of the Lord’s people should be very precious in our sight, and we…
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THE BOUNTY OF THE DESTITUTE
My Utmost For His Highest Being justified freely by His grace … Romans 3:24. The Gospel of the grace of God awakens an intense longing in human souls and an equally intense resentment, because the revelation which it brings is not palatable. There is a certain pride in man that will give and give, but…
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LET US WITH A GLADSOME MIND
John Milton, 1608–1674 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love [mercy] endures forever. (Psalm 136:1) A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.— Cicero A gladsome, joyous mind is the product of a grateful, praising heart. Gratefulness is the opposite of selfishness. The…
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THANKS TO GOD!
August Ludvig Storm, 1862–1914Translated by Carl E. Backstrom, 1901– Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:20) A thankful spirit, both for the good and the difficult, is one of the important indicators of a believer’s spiritual condition. To be able to say— I…
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THANK YOU LORD
Words and Music by Seth Sykes, 1892–1950 and Bessie Sykes, 1905 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! (2 Corinthians 9:15) The gift of salvation—a personal relationship with almighty God—what an indescribable gift! Yet how often do we sincerely thank our Lord for all that He has done in making this possible? Our lack…
