November 30 God Is in the Front Line The Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8) In the presence of a great work or a great warfare, here is a text which should…
November 29 Know How to Wait He that believeth shall not make haste. (Isaiah 28:16) He shall make haste to keep the Lord’s commandments; but he shall not make haste in any impatient or improper sense. He shall not haste to run away, for he shall not be overcome with the fear which causes panic.…
November 28 Doing what God Can Bless The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto. (Deuteronomy 28:8) If we obey the Lord our God He will bless that which He gives us. Riches are no curse when blessed of the Lord. When men…
November 27 Rest in All Thy Goings And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. (Exodus 33:14) Precious promise! Lord, enable me to appropriate it as all my own. We must go at certain times from our abode, for here we have no continuing city. It often happens…
November 26 Heavenly Alchemy Your sorrow shall be turned into joy. (John 16:20) Their particular sorrow was the death and absence of their Lord, and it was turned into joy when He rose from the dead and showed Himself in their midst. All the sorrows of saints shall be thus transmuted, even the worst of…
November 25 Mountains Turned to Plains Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. (Zechariah 4:7) At this hour a mountain of difficulty, distress, or necessity may be in our way, and natural reason sees…
November 24 Pardon and Forgiveness He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. (Psalm 103:9) He will chide sometimes, or He would not be a wise Father for such poor, erring children as we are. His chiding is very painful to those who are true, because they feel how sadly…
November 23 Acquiring Perseverance The Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little. (Deuteronomy 7:22) We are not to expect to win victories for the Lord Jesus by a single blow. Evil principles and practices die hard. In some places it takes years of labor to drive out even…
November 22 No Condemnation In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. (Jeremiah 50:20) A glorious word indeed! What a perfect…
November 21 The Outward, Upward Look Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. (Isaiah 45:22) This is a promise of promises. It lies at the foundation of our spiritual I life. Salvation comes through a look at Him who is…