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of the Master, but he put on the table in the foreground some chased cups, the work manship of which was exceedingly beautiful. When his friends came to see the picture on the easel, every one said, “What beau tiful cups they are!” “Ah!” said he, “I have made a mistake. These cups divert the eyes of the spectator from the Master.” He took his brush and rubbed them from the canvas.—G. S. B owes . "H itherto hav e y e asked nothing in my name: ask, and y e shall receive, that your joy may be full” (John 16:24). If we are ever doubtful about the value of prayer, it will be good to cultivate the acquaintanace of some of God’s praying men. Moses is a stimulating example . . . He asked that he might see God, but he asked for what human capacity could not endure. Let us not say that this was a fault; the fault with most of us is that we ask so little. God's complaint is that our peti tions are so petty, whereas His resources are so boundless.— J ohn M ac B eath . O CTO BER 6 Spiritual Discernment “ T he fea r o f the L ord is the beginning o f wisdom” (Psa. 111:10). In the quest of divine secrets it is in finitely more necessary to have the reverent spirit than to have a learned mind. There is all the difference in the world between mere cleverness and spiritual discernment. One is just worldly sharpness, the other is heavenly wisdom. “I thank thee . . . because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.” In matters of spiritual understanding the first requisite is a certain kind of mood rather than a certain quality of intellect. It is the mood of reverence which gives the soul its initial posture for discovering the things of God. — J. H. J o w ett . O CTO BER 7 Soul Repose "Rest in the Lord” (Psa. 3 7 :7 ). Are you resting in Jesus? Oh, the pain we might spare, Both ourselves and our loved ones. O CTO BER 5 Large Petitions
O CTO BER 1 Bestowed Righteousness
“It was imputed, to him fo r righteousness . . . But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if w e believe on him that raised up Jesus our L ord from the dead” (Rom. 4:22, 24).
I know not how my blessed Lord Could take my place on Calvary; I only know that through His death Eternal life is given to me.
I know not how the Christ of God T o me His righteousness imparts, I only know that faith in Him Brings sweet release to burdened hearts. I know not how an empty tomb Could my eternal bliss secure; I only know the risen Christ Gives joy and peace that shall endure. —B essie P atten G ilmore . “W hether therefore y e eat, or drink, or whatsoever y e do, d o all to the glory o f God" (1 Cor. 10:31). It is the privilege of a child of God to see the hand of God in all his circumstances and surroundings, and to serve God in all his avocations and duties. . . . Duties in themselves trivial or wearisome become exalted and glorified when the believer recognizes his power through them to glad den and satisfy the loving heart of his ever-observant Master. ; •‘—I. H udson T aylor . God is for us. Laborers for Christ, lift up your heads. Be not dismayed or disheart ened; God is for us—who can be against us? The mountain is full of horses and chariots of fire, and we must not trust the carnal vision to which spiritual forces are invisible and unreal. The only way to do any work for the unseen God is to work as well as walk by faith, and not by sight, to believe that beyond the range of our short vision and finite observation stretch limitless realms of truth and fact. Behind all work for God stands God Himself, its inspiration and its assurance, its warrant and its reward.—A T . P ierson . OCTOBER 4 One Object of Devotion “T hat in alt things he might have the preem inence” (Col. 1:18). Miss Edgeworth, in one of her tales, relates an anecdote of a Spanish artist who was employed to depict the Last Supper. It was his object to throw all the sublimity of his art into the figure and countenance O CTO BER 3 Unseen Armies “W hat shall we then say to these things? I f G od be fo r us, who can b e against us?” (Rom. 8 :3 1 ). O CTO BER 2 Glorified Routine
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If we banished our care, And in happy surrender, Trusted wholly in Him; Till our rich cup of blessing, Overfloweth the brim!
—E dith L. H ennessay .
O C TO BER 8 Full Equipment
“Put on the whole arm or o f God, that y e may be able to stand against the wiles o f the devil” (Eph. 6:11). (Christian in the palace Beautiful.) The next day they took him, and led him
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