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Infinite One, whom the heaven of heavens could not contain, stooped to be the vir gin-born, incarnate God, “holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,” that He might take a race of redeemed sinners back with Him. He came to lift the shadows of hopelessness and despair that darkened all humanity, and bring the light and gladness and peace and rest of a great salvation. He came to lay thè foun dations of a kingdom, not of armies and navies and pomp and earthly power and gratified human ambitions and pride, but a heaven-like kingdom “of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.”— A. M. Hills.
And the star reigns its fire while the beautiful sing, For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King. —o— December 26— "Let us now go even un to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass” (Luke 2:15). The shepherds rejoiced, and well they might. Up above them they saw God reconciled. The Child had come to honor His wounded righteousness, and to open a channel for the outflow of His love to ward His exiled sons and daughters. The Father and the children, long sundered, are drawn together again. Far behind them they saw faith satisfied. Holy men and women of old, century after century, were looking and waiting for the Child. He was the Center of their hopes, the Desire of their souls. They greeted Him
from afar, and now their trust was re warded. Deep within them they saw a heart at rest. They carried about a nature diseased, hopeless to recover itself, wearied with going to many physicians. But the Child was to be their Lord and Healer. He would end their quest. He would redeem their lives from destruc tion. On before them they saw heaven filled with guests. The Child was to open the gates of pearl. In the New Jerusalem they would gather, as at the Passover they gathered at Jerusalem; but how in finitely more blessed!— Sel. —o— December 27— “The heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope [or the place of repair, or har bor ] of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel" (Joel 3 :16, with Marginal Reading). That is the secret! The Lord Himself our “place of repair” and our harbor in times of storm. His presence is salvation. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrow and does not wish us to bear and carry them any more than the burden of sins.— Selected. —o— December 28— "When thou p a s s e s t through the waters, I will be with thee” (Isa. 43:2). How many believers in Christ wonder how their faith will stand when sickness comes, or when old age creeps on, or when they see the shadow of death steal ing across the familiar fields of their own house door! How will it be when sorrow comes around us like a threatening flood? Who has not known these forebodings? We look forward to some possible Geth- semane, but the trouble is we forget the angel who ministers in that garden of gloom. “And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.” We forget that gracious, willing angel, as we are inclined to forget all the secret ministries which are appointed to serve us in dark places. They are in the wilderness of temptation just as they are in the Garden of Gethsemane. “Be hold, angels came and ministered unto him.” If we leave the angel out of our thinking, the stone will appear an ever-in- superable barrier everywhere, and we shall be sore afraid. The angel is before us on the road, and when we come to the fearful place, we shall find that his work is done.— Dr. J. H. Jowett. —o— December 29-— “Be careful for nothing" (Phil. 4:6). We have peace through prayer (Phil. 4:6, 7). When we are “careful for noth ing” and leave all to God, then His peace possesses us and “shall be the fortress- warder of our hearts, and all our thoughts.”— Weymouth. Remember, “if you trust you don’t worry, and if you worry you don’t trust!” Then peace deepens as we listen to the voice of the Lord (Isa. 48:18). Oh, how often our peace gets ruffled because we failed to listen 1 Ask for a listening heart (Hab. 2:1, 2;Hos. 2:14; Psa. 27:8). —o— December 30— “The Father himself lov- eth you” (John 16:27). Oh, the matchless love of God that came down to us in the person, life,
There’s a song in the air! There’s a star in the sky! There’s a mother’s deep prayer, And a baby’s low cry!
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