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D A I LY ‘D evotional ‘Readings A M ESSAGE FOR EV ERY DAY OF TH E MONTH
JANUARY 1 Thou Remainest
JANUARY 3 The Emphasis in Prayer
"Praying in the Holy Ghost” (Jude 20). In prayer, there are two parties, God and man—God in His inconceivable holi ness and glory and love; man in his lit tleness, his sinfulness, his impotence. Our thought of what prayer is will depend on the point of view. If, as is mostly done, we think merely of our own needs and desires, of our own efforts to pray, and of our own faith as to the certainty of an an swer, we shall soon find that there is no real power in our prayer. It is only when we regard prayer in the light of God, and realize the deep interest He takes in us, the wonderful love with which He waits to answer prayer, the almighty power which is the pledge of what He can and will do . . . that we shall be able to know what joy and power there are in prayer. — God’s Best Secrets. “That we might know the things that are freely given to us o f God” (1 Cor. 2:12). There is a great deal of longing and hop ing among Christians, but there is not much knowing. The Holy Spirit is given to Christians,. . . to enable them to “know” the things that are freely given to us of God. . . . As long as we fail to say “I know” in regard to spiritual things, just so long are we allowing the spirit of this world to rule, instead of the Spirit which is of God. . . . “I know whom I have be lieved” ; “We know that all things work together for good” ; “We know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him.” The Bible is full of declarations like these; but how would they sound if we should substi tute in them all the word “hope” for the word “know” ? These things are written that we may know. By God’s grace, let us write such an “as for me”_large and legible on our hearts. Let fashions of thought and practice go as they will. Let a whole society, a whole pe riod, drift into indifference to His Word, His worship, His day. Let even those who bear His name ignore His express com mands as to common duty, personal self- discipline of habits, careless use of the ton gue, and suchlike things. Let it be out of fashion in even well-meaning circles to definitely witness for Christ, to seek the genuine conversion of souls, to labor for the extension of the gospel kingdom. “As for me,” it must be otherwise. Without the least trumpet flourish, I must take another line. I am not my brethren’s judge. But I am my Master’s servant. JANUARY 4 W e K now — M r s . P e a r s a l l S m i t h . JANUARY 5 Daring to be Different “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Josh. 24:15).
“Thou remainest: . . . thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail” (Heb. 1:11, 12 ) . When streams have dried—those streams of glad refreshing, Friendships so blest, so pure, so rich, so free; When sun-kissed skies give place to clouds depressing, Lord, Thou remainest! Still my heart hath Thee. When strength hath failed, and feet, now worn and weary, On gladsome errands may no longer go, Why should I sigh, or let the days be dreary? Lord, Thou remainest! Could’st Thou more bestow? Thus through life’s days—whoe’er or what may fail me— Hopes, friendships, joys—in small or great degree; Songs may be mine, no sadness need assail me, Since Thou remainest, and my heart hath Thee. — J . D a n s o n S m i t h . “And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing : nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net" (Lk. 5:5). Jesus had said: “Let ye down [plural] your nets [plural].” Peter responded: “I will [singular] let down the net [singular]” —just to show that the result would be fruitless. . . . Unexpected success was the immediate result. . . . Realized sinful ness is soon definitely expressed by Simon Peter who cries: “I am a sinful man, O Lord.” What made him feel his sin at this juncture? ._.. Was it not that he now real ized the sin of his own distrust which prompted the answer about toiling all night? Had he let down the nets of both boats, they would probably not have been broken. It is as though it flashed on Peter that, after all, his Master knew more about fishing than he did. . . Peter at once gains a higher idea of his Master and a lower idea of himself—both results very neces sary for the ministry. —W. H. G r if f it h T h o m a s . JANUARY 2 The Sin of Distrust |f ordered tooether...... O U C “N EW S I N G A B L E S O N G S ” 32— With “ IS N ’T IT GRAND TO BE A C H R IS TIA N .” Twenty-Five Cents, Postpaid. “NEW SINGABLE SONGS LEAFLET” 3 New Choruses— With “S A V E D T O T E L L OTHERS.” Ten Cents, Postpai'd. T H E ABO V E SP E C IA L M A Y BE HAD IN Q U AN TI T IE S : 100— $75.00; 50— $7.50; 25— $4.00; postage (.91 cents each) not paid. H A R O L D A L E X A N D E R Publisher— Song Leader Box 321, Station C Los Angeles, California C P F C I A I V These two publications.
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