The soul of man, in its eagle soarings, will rest with nothing short of
the Rock of Ages. Its ancestral halls are the halls of heaven. Its
munitions of rocks are the attributes of God. The sweep of its majestic
flight is Eternity! "Lord, THOU hast been our dwelling place in all
generations!"--_Macduff._
=November 15th.=
_He hath said. Heb. xiii. 5._
If we can only grasp these words of faith, we have an all-conquering
weapon in our hand. What doubt is there that will not be slain by this
two-edged sword? What fear is there which shall not fall smitten with a
deadly wound before this arrow from the bow of God's covenant? "He hath
said!" Yes; whether for delight in our quietude, or for strength in our
conflict, "He hath said!" must be our daily resort.
Since "He hath said" is the source of all wisdom, and the fountain of
all comfort, let it dwell in you richly, as "a well of water, springing
up unto everlasting life." So shall you grow healthy, strong, and happy,
in the divine life.--_Spurgeon._
=November 16th.=
_Not I, but Christ liveth in me. Gal. ii. 20._
The wonder of the life in Jesus is this--and you will find it so, and
you have found it so, if you have ever taken your New Testament and
tried to make it the rule of your daily life--that there is not a single
action that you are called upon to do of which you need be, of which you
will be, in any serious doubt for ten minutes as to what Jesus Christ,
if He were here, Jesus Christ being here, would have you do under those
circumstances and with the material upon which you are called to act.
The soul that takes in Jesus' word, the soul that through the words of
Jesus enters into the very person of Jesus, the soul that knows Him as
its daily presence and its daily law--it never hesitates.--_Phillips
Brooks._
=November 17th.=
_Who is my neighbor? Luke x. 29._
"Who is thy neighbor?" It is the sufferer, wherever, whoever, whatsoever
he be. Wherever thou hearest the cry of distress, wherever thou seest
anyone brought across thy path by the chances and changes of life (that
is, by the Providence of God), whom it is in thy power to help--he,
stranger or enemy though he be--_he_ is thy neighbor.--_A. P. Stanley._
=November 18th.=
_He which stablisheth us . . . in Christ, and hath
anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us, and
given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 2 Cor.
i. 21, 22._
When a Christian is "sealed" by the Holy Ghost, "sealed" as the property
of his Master, there will be no need to ask, "Whose image and
superscription is this" upon the "sealed" one? The King's, of course.
Anyone can see the image.
Of what use is a "seal" if it cannot be seen?
Is the King's image visibly, permanently, stamped upon us? It is on
every Spirit-filled, "sealed" believer.--_John McNeil._
=November 19th.=
_They shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the
hand of Zerubbabel. Zech. iv. 10._
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