ments, I will put none
of these diseases upon thee that I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I
am the Lord that healeth thee."
There's a question God is asking
Every conscience in His sight,
Let it search thine inmost being,
Is it right with God, all right?
MARCH 31.
"What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them
and ye shall have them" (Mark xi. 24).
Faith is not working up by will power a sort of certainty that something
is coming to pass, but it is seeing as an actual fact that God has said
that this thing shall come to pass, and that it is true, and then
rejoicing to know that it is true, and just resting and entering into it
because God has said it. Faith turns the promise into a prophecy. While it
is merely a promise it is contingent upon our co-operation; it may or may
not be. But when faith claims it, it becomes a prophecy and we go forth
feeling that it is something that must be done because God cannot lie.
Faith is the answer from the throne saying, "It is done." Faith is the
echo of God's voice. Let us catch it from on high. Let us repeat it, and
go out to triumph in its glorious power.
Hear the answer from the throne,
Claim the promise, doubting one,
God hath spoken, "It is done."
Faith hath answered, "It is done";
Prayer is over, praise begun,
Hallelujah! It is done.
APRIL 1.
"Vessels of mercy which he had afore prepared unto glory" (Rom. ix. 23).
Our Father is fitting us for eternity. A vessel fitted for the kitchen
will find itself in the kitchen. A vessel for the art gallery or the
reception room will generally find itself there at last.
What are you getting fitted for? To be a slop-pail to hold all the stuff
that people pour into your ears, or a vase to hold sweet fragrance and
flowers for the King's palace and a harp of many strings that sounds the
melodies and harmonies of His love and praise? Each one of us is going to
his own place. Let us get fitted now.
The days of heaven are Christly days,
The Light of Heaven is He;
So walking at His side, our days
As the days of heaven would be.
The days of heaven are endless days--
Days of eternity;
So may our lives and works endure
While the days of heaven shall be.
Walk with us, Lord, through all the days,
And let us walk with Thee;
'Til as Thy will is done in heaven,
On earth so shall it be.
APRIL 2.
"He shall dwell on high" (Isa. xxxiii. 16).
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