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THE DAYS OF HEAVEN

The days of heaven are peaceful days,
Still as yon glassy sea;
So calm, so still in God, our days,
As the days of heaven would be.

The days of heaven are holy days,
From sin forever free;
So cleansed and kept our days, O Lord,
As the days of heaven would be.

The days of heaven are happy days.
Sorrow they never see;
So full of gladness all our days,
As the days of heaven would be.

The days of heaven are healthful days,
They feed on life's fair tree;
So feeding on Thy strength, O Christ,
Our days as heaven may be.

Walk with us, Lord, thro' all the days,
And let us walk with Thee;
Till as Thy will is done in heaven,
On earth so shall it be.

JANUARY 1.

"Redeeming the time" (Eph. v. 16).

Two little words are found in the Greek version here. They are translated
"_ton kairon_" in the revised version, "Buying up for yourselves the
opportunity." The two words _ton kairon_ mean, literally, the opportunity.

They do not refer to time in general, but to a special point of time, a
juncture, a crisis, a moment full of possibilities and quickly passing by,
which we must seize and make the best of before it has passed away.

It is intimated that there are not many such moments of opportunity,
because the days are evil; like a barren desert, in which, here and there,
you find a flower, pluck it while you can; like a business opportunity
which comes a few times in a life-time; buy it up while you have the
chance. Be spiritually alert; be not unwise, but understanding what the
will of God is. "Walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, buying up
for yourselves the opportunity."

Sometimes it is a moment of time to be saved; sometimes a soul to be led
to Christ; sometimes it is an occasion for love; sometimes for patience:
sometimes for victory over temptation and sin. Let us redeem it.

JANUARY 2.

"I will cause you to walk in My statutes" (Eze. xxxvi. 27).

The highest spiritual condition is one where life i