Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 15
I have set thee…that thou shouldst be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. —Acts 13:47
Ye shall be witnesses unto me…unto the uttermost parts of the earth. —Acts 1:8
Men are questioning now, as they never have questioned before, whether Christianity is, indeed, the true religion which is to be the salvation of the world. Christian men, it is for us to give our bit of answer to that question. It is for us, in whom the Christian church is at this moment partially embodied, to declare that Christianity, that …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 14
I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land. —Genesis 28:15
“With thee,” companionship; “Keep thee,” guardianship; “Bring thee,” guidance.
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 13
Come out from among them, and be ye separate. —2 Corintians 6:17
With all the world in his choice, God placed His ancient people in a very remarkable situation. On the north they were walled in by the snowy ranges of Lebanon; a barren desert formed their eastern boundary; far to the south stretched a sterile region, called the howling wilderness; while the sea—not then, as now, the highway of the nations, facilitating rather than impeding intercourse—lay on their west, breaking on a shore that had few harbors and no navigable rivers …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 12
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. —2 Timothy 2:15
Have thy tools ready; God will find thee work. —Charles Kingsley
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 11
Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship. —Matthew 14:22
Jesus constrained them to go! One would think that if ever there was the certain promise of success in a mission, it was here. Surely, here, if anywhere, a triumphant issue might have been confidently predicted; and yet here, more than anywhere, there was seeming failure. He sent them out on a voyage, and they met such a storm as they had never yet experienced.
Let me ponder this, for it has been so with me, too. I have sometimes felt …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 10
Well done, good and faithful servant…Thou wicked and slothful servant. —Matthew 25:21, 26
God holds us responsible not for what we have, but for what we might have; not for what we are, but for what we might be. —Mark Guy Pearse
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 9
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee. —Psalm 55:22
He that taketh his own cares upon himself loads himself with an uneasy burden. The fear of what may come, expectation of what will come, desire of what will not come, and the inability to redress all these, must needs bring him continual torment. I will cast my cares upon God: He hath bidden me. They cannot hurt Him: He can redress them. —Hall
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 8
Thou shalt never wash my feet. —John 13:8
Whatever hinders us from receiving a blessing that God is willing to bestow upon us is not humility, but the mockery of it. A genuine humility will ever feel the need of the largest measures of grace, and will be perfected just in the degree in which that grace is bestowed. The truly humble man will seek to be filled with all the fullness of God, knowing that when so filled there is not the slightest place for pride or for self. —George …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 7
As many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. —Galatians 3:27
Not simply the righteousness of our Savior, not simply the beauty of His holiness or the graces of His character, are we to put on as a garment. The Lord Himself is our vesture. Every Christian is not only a Christ-bearer but a Christ-wearer. We are so to enter into Him by communion, to be so endued with His presence, and imbued with His Spirit that men shall see Him when they behold us, as they …
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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 6
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord…I know that…whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto Him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. —John 11:21-24
Beware, in your prayer, above everything, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, above all that we ask or think. Each time you intercede, be quiet first and worship God in His glory. …
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