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Streams in the Desert – November 18

November 18 “Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” (Luke 7:23.) IT is sometimes very difficult not to be offended in Jesus Christ. The offenses may be circumstantial. I find myself in a prison-house—a narrow sphere, a sick chamber, an unpopular position—when I had hoped for wideRead More …

Sitting at Jesus’ Feet

November 18 Sitting at Jesus’ Feet But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”—Luke 10:40 Martha loved Jesus dearly and would have doneRead More …

Morning – November 18

Morning “A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” Song of Solomon 4:12 In this metaphor, which has reference to the inner life of a believer, we have very plainly the idea of secrecy. It is a spring shut up: just as there were springs in the East, over which anRead More …

Thoughts – November 18

November 18 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. 1:21, 22. When a Christian is “sealed” by the Holy Ghost, “sealed” as the property of his Master, thereRead More …

Evening – November 17

Evening “He that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.” Ecclesiastes 10:9 Oppressors may get their will of poor and needy men as easily as they can split logs of wood, but they had better mind, for it is a dangerous business, and a splinter from a tree has often killedRead More …

Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – November 17

November 17 Ezekiel 14:12-16:34 Psalms 122:1-123:4 Proverbs 27:21-22 Hebrews 12:12-29 The Consuming Fire Our God is a consuming fire.—Hebrews 12:29 George MacDonald writes: “Nothing is inexorable but love, for love loves unto purity. Love has ever in view the absolute loveliness of that which it beholds. Where loveliness is incomplete,Read More …

Daily Light – November 17

NOVEMBER 17 MORNING Thy thoughts are very deep. Psalm 92:5 We … do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. — That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may beRead More …

1 Timothy

1 Timothy Introduction Paul’s two personal letters to Timothy and one letter to Titus are called the “Pastoral Epistles.” Each gives advice to younger coworkers of Paul who served as his representatives, visiting and giving guidance to churches in various cities of the Roman Empire. First Timothy was written someRead More …

Daily Strength for Daily Needs – November 17

November 17 Every day will I bless Thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.—Psalm 145:2. Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.—Proverbs 16:3. Lord, I my vows to Thee renew; Disperse my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs ofRead More …

The Day Of The Lord

November 17. Reading 321. The Day Of The Lord 2 Thessalonians 2-3 “For that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed” (2 Thes. 2:3). Holding to Christian teachings involves remembering what lies ahead. Background The Day of the Lord. This phrase, thatRead More …