December 11 What is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeared for a little time, and then vanisheth away. James 4:14. “Only one life; ’twill soon be past—And only what’s done for Christ will last.” —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 11

December 10 Then shall ye discern between the righteous and the wicked. Mal. 3:18. Said Anne of Austria to Cardinal Richelieu: “God does not pay at the end of every week, but He pays at last!” —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 10

December 9 When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee. Isa. 43:2. God’s presence in the trial is much better than exemption from the trial. The sympathy of His heart with us is sweeter far than the power of His hand for us. —Selected Thoughts for theRead More …

December 8 Bless the Lord O my soul, and forget not all His benefits… who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies. Ps. 103:2, 4. We talk about the telescope of faith, but I think we want even more the microscope of watchful and grateful love. Apply this toRead More …

December 7 And they came unto Him, bringing one sick of the palsy. Mark 2:3. Had it not been for the palsy, this man might never have seen Christ! —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 07

December 6 He that watereth shall be watered also himself. Prov. 11:25, The effective life and the receptive life are one. No sweep of arm that does some work for God but harvests also some more of the truth of God, and sweeps it into the treasury of life. —PhillipsRead More …

December 5 Belshazzar the king made a great feast. Dan. 5:1. There was one Guest not invited, but He came, and the work of His finger glowed upon the wall. —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 05

December 4 They all forsook Him, and fled. Mark 14:50. Separation never come from His side. —J. Hudson Taylor Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 04

December 3 Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Pet. 1:21. The Bible is the writing of the living God. Each letter was penned with an almighty finger. Each word in it dropped from the everlasting lips. Each sentence was dictated by theRead More …

December 2 When I am weak, then am I strong. 2 Cor. 12:20. This is God’s way. We advance by going backwards, we become strong by becoming weak, we become wise by being fools. —F. Whitfield Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 02