January 17th Elisha said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. 2 Kings 6:17. This is the prayer we need to pray for ourselves and for one another, “Lord, open our eyes that we may see “; for the world all around us, as well asRead More …

January 16th And Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. Ex. 24:18. The life of fellowship with God cannot be built up in a day. It begins with the habitual reference of all to Him, hour by hour, as Moses did in Egypt. But it moves onRead More …

January 15th They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.—Isa. 40:31. This, my soul, is the triumph of thy being—to be able to walk with God! Flight belongs to the young soul; it is the romance ofRead More …

January 14th Every day will I bless Thee; and. I will praise Thy name for ever and ever. Psa. 145:2. There is a very beautiful device by which the Japanese are accustomed to express their wishes for then friends. It is the figure of a drum in which the birdsRead More …

January 13 Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit. John 15:8. What a possibility, what an inspiration, that we can enhance the glory of “our Father”! Our hearts leap at the thought. How can this be done? By bearing “leaves,”—a profession of love for Him? No. ByRead More …

January 12 Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John 20:29. The seen are shadows: the substance is found in the unseen…. No doubt, in Christ, the foundation of our faith is unseen; but so is that of yonder tower that lifts its tall erect formRead More …

January 11 Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations. James 1:2. We cannot be losers by trusting God, for He is honored by faith, and most honored when faith discerns His love and truth behind a thick cloud of His ways and providence. Happy those who areRead More …

January 10 My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:19. What a source—”God”! What a standard—”His riches in glory”! What a channel—”Christ Jesus”! It is your sweet privilege to place all your need over against His riches, and lose sightRead More …

January 9 He that is faithful in That which is least, is faithful also in much, Luke 16:10. The least action of life can be as surely done from the loftiest motive as the highest and noblest. Faithfulness measures acts as God measures them. True conscientiousness deals with our dutiesRead More …

January 8 Take good heed therefore unto your souls. Josh. 23:11. Gold cannot be used for currency as long as it is mixed with the quartz and rock in which it lies imbedded. So your soul is useless to God till taken out from sin and earthliness and selfishness, inRead More …