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Daily devotions for 05-05-2004:
Devotion: Morning and Evening
Morning Title: God's People
Evening Title: The Guidance of God
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Morning: God's People
"I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
--2 Corinthians 6:16
What a sweet title: "My people!" What a cheering
revelation: "Their God!" How much of meaning is
couched in those two words, "My people!" Here is
speciality. The whole world is God's; the heaven,
even the heaven of heavens is the Lord's, and He
reigneth among the children of men; but of those
whom He hath chosen, whom He hath purchased to
Himself, He saith what He saith not of
others--"My people" In this word there is the
idea of proprietorship. In a special manner the
"Lord's portion is His people; Jacob is the lot
of His inheritance." All the nations upon earth
are His; the whole world is in His power; yet are
His people, His chosen, more especially His
possession; for He has done more for them than
others; He has bought them with His blood; He has
brought them nigh to Himself; He has set His
great heart upon them; He has loved them with an
everlasting love, a love which many waters cannot
quench, and which the revolutions of time shall
never suffice in the least degree to diminish.
Dear friends, can you, by faith, see yourselves
in that number? Can you look up to heaven and
say, "My Lord and my God: mine by that sweet
relationship which entitles me to call Thee
Father; mine by that hallowed fellowship which I
delight to hold with Thee when Thou art pleased
to manifest Thyself unto me as Thou dost not unto
the world?" Canst thou read the Book of
inspiration, and find there the indentures of thy
salvation? Canst thou read thy title writ in
precious blood? Canst thou, by humble faith, lay
hold of Jesus' garments, and say, "My Christ"? If
thou canst, then God saith of thee, and of others
like thee, "My people;" for, if God be your God,
and Christ your Christ, the Lord has a special,
peculiar favour to you; you are the object of His
choice, accepted in His beloved Son.
Evening: The Guidance of God
"He that handleth a matter wisely shall find
good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he." --Proverbs 16:20
Wisdom is man's true strength; and, under its
guidance, he best accomplishes the ends of his
being. Wisely handling the matter of life gives
to man the richest enjoyment, and presents the
noblest occupation for his powers; hence by it he
finds good in the fullest sense. Without wisdom,
man is as the wild ass's colt, running hither and
thither, wasting strength which might be
profitably employed. Wisdom is the compass by
which man is to steer across the trackless waste
of life; without it he is a derelict vessel, the
sport of winds and waves. A man must be prudent
in such a world as this, or he will find no good,
but be betrayed into unnumbered ills. The pilgrim
will sorely wound his feet among the briers of
the wood of life if he do not pick his steps with
the utmost caution. He who is in a wilderness
infested with robber bands must handle matters
wisely if he would journey safely. If, trained by
the Great Teacher, we follow where He leads, we
shall find good, even while in this dark abode;
there are celestial fruits to be gathered this
side of Eden's bowers, and songs of paradise to
be sung amid the groves of earth. But where shall
this wisdom be found? Many have dreamed of it,
but have not possessed it. Where shall we learn
it? Let us listen to the voice of the Lord, for
He hath declared the secret; He hath revealed to
the sons of men wherein true wisdom lieth, and we
have it in the text, "Whoso trusteth in the Lord,
happy is he." The true way to handle a matter
wisely is to trust in the Lord. This is the sure
clue to the most intricate labyrinths of life,
follow it and find eternal bliss.
He who trusts in the Lord has a diploma for wisdom granted by inspiration: happy is he
now, and happier shall he be above. Lord, in this sweet eventide walk with me in the
garden, and teach me the wisdom of faith
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