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October 30—Morning Devotion
"Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be."—Deuteronomy 33:25 What a thought that is which the word of God furnisheth, in the view of everlasting engagements, that a suitable strength is laid up for every emergency. God's love hath provided adequate supplies to the wants of all his people. What strength of…
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27 Omnipotence Of God
OMNIPOTENCE OF GOD Is his almighty power. This is essential to his nature as an infinite, independent, and perfect being. The power of God is divided into absolute, and ordinate or actual. Absolute, is that whereby God is able to do that which he will not do, but is possible to be done. Ordinate is that whereby he doeth that…
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1 Thessalonians: Chapter 1, Verse 3
“Remembering without ceasing, etc.” The phrase “without ceasing”, is, by the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, joined to the last clause of the preceding verse; and the remembrance the apostle speaks of is either a distinct thing from the mention made of them in prayer, and suggests that they bore them on their minds at other times also; or…
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Identifying The Messiah
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October 29—Morning Devotion
"He sent his word and healed them."—Psalm 117:20 Of all the subjects to comfort our minds in the recollection of the mercies in Jesus, the authority and name of Jehovah in the appointment comes home with the greatest comfort to the heart. This is faith's warrant—this is faith's confidence. Who sent Jesus; who sent his word; who is it that…
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26 Wisdom Of God
WISDOM OF GOD Is that grand attribute of his nature by which he knows and orders all things for the promotion of his glory and the good of his creatures. This appears in all the works of his hands, Ps 104:24; in the dispensations of his providence, Ps 97:1,2; in the work of redemption, Eph 3:10; in the government and…
