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Daily readings for 05/31/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 155 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 155 of 372 Divine Companion, May 28 “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.— Matthew 28:20 We bear about in our body the dying of the Lord Jesus, which is life and salvation and righteousness to us. Wherever we go, there is the recollection of One dear to us. We are abiding in Christ by a living faith. He is abiding in our hearts by our individual appropriating of faith. We have the companionship of the divine presence, and as we realize this presence, our thoughts are brought into captivity to Je...

Daily readings for 05/30/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 154 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 154 of 372 Creator of the World, May 27 Yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things.— 1 Corinthians 8:6 Silas and Timothy had “come from Macedonia” to help Paul, and together they labored for the Gentiles. To the heathen, as well as to the Jews, Paul and his companions preached Christ as the Saviour of the fallen race. Avoiding complicated, far-fetched reasoning, the messengers of the cross dwelt upon the attributes of the C...

Daily readings for 05/29/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 153 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 153 of 372 Heavenly Benefactor, May 26 Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!— Psalm 107:8 If Christians would associate together, speaking to each other of the love of God and of the precious truths of redemption, their own hearts would be refreshed and they would refresh one another. We may be daily learning more of our heavenly Father, gaining a fresh experience of His grace; then we shall desire to speak of His love; and as we do this, our own hearts...

Daily readings for 05/28/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 152 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 152 of 372 Covert From the Tempest, May 25 “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.”— Psalm 91:2 Angels, cherubim, and seraphim bow in holy reverence before God. “Ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands” of angels are round about the throne, and are sent to minister to those who shall be heirs of salvation. The ruling principles of God’s throne are justice and mercy. It is called the throne of grace. Would you have divine enlightenment?—Go to the thro...

Daily readings for 05/27/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 151 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 151 of 372 Heart Searcher, May 24 “I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.”       — Jeremiah 17:10 I have been tempted, sorely tempted, as I see how little many who profess to love God are really loving Him. Our obedience to His commandments testifies whether we are indeed children of God. We are inclined to worry at the outlook of things transpiring in our world. All the forces of the powers of darkness are w...

Daily readings for 05/26/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 150 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 150 of 372 Divine Substitute, May 23 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.— Romans 5:6 The world’s Redeemer possessed the power to draw people to Himself, to quiet their fears, to dispel their gloom, to inspire them with hope and courage, to enable them to believe in the willingness of God to receive them through the merits of the divine Substitute . As subjects of the love of God we ever should be grateful that we have a mediator, an advocate, an intercessor in the heavenly co...

Daily readings for 05/25/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 149 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 149 of 372 Healer of All Maladies, May 22 “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”— Mark 11:24 The Saviour knows that in humanity we shall find no solace for our woe, and He pities us because we are so needy, and yet so unwilling to make Him our confidant, our burden-bearer. Of the poor, fainting soul, tired of looking to humanity only to be betrayed and forgotten, Christ says, “Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make pe...

Daily readings for 05/24/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 148 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 148 of 372 Great Antitype, May 21 “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”— John 1:29 If the follower of Christ will believe His word and practice it, there is no science in the natural world that he will not be able to grasp and appreciate. There is nothing but that will furnish him means for imparting the truth to others. Natural science is a treasure house of knowledge from which every student in the school of Christ may draw. As we contemplate the beauty of nature, as we study its lessons ...

Daily readings for 05/23/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 147 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 147 of 372 Great Minister in the Work of Redemption, May 20 He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Holy and awesome is His name.— Psalm 111:9 In this language is represented the omnipotence of the Lord Jesus. He is introduced to the Bible student as the Creator of the world, and as its rightful Ruler.... This first chapter of Hebrews contrasts the position of the angels and the position of Christ. God has spoken words concerning Christ that are not to be applied to the angels. They are ...

Daily readings for 05/22/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 146 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 146 of 372 Rock of Our Salvation, May 19 “Trust in the LORD forever, for in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength.”— Isaiah 26:4 God will again move mightily upon chosen servants to make terrible charges upon the hosts of Satan. The people whom He will accept to carry forward His work, to fight His battles, must be people of principle, brave and firm and true. The customs, traditions, and doctrines, even of professedly great and good people, must have no weight, until first brought to the infallible test of the la...

Daily readings for 05/21/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 145 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 145 of 372 Foundation Stone, May 18 “He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.”       — Deuteronomy 32:4 Carried down in prophetic vision to the first advent, the prophet is shown that Christ is to bear trials and tests of which the treatment of the chief cornerstone in the temple of Solomon was symbolic.... In infinite wisdom, God chose the foundation stone , and laid it Himself. He called it “a sure ...

Daily readings for 05/20/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 144 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 144 of 372 Great Master Worker, May 17 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.— Jeremiah 18:3 It is because God is leading them that these things come upon them. Trials and obstacles are the Lord’s chosen methods of discipline and His appointed conditions of success. He who reads the hearts of human beings knows their characters better than they themselves know them. He sees that some have powers and susceptibilities which, rightly directed, might be used in the adva...

Daily readings for 05/19/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 143 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 143 of 372 Young Galilean, May 16 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.— Luke 2:46 It was the last day of Christ’s teaching in the temple. Of the vast throngs that were gathered at Jerusalem, the attention of all had been attracted to Him; the people had crowded the temple courts, watching the contest that had been in progress, and they eagerly caught every word that fell from His lips. Never before had suc...

Daily readings for 05/18/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 142 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 142 of 372 Source of Immortality, May 15 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.— 1 John 5:13 The salvation of the soul requires the blending of human and divine strength. God does not propose to do the work that humans can do to meet the standard of righteousness. Human beings have a part to act. Humanity must unite and co-operate with divinity. Grace and sufficiency have been...

Daily readings for 05/17/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 141 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 141 of 372 Master Workman, May 14 “Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”— Luke 14:23 Those who in response to the call of the hour have entered the service of the Master Workman may well study His methods of labor. During His earthly ministry the Saviour took advantage of the opportunities to be found along the great thoroughfares of travel. It was at Capernaum that Jesus dwelt at the intervals of His journeys to and fro, and it came to be known as “Hi...

Daily readings for 05/16/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 140 of 372

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 140 of 372 Heavenly Messenger, May 13 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!”— Genesis 32:26 Jacob’s experience during that night of wrestling and anguish represents the trial through which the people of God must pass just before Christ’s second coming. The prophet Jeremiah, in holy vision looking down to this time, said, “We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.... All faces are turned into paleness....