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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 250 of 375 Only True Guide, August 28 And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”— Numbers 22:12 The Moabites were a degraded, idolatrous people, yet they manifested sincerity and earnestness in their persistent efforts to secure the power of divination against Israel. According to the light which they had received, their guilt was not so great in the sight of Heaven as was that of Balaam. As he professed to be God’s prophet, all he should say wo...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 249 of 375 Stronghold, August 27 “As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.”       — Zechariah 9:11 , 12 Every church should labor for the perishing within its own borders and for those outside its borders. The members are to shine as living stones in the temple of God, reflecting heavenly light. No random, haphazard, desultory w...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 248 of 375 Author and Finisher of Our Faith, August 26 “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed.”— Revelation 3:18 Jesus pointed out the power of false teaching to destroy the appreciation and desire for truth. “No man,” He said, “having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.” All the truth that has been given to the world t...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 247 of 375 Center of All True Doctrine, August 25 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.— Psalm 119:105 Christ is the center of all true doctrine . All true religion is found in His word and in nature. He is the One in whom our hopes of eternal life are centered; and the teacher who learns from Him finds a safe anchorage. All that the mind can grasp is opened before us in the Bible. This is our spiritual food. We are to contemplate the wonderful works of God and repeat to our children the lessons learned, tha...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 246 of 375 Forbearing One, August 24 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.— Psalm 103:8 God has done His part of the work for the salvation of men and women, and now He calls for the co-operation of the church. There is the blood of Christ, the Word of truth, the Holy Spirit, and there are the perishing souls. Every follower of Christ has a part to act to bring men and women to accept the blessings Heaven has provided. Let us closely examine ourselves, and see if we have done this work. Let ...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 245 of 375 Divine Messenger, August 23 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”— John 6:38 Can we not reason from cause to effect? Can we not see that because of our slothfulness in trading on the Lord’s goods, because of our selfishness in refusing to return to Him His own portion, His work is retarded? When Christ made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the applause of the multitude was at its height. Hosannas were on the lips of the people; but the Savi...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 244 of 375 Author of Physical Laws, August 22 “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.”— Jeremiah 32:17 Health is a blessing of which few appreciate the value; yet upon it the efficiency of our mental and physical powers largely depends. Our impulses and passions have their seat in the body, and it must be kept in the best condition physically and under the most spiritual influences in order that our talents may be pu...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 243 of 375 Revealer of Truth, August 21 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.— 1 John 1:6 Had silver and gold been sufficient to purchase the salvation of men, how easily might it have been accomplished by Him who says, “The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine” ( Haggai 2:8 ). But only by the precious blood of the Son of God could the transgressor be redeemed. The plan of salvation was laid in sacrifice. The apostle Paul wrote, “Ye know the gr...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 242 of 375 Light to Lighten the Gentiles, August 20 “The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.”— Matthew 4:16 Nicodemus sought an interview with Jesus at night, saying, “Rabbi, we know that Thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that Thou doest, except God be with him.” All this was true, as far as it went; but what said Jesus? He “answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say u...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 240 of 374 Eternal Word, August 19 “For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.”— John 18:37 Christ was the greatest teacher the world has ever known. He came to this earth to shed abroad the bright beams of truth, that humanity might gain a fitness for heaven. “For this cause came I into the world ... that I should bear witness unto the truth” ( John 18:37 ). He came to reveal the character of the Father, that people might be led to...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 238 of 374 Channel, August 17 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.— 1 Peter 1:20 By rebellion and apostasy humanity forfeited the favor of God; not his rights, for he could have no value except as it was invested in God’s dear Son. This point must be understood. He forfeited those privileges which God in His mercy presented him as a free gift, a treasure in trust to be used to advance His cause and His glory, to benefit the beings He had made. The mo...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 239 of 374 Angel of God’s Presence, August 18 “And we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”— Numbers 13:33 “And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.” Revolt and open mutiny quickly followed; for Satan had full sway, and the people seemed bereft of reason. They cursed Moses and Aaron, forgetting that God hearkened to their wicked speeches, and that, enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, the Angel of God’s presen...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 237 of 374 All-Powerful Mediator, August 16 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.— 1 Timothy 2:5 In the Judgment, the use made of every talent will be scrutinized.... Have we improved the powers entrusted us, in hand and heart and brain, to the glory of God and the blessing of the world? How have we used our time, our pen, our voice, our money, our influence? What have we done for Christ, in the person of the poor, the afflicted, the orphan, or the widow? God has made us the depositar...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 236 of 374 Holy Substitute, August 15 “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.”— Matthew 8:17 With what intense interest was this controversy watched by the heavenly angels and the unfallen worlds, as the honor of the law was being vindicated. Not merely for this world, but for the universe of heaven, was the controversy to be forever settled. The confederacy of darkness was also watching for the semblance of a chance to triumph over the divine and human Substitute of the human race.... But Satan...

Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 235 of 374 Arbiter of All Destinies, August 14 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.— Psalm 138:8 The cross of Christ will be the science and the song of the redeemed through all eternity. In Christ glorified they will behold Christ crucified. Never will it be forgotten that He whose power created and upheld the unnumbered worlds through the vast realms of space, the Beloved of God, the Majesty of heaven, He whom cherub and shining seraph deli...