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Daily readings for 06/30/2024: With God at Dawn — Day 211 of 406

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With God at Dawn — Day 211 of 406 Seek the Lord Continually, July 1 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. 1 Chronicles 16:11 . Prayer is heaven’s ordained means of success in the conflict with sin and the development of Christian character. The divine influences that come in answer to the prayer of faith will accomplish in the soul of the suppliant all for which he pleads. For the pardon of sin, for the Holy Spirit, for a Christlike temper, for wisdom and strength to do His work, for any gift He has promised, we may ask; and the promise is...

Daily readings for 06/29/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 210 of 406 By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them, June 30 The Life Is Transformed Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.... Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matthew 7:17-20 . No matter how high his profession, he whose heart is not imbued with love for God and for his fellow-men, is not a disciple of Christ. Though he should possess great faith, and even have power to work miracles, yet without love his faith would be worthless. He might display great liberality, but should ...

Daily readings for 06/28/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 208 of 405 The Fruits of the Spirit Are Borne, June 29 The Life Is Transformed But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22, 23 . This fruit can never perish, but will produce after its kind a harvest unto eternal life.... Christ is waiting with longing desire for the manifestation of Himself in His church. When the character of Christ shall be perfectly reproduced in His people, then He will come to claim them as His own. It ...

Daily readings for 06/27/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 206 of 404 The Transformed Life Bears Fruit, June 28 The Life Is Transformed Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:11 . The plant does not germinate, grow, or bring forth fruit for itself, but to “give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater.” So no man is to live unto himself. The Christian is in the world as a representative of Christ, for the salvation of other souls. There can be no growth or fruitfulness in the life that is centered in se...

Daily readings for 06/26/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 204 of 403 The Transformed Life Is Sincere, June 27 The Life Is Transformed That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. Philippians 1:10 . Many whom God has qualified to do excellent work accomplish very little, because they attempt little. Thousands pass through life as if they had no definite object for which to live, no standard to reach. Such will obtain a reward proportionate to their works. Remember that you will never reach a higher standard than you yourself set. T...

Daily readings for 06/25/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 202 of 402 We Shall Be New Creatures, June 26 The Life Is Transformed Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 . As the mind dwells upon Christ, the character is molded after the divine similitude. The thoughts are pervaded with a sense of His goodness, His love. We contemplate His character, and thus He is in all our thoughts. His love encloses us. If we gaze even a moment upon the sun in its meridian glory, when we turn away our eyes the image...

Daily readings for 06/24/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 200 of 401 The Transforming Power of Truth, June 25 The Life Is Transformed And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1 John 3:3 . None but He who has created man can effect a change in the human heart. God alone can give the increase. Every teacher is to realize that he is to be moved by divine agencies. The human judgment and ideas of the most experienced are liable to be imperfect and faulty, and the frail instrument, subject to his own hereditary traits of character, has need to submit to the sanctif...

Daily readings for 06/23/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 198 of 400 Having Done All, I Shall Stand, June 24 A Steadfast Experience Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13 . Those who stand in defense of the honor of God, and maintain the purity of truth at any cost, will have manifold trials, as did our Saviour in the wilderness of temptation. While those who have yielding temperaments, who have not courage to condemn wrong, but keep silent when their influence is needed to stand in defense of ...

Daily readings for 06/22/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 196 of 399 We Shall Be Rooted and Built Up in Him, June 23 A Steadfast Experience As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6, 7 . We need to be converted daily. Our prayers should be more fervent; then they will be more effectual. Stronger and stronger should be our confidence that God’s Spirit will be with us, making us pure and holy, as upright and fragrant as the cedar of L...

Daily readings for 06/21/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 194 of 398 The Word of Christ Shall Dwell in Me, June 22 A Steadfast Experience Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16 . Faith in Jesus will grow as you become better acquainted with your Redeemer by dwelling upon His spotless life and His infinite love. You cannot dishonor God more than to profess to be His disciple while you keep at a distance from Him, and are not fed and nourished...

Daily readings for 06/20/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 192 of 397 I Shall Not Fear, June 21 A Steadfast Experience The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 . Those who are finally victorious will have seasons of terrible perplexity and trial in their religious life; but they must not cast away their confidence, for this is a part of their discipline in the school of Christ, and it is essential in order that all dross may be purged away. The servant of God must endure with fortitude the attacks of the enem...