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Daily readings for 07/31/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 273 of 438 Give Thanks in Prayer and Melody, July 31 The Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. Exodus 15:2 . It was in hours of solitary prayer that Jesus in His earth-life received wisdom and power. Let the youth follow His example in finding at dawn and twilight a quiet season for communion with their Father in heaven. And throughout the day let them lift up their hearts to God. At ev...

Daily readings for 07/30/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 271 of 437 Praise the Lord, July 30 The Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1 . Shall all our devotional exercises consist in asking and receiving? Shall we be always thinking of our wants, and never of the benefits we receive? Shall we be recipients of His mercies, and never express our gratitude to God, never praise Him for what He has done for us? We do not pray any too much, but we are too sparing of giving thanks. If the lovingkindness of God called ...

Daily readings for 07/29/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 269 of 436 As for Me, I Will Call upon God, July 29 Dedication to a Life of Prayer As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:16, 17 . As we make Christ our daily companion, we shall feel that the powers of an unseen world are all around us; and by looking unto Jesus we shall become assimilated to His image. By beholding we become changed. The character is softened, refined, and ennobled for the heavenly kingdom. The sure res...

Daily readings for 07/28/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 267 of 435 Holy and Reverend Is His Name, July 28 Dedication to a Life of Prayer He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. Psalm 111:9 . Both in public and in private worship, it is our privilege to bow on our knees before the Lord when we offer our petitions to Him. Jesus, our example, “kneeled down, and prayed.” Of His disciples it is recorded that they, too, “kneeled down, and prayed.” Paul declared, “I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord ...

Daily readings for 07/27/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 265 of 434 In the Morning I Will Pray to Thee, July 27 Dedication to a Life of Prayer My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Psalm 5:3 . When you rise in the morning, do you feel your helplessness, and your need of strength from God? and do you humbly, heartily make known your wants to your heavenly Father? If so, angels mark your prayers, and if these prayers have not gone forth out of feigned lips, when you are in danger of unconsciously doing wrong, and exerting...

Daily readings for 07/26/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 263 of 433 As Long as I Live I Will Call, July 26 Dedication to a Life of Prayer Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. Psalm 116:2 . We should have the door of the heart open continually, and our invitation going up that Jesus may come and abide as a heavenly guest in the soul. Although there may be a tainted, corrupted atmosphere around us, we need not breathe its miasma, but may live in the pure air of heaven. We may close every door to impure imaginings and unholy thoughts by lifting...

Daily readings for 07/25/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 261 of 432 Example of Paul, July 25 Dedication to a Life of Prayer For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Colossians 1:9 . The ship on which Paul and his companions were to continue their journey, was about to sail, and the brethren hastened on board. The apostle himself, however, chose to take the nearer route by land between Troas and Assos, meeting his companions at the latter city. This...

Daily readings for 07/24/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 259 of 431 Continuing Instant in Prayer, July 24 Dedication to a Life of Prayer Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Romans 12:12, 13 . Perseverance in prayer has been made a condition of receiving. We must pray always, if we would grow in faith and experience. We are to be “instant in prayer,” to “continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.” ... Unceasing prayer is the unbroken union of the soul with Go...

Daily readings for 07/23/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 257 of 430 We Will Give Ourselves to Prayer, July 23 Dedication to a Life of Prayer But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4 . Pray, yes, pray as you have never prayed before, that you may not be deluded by Satan’s devices, that you may not be given up to a heedless, careless, vain spirit, and attend to religious duties to quiet your own conscience. It is inappropriate for Christians in any age of the world to be lovers of pleasure, but how much more so now when the scenes of this eart...

Daily readings for 07/22/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 255 of 429 Muse on the Work of His Hands, July 22 Meditation I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. Psalm 143:5 . The mercies of God surround you every moment; and it would be profitable for you to consider how and whence your blessings come every day. Let the precious blessings of God awaken gratitude in you. You cannot number the blessings of God, the constant loving-kindness expressed to you, for they are as numerous as the refreshing drops of rain. Clouds of mercy are hanging over you,...

Daily readings for 07/21/2024

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With God at Dawn — Day 253 of 428 My Soul Thirsteth for God, July 21 Meditation As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:1, 2 . The heart that has once tasted the love of Christ, cries out continually for a deeper draught, and as you impart, you will receive in richer and more abundant measure. Every revelation of God to the soul increases the capacity to know and to love.— Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 20 . The c...