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To be near unto God - pagina 42
continual exhaustion of its powers restoration by sleep remains a secret.and their But thoughno one understands it, this Divine ordinance has not gone forth without a purpose and a wise dis-Does not the Scripture say that in the our reins instruct us, and does not this impart ...
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''SONGS INTHE NIGHT." For most people sleepis a going out from life, in order, in the course of seven or eight hours, to come back to it. When they fall asleep, they are gone. And when the hour-hand on the dial points, say some seven or more hours further on, they arise and resume t ...
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myjoy," does not determirie, save be Thou rarest instances, the content of our dreams.inThis does not deny, however, that without our it, and even while we sleep the Spirit of God ministers to our spirit and builds up our inner life. Also, in connection with this, the mystery ...
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upon such close fellowsliip with God that he carries them for us. is not entirely in our own not enough that we think of God and make our approach to him. Communion proceeds from both sides. Unless God draAvs near to us, we can have no close fellowship with him. To think: God is ever ready to wai ...
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endeavor to confirm and make more real the fellowship with God, the inner life of the soul is strengthened and upbuilt. Moreover, such godlymotions are medicine against sleeplessness itself, while rebellious restlessness fosters and prolongs To fight God in such an hour makes restlessit. ness, it ...
To be near unto God - pagina 47
whenabelovedmemberofthehouseholdisand we approach the bedside and call the beloved by name, in a whisper first, and then louder, till we find that the patient does notseriouslyillhear us.Totrenches,m ...
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And this veryinsignificance of our appearance there fit to meet our Lord. reahze And then God becomes great to us. his saying that he is Our Maker. His faithfulnesses present themselves to us. The arms of everlastmg compassion support and encircle us. Anxious Sadness of heart gives place t ...
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—one deaf to me lest if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit." And what is stronger still, call to mind the Lama Sabachtani of Golgotha, echo of the prophetic complaint of Psalm 22: ''0 my God, I cry in'the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in ...
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Along the pathwaj' of life, which is sometimes rough and thorny, he knows what it is to "Walk with God." Blessed experience has taught liim thatinthissecretfellowshipcommunionismutual, so that he seeks his Father, but also that the Father gives him ...
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communion. A headache may depress us and prevent the mind from free utterance, or lessen our sensitiveness. This also may act as a spur to give the body rest and calm in behalf of fellowship with God. At times, hovv'ever, the failure of obtaining a Divine hearing can not be explained from one cau ...
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