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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 31
Yesterday You shall not go out with haste,…for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. —Isaiah 52:12 Security from Yesterday. “…God requires an account of what is past” (Ecclesiastes 3:15). At … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 30
“And Every Virtue We Possess” …All my springs are in you. —Psalm 87:7 Our Lord never “patches up” our natural virtues, that is, our natural traits, qualities, or characteristics. He completely remakes a person on the inside— “…put on the … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 27
Where the Battle is Won or Lost “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord… —Jeremiah 4:1 Our battles are first won or lost in the secret places of our will in God’s presence, never in full view of … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 26
“Walk in the Light” If we walk in the light as He is in the light…the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. —1 John 1:7 To mistake freedom from sin only on the conscious level … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 25
His Birth and Our New Birth “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “…that Holy One who … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 24
The Hidden Life …your life is hidden with Christ in God. —Colossians 3:3 The Spirit of God testifies to and confirms the simple, but almighty, security of the life that “is hidden with Christ in God.” Paul continually brought this … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 23
Sharing in the Atonement God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ… —Galatians 6:14 The gospel of Jesus Christ always forces a decision of our will. Have I accepted God’s verdict on sin … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 22
The Drawing of the Father No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him… —John 6:44 When God begins to draw me to Himself, the problem of my will comes in immediately. Will I react … Continue reading