JANUARY 24
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MORNING
The Lord is at hand.
HE Lord himself shall descend from
heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trump of
God: and the dead in Christ shall rise
first: then we which are alive and remain,
shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in
the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another
with these words.--He which testifieth
these things saith, Surely I come
quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord
Jesus.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye
look for such things, be diligent that ye
may be found by him in peace, without
spot, and blameless.--Abstain from all
appearance of evil. And the very God
of peace sanctify you wholly; and
I pray God your whole spirit and soul and
body may be preserved blameless unto the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who
also will do it.
Be ye also patient; stablish your
hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
PHI.
4. 5. 1 Th. 4. 16-18.--Re. 22. 20.
2 Pe. 3. 14.--1 Th. 5. 22-24. Ja. 5. 8.
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EVENING
The choice vine.
Y wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a
very fruitful hill: and he fenced
it, and gathered out the stones thereof,
and planted it with the choicest vine,
. . . and he looked that it should bring
forth grapes.--Yet I had planted thee a noble
vine, wholly a right seed: how then art
thou turned into the degenerate plant of
a strange vine unto me?
Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these; Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, . . . envyings, murders,
drunkenness, revellings, and such
like: . . . but the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.
I am the true vine, and my Father is
the husbandmen. Every branch in me
that beareth not fruit he taketh away:
and every branch that beareth fruit, he
purgeth it, that it may bring forth more
fruit. Abide in me, and I in you. . . .
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye
bear much fruit; so shall ye be my
disciples.
GEN.
49. 11. Is. 5. 1, 2.--Je. 2. 21.
Ga. 5. 19, 21-23. John 15. 1, 2, 4, 8.
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