December 6th.
He that watereth shall be watered also himself. Prov. xi. 25.
The effective life and the receptive life are one. No sweep of arm that does some work for God but harvests also some more of the truth of God, and sweeps it into the treasury of life.—Phillips Brooks.
December 7th.
And they came unto Him, bringing one sick of the palsy. Mark ii. 3.
Had it not been for the palsy, this man might never have seen Christ!—Selected.
December 8th.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits . . . who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies. Ps. ciii. 2, 4.
We talk about the telescope of faith, but I think we want even more the microscope of watchful and grateful love. Apply this to the little bits of our daily lives, in the light of the Spirit, and how wonderfully they come out!—Frances Ridley Havergal.
December 9th.