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Morning, January 13 Go To Evening Reading “Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they went not, for the ships were broken at Ezion-Geber.” —1 Kings 22:48 Solomon’s ships had returned safely, but Jehoshaphat’s vessels never reached the land of gold. Providence prospers one and frustrates the desires of another in the same business and at the same spot, yet the Great Ruler is as good and wise at one time as another. May we have grace today, in the remembrance of this text, to bless the Lord for ships broken at Ezion-Geber, as well as for vessels freighted with temporal blessings; let us not envy the more successful nor murmur at our losses as though we were singularly and specially tried. Like Jehoshaphat, we may be precious in the Lord’s sight, although our schemes end in disappointment. The secret cause of Jehoshaphat’s loss is worthy of notice, for it is the root of the suffering of the Lord’s people; it was his alliance with a sinful family, his fe...

  Morning, November 10 Go To Evening Reading “The eternal God is thy refuge.” —Deuteronomy 33:27 The word refuge may be translated as “mansion” or “abiding place,” which suggests that God is our abode, our home . There is a fulness and sweetness in the metaphor, for dear to our hearts is our home, although it is the humblest cottage or the scantiest garret; and dearer far is our blessed God, in whom we live, and move, and have our being. At home, we feel safe : we shut the world out and dwell in quiet security. So when we are with our God, we “fear no evil.” He is our shelter and retreat, our abiding refuge. At home, we rest;  there, we find repose after the fatigue and toil of the day. And so our hearts find rest in God when wearied with life’s conflict; we turn to him, and our soul dwells at ease. At home, also, we let our hearts loose ; we are not afraid of being misunderstood or of our words being misconstrued. So when we are with God, we can commune freely with him...