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1Title page
2Foreword
3January the First — The Unknown Journey
4January the Second — The Larger Outlook
5January the Third — The Never-Failing Springs
6January the Fourth — The God of Their Succeeding Race
7January the Fifth — The Flowers That Never Fade
8January the Sixth — “Count Your Blessings” — Psalm CV — 1-15
9January the Seventh — A Journal of Mercies
10January the Eighth — He Is Faithful!
11January the Ninth — The Perils of Possessions
12January the Tenth — The Lust of the Eye
13January the Eleventh — Self-Made or God-Made
14January the Twelfth Two Opposites
15January the Thirteenth — The Miracle in a Dry Place — Psalm CVII —…
16January the Fourteenth Forgetting God
17January the Fifteenth — The Ministry of Praise — Psalm CXV
18January the Sixteenth — The Distinction of Being Recognized
19January the Seventeenth Spiritual Discernment
20January the Eighteenth False Shepherds
21January the Nineteenth — The Lost Sheep
22January the Twentieth — The Passing of the Beast
23January the Twenty-first — The Value of One Soul
24January the Twenty-second — My Own Shepherd — Psalm XXIII
25January the Twenty-third — The Giver’s Hand
26January the Twenty-fourth — The Voice of the Dead
27January the Twenty-fifth — First, My Brother!
28January the Twenty-sixth — The Fire of Envy
29January the Twenty-seventh — The Confession of Sin
30January the Twenty-eighth — Clean and Unclean Anger
31January the Twenty-ninth Noble Revenge
32January the Thirtieth Irresistible Artillery
33January the Thirty-first Under His Wings
34February the First — The Soul in Prison
35February the Second — How to Approach a Crisis
36February the Third — Transforming the Hard Heart
37February the Fourth Spiritual Buoyancy
38February the Fifth — Everywhere the Gate of Heaven
39February the Sixth — The Home-Bird — Psalm XCI — 1-12
40February the Seventh — Leaving Its Mark
41February the Eighth — Revisiting Old Altars
42February the Ninth — The Rock and the Bowing Wall — Psalm LXII
43February the Tenth — Registering a Verdict
44February the Eleventh — The Hill Country of the Soul — Psalm CXXI
45February the Twelfth — The Bulb and the Soil
46February the Thirteenth Grudges
47February the Fourteenth Imperfect Consecration
48February the Fifteenth — The Witness of Yesterday — Psalm LXXVIII —…
49February the Sixteenth — Crowding Out God
50February the Seventeenth — Blessings and Cursings
51February the Eighteenth — The Subtlety of Temptation
52February the Ninteenth — The Thought Afar Off — Psalm CXXXIX — 1-12
53February the Twentieth — Tampering With the Label
54February the Twenty-first Grace Reigns!
55February the Twenty-second — The Three Gardens
56February the Twenty-third — The Process and the End
57February the Twenty-fourth — Moving Towards Daybreak
58February the Twenty-fifth — The Fresh Eye
59February the Twenty-sixth — The Cellars of Affliction — Psalm Xxxiv…
60February the Twenty-seventh — The Might of Frailty — Psalm CV — 23-36
61February the Twenty-eighth — The Test of Fulness
62February the Twenty-ninth Invincible Reliance
63March the First — Overcharging the Heart
64March the Second — The Power of the Cross
65March the Third — Preparing for the Bride
66March the Fourth — The Great Companion
67March the Fifth — The Tent and the Building
68March the Sixth — Home-Life in God
69March the Seventh — Things Missing in Heaven
70March the Eighth — The Citizens of the Home-Land
71March the Ninth Nearing Home!
72March the Tenth — Exaltation by Separation
73March the Eleventh — Good and Bad Roads
74March the Twelfth — The Coming of the Lord
75March the Thirteenth — Sickness Among Christ’s Friends
76March the Fourteenth “Even Now!”
77March the Fifteenth — Jesus at a Grave
78March the Sixteenth — The Nemesis of Bigotry
79March the Seventeenth — The Commonplace of Death
80March the Eighteenth — Serenity in the Tempest
81March the Nineteenth — Death as My Servant
82March the Twentieth — The Lord Is at Hand!
83March the Twenty-first in the Golden City
84March the Twenty-second — Counsel and Might
85March the Twenty-third — The Dark Betrayal
86March the Twenty-fourth in Gethsemane
87March the Twenty-fifth — The Fear of Man
88March the Twenty-sixth — The King of Kings
89March the Twenty-seventh — The Silence of Jesus
90March the Twenty-eighth — The Choice of Barabbas
91March the Twenty-ninth Mystic Alarm-Bells
92March the Thirtieth — The Victory of Meekness
93March the Thirty-first at the Cross!
94April the First — The Shadow of the Cross
95April the Second “On Him!”
96April the Third — The Stone Rolled Away
97April the Fourth — The Resurrection Morning
98April the Fifth — The Empty Tomb
99April the Sixth — First-Hand Knowledge of Christ
100April the Seventh — If Christ Were Dead!
101April the Eighth — My Inheritance in the Risen Lord
102April the Ninth — The Ever-Living Lord
103April the Tenth Resurrection-Light
104April the Eleventh Through Death to Life
105April the Twelfth — The Lamb on the Throne
106April the Thirteenth Pure Gold
107April the Fourteenth — Religion as Mere Magic
108April the Fifteenth — Degrading Holy Things
109April the Sixteenth — Priests of the Lord
110April the Seventeenth Great Praise
111April the Eighteenth Mechanical Piety
112April the Ninteenth — Union in Harmony
113April the Twentieth — The Joy of the Lover
114April the Twenty-first — Love as the Great Magician
115April the Twenty-second — Speech as a Symptom of Health
116April the Twenty-third Masculine Forgiveness
117April the Twenty-fourth Limited Forgiveness
118April the Twenty-fifth — The Hidden Foes
119April the Twenty-sixth — Goliath Versus God!
120April the Twenty-seventh Obscure Birthplaces
121April the Twenty-eighth — Preparing for Great Encounters
122April the Twenty-ninth — The Mood of Triumph
123April the Thirtieth — The Test of Victory
124May the First — The Conditions of Serenity — Psalm CXXIV
125May the Second — The Happy Warrior
126May the Third Other Gods!
127May the Fourth — A Healthy Palate
128May the Fifth Healthy Listening
129May the Sixth — The Perfecting of Love
130May the Seventh in the Ways of Obedience
131May the Eighth — How Not to Forget
132May the Ninth — Loving the Lord
133May the Tenth — God’s Use of Men
134May the Eleventh but — !
135May the Twelfth — Mouth and Matter
136May the Thirteenth Commonplace Fidelities
137May the Fourteenth — Calamity as Revealer
138May the Fifteenth — God Is Wide-Awake
139May the Sixteenth — The Details of Providence
140May the Seventeenth — My Bodily Infirmities
141May the Eighteenth Blinded Judgments
142May the Nineteenth — The Rock of Experience
143May the Twentieth — The Lone Cry in the Big Crowd
144May the Twenty-first Human Frailties
145May the Twenty-second — The Light as Darkness
146May the Twenty-third — Wind and Fire
147May the Twenty-fourth — Calvary and Pentecost
148May the Twenty-fifth — Visions and Dreams
149May the Twenty-sixth — The Uniting of Sundered Peoples
150May the Twenty-seventh — Receiving the Holy Ghost
151May the Twenty-eighth — The Sons of God
152May the Twenty-ninth — Many Gifts — One Spirit
153May the Thirtieth — Finding the Deep Things
154May the Thirty-first — Connection and Concord
155June the First — The Beauty of Variety
156June the Second — Our Spiritual Guide
157June the Third — The Safety of the Occupied Heart
158June the Fourth — Life’s Real Values
159June the Fifth — The Speech of Events
160June the Sixth Love’s Expenditures
161June the Seventh Moral Surgery
162June the Eighth — The New Birth
163June the Ninth — The Story of a Sorrowful Soul — Psalm III
164June the Tenth — Pillars of Cloud and Fire
165June the Eleventh — The Path Across the Sea
166June the Twelfth — Waiting for the Spectacular
167June the Thirteenth — Clouded but Not Lost!
168June the Fourteenth — The Law in the Heart
169June the Fifteenth — The King’s Guests
170June the Sixteenth — Sinai and Calvary
171June the Seventeenth — The Invisible Presence
172June the Eighteenth — The Benefitted as Benefactors
173June the Nineteenth — Reckoning Up Things — Psalm XC — 1-12
174June the Twentieth — The Revealing Presence of the Lord
175June the Twenty-first — Room for the Saplings
176June the Twenty-second Childlikeness
177June the Twenty-third — The Greatest Benefactors
178June the Twenty-fourth at Ease in Zion
179June the Twenty-fifth — Desolations Wrought by Sin
180June the Twenty-sixth — Crucifying the Flesh
181June the Twenty-seventh — God Is Light!
182June the Twenty-eighth — The Waiting Light
183June the Twenty-ninth Effectual Prayers
184June the Thirtieth — God My Strength and Song
185July the First — The Life or the Light of Men
186July the Second — Light and Lightning
187July the Third — My Elder Brother
188July the Fourth Emptying Oneself
189July the Fifth — The Discipleship That Tells
190July the Sixth — Life as a Voice
191July the Seventh in the Golden Age
192July the Eighth — What Manner of Man?
193July the Ninth — Scholars in Christ’s School
194July the Tenth — The Great Renunciation
195July the Eleventh — The Friend of the Bridegroom
196July the Twelfth — Preparing His Servants
197July the Thirteenth Plain Glass
198July the Fourteenth — The Possibilities of the Unlikely
199July the Fifteenth — The Daily Cross
200July the Sixteenth — The Vine and the Branch
201July the Seventeenth — The Dying of Self
202July the Eighteenth — The Mesmerism of the World
203July the Nineteenth — The Wrath of the Lamb
204July the Twentieth — Defiling the Holy Place
205July the Twenty-first — Purifying the Sanctuary
206July the Twenty-second — Visions and Tasks
207July the Twenty-third — A Great Soul at Prayer
208July the Twenty-fourth — Love of the Sanctuary
209July the Twenty-fifth — No Temple Therein
210July the Twenty-sixth — The Wells of Salvation
211July the Twenty-seventh — The Work of Faith
212July the Twenty-eighth — All Things New!
213July the Twenty-ninth — Names and Natures
214July the Thirtieth — Sin as Poison
215July the Thirty-first — The Clean Flame of Love
216August the First — God as Our Ally!
217August the Second by Jacob’s Well
218August the Third — Changing Asking Into Thirsting
219August the Fourth Hidden Manna
220August the Fifth — Brooks by the Way
221August the Sixth — Waters of Contentment
222August the Seventh — Rivers From the Snow
223August the Eighth — The Scarlet Sin
224August the Ninth God’s Requirements
225August the Tenth Good Fruit
226August the Eleventh — The Consecration of the Will
227August the Twelfth — My Life and Hope
228August the Thirteenth — The Inner Rooms
229August the Fourteenth — The Paralysis of the Soul
230August the Fifteenth Withered Limbs
231August the Sixteenth — The Church as an Infirmary
232August the Seventeenth — The Psalm of Praise — Psalm CVII — 1-15
233August the Eighteenth — The Church of the Firstborn
234August the Nineteenth in Green Pastures — Psalm XXIII
235August the Twentieth — Feeding the Flock
236August the Twenty-first Satisfaction
237August the Twenty-second — The Sick and the Lost
238August the Twenty-third — Not Lost in the Flock
239August the Twenty-fourth — The Lord’s Body
240August the Twenty-fifth Impotent Enemies
241August the Twenty-sixth — Missing the Lord
242August the Twenty-seventh — What About To-Morrow?
243August the Twenty-eighth — Wisdom and Understanding
244August the Twenty-ninth — The Riches of Spirituality
245August the Thirtieth — How to Delight in the Word
246August the Thirty-first — The Real Gains and Losses
247September the First — The Virtue of Proportion
248September the Second — Prayer and Revolution
249September the Third — My Share in the Miracle
250September the Fourth — A Portrait of a Great Suppliant
251September the Fifth — Faith and Ridicule
252September the Sixth Contemptuous Words
253September the Seventh — Experiment and Experience
254September the Eighth — The Bracing Air of Publicity
255September the Ninth — Dealing With Sin — Psalm XXXII
256September the Tenth — Criticism and Piety
257September the Eleventh — A Fatal Divorce
258September the Twelfth — The Garments of the Soul
259September the Thirteenth — The Clean Heart — Psalm Li
260September the Fourteenth — The Sense of Want
261September the Fifteenth — Restoring a Ruined Life — Psalm CIII — 1-18
262September the Sixteenth — The Steadfastness of the Lord
263September the Seventeenth — The Never-Withering Leaf
264September the Eighteenth — The All-Round Defence
265September the Nineteenth — The Needs of the Body
266September the Twentieth — The Pathetic Multitude
267September the Twenty-first — Life as Bread
268September the Twenty-second — The Handful of Meal
269September the Twenty-third — The Dedication of Substance
270September the Twenty-fourth After the Triumph!
271September the Twenty-fifth — The Sense of Grace — Psalm CVII — 21-32
272September the Twenty-sixth — My Lord as My Bread
273September the Twenty-seventh — Take and Eat
274September the Twenty-eighth — The Daily Manna
275September the Twenty-ninth — The Fountain
276September the Thirtieth — White Robes in the Streets
277October the First — A Wonderful Unbelief — Psalm LXXVIII — 15-25
278October the Second — Humbling Our Pride
279October the Third — Watching the Creator
280October the Fourth — Creator and Creature
281October the Fifth — The Soul and Nature — Psalm CXLVIII
282October the Sixth — He Knoweth Our Frame — Psalm CIII — 13-22
283October the Seventh — Needing and Wanting
284October the Eighth — God’s Glorious Purpose
285October the Ninth — The Larger Waters
286October the Tenth — Our Refuge and Strength — Psalm XLVI
287October the Eleventh — The Old Companion on the New Road
288October the Twelfth Round-About Ways
289October the Thirteenth — The Royal Air
290October the Fourteenth Commonplace People
291October the Fifteenth — The Call and the Equipment
292October the Sixteenth — The Inspirations of the Past
293October the Seventeenth — No Quest of God
294October the Eighteenth — Unanimity in the Soul
295October the Nineteenth Ready!
296October the Twentieth — The Lord as the Servant
297October the Twenty-first — The Contrite Heart
298October the Twenty-second — The True Standard of Greatness
299October the Twenty-third — Masters and Servants
300October the Twenty-fourth — “Push” and “Pull”
301October the Twenty-fifth — The Robe of Humility
302October the Twenty-sixth — The Lust of the External
303October the Twenty-seventh — Paying Homage to the King
304October the Twenty-eighth — Pleasantness and Peace
305October the Twenty-ninth — The Story of the Past
306October the Thirtieth — A Testimony Meeting — Psalm XXXIV — 1-11
307October the Thirty-first — Two Great Mysteries
308November the First in the Days of Youth
309November the Second — Leading to Christ
310November the Third — The Lord’s Own
311November the Fourth — The Holy Spirit as Witness
312November the Fifth — The Temple of the Body
313November the Sixth — Peace in Tribulation
314November the Seventh Rejected Love
315November the Eighth — The Organ of Spiritual Vision
316November the Ninth — The Holy Spirit as Emancipator
317November the Tenth Nevertheless!
318November the Eleventh — Foiling the Enemy’s Plots
319November the Twelfth — The Fashioning of a Denial
320November the Thirteenth — A Transformed Fisherman
321November the Fourteenth — The Purification of Love
322November the Fifteenth — The Music of Reconciliation — Psalm LXXXV
323November the Sixteenth — The Making of a Brave Man
324November the Seventeenth — If God Be for Us — !
325November the Eighteenth Exhilarant Spirits
326November the Nineteenth — The Armour of God
327November the Twentieth — The Real Aristocracy
328November the Twenty-first — The Early Builders
329November the Twenty-second — Recovering Lost Strength
330November the Twenty-third — The Stranger
331November the Twenty-fourth — The Prayer Which Ends in Sacrifice
332November the Twenty-fifth After the Prayer the Fire!
333November the Twenty-sixth Unconsecrated Souls
334November the Twenty-seventh — The Value of Reverence
335November the Twenty-eighth — How to Fight Evil
336November the Twenty-ninth — Transforming Our Foes
337November the Thirtieth — The Spring and the River
338December the First — A Faithful Friend
339December the Second — The Lord as a Friend
340December the Third — Arms and the Man!
341December the Fourth — Children of Light
342December the Fifth — The Second-Best for God
343December the Sixth — The Grace of Lowliness
344December the Seventh — Chosen as Builders
345December the Eighth — Judged by Our Aspirations
346December the Ninth National Blessedness
347December the Tenth — The Only Wise Beginning
348December the Eleventh — The Speech of the Incarnation
349December the Twelfth — Relating Everything to God
350December the Thirteenth — The Holy and the Profane
351December the Fourteenth — The Sacred Use of Liberty
352December the Fifteenth — What Is My Tendency?
353December the Sixteenth — The Greatest Wonders
354December the Seventeenth — God’s Presence Our Defence
355December the Eighteenth — The Sinner’s Guest
356December the Nineteenth — The Sun of Righteousness
357December the Twentieth — The Coming of the Lord
358December the Twenty-first — The Lord of Working Men
359December the Twenty-second — The Lord of the Worshipper
360December the Twenty-third — The Lord of the Students
361December the Twenty-fourth — Entering in at Lowly Doors
362December the Twenty-fifth Christmas Cheer
363December the Twenty-sixth — Daybreak in the Soul
364December the Twenty-seventh — The Sunny Side of Things
365December the Twenty-eighth in Him Was Life
366December the Twenty-ninth — The Love of God
367December the Thirtieth — The Blessedness of Forgiveness
368December the Thirty-first
369The World of Religious Thought
370Theological Discussion

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