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Devotional: January 5th

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My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth, for the courts of the Lord. Psalms 84:2. My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry, thirsty land, where no water is; to see Thy power and Thy glory, so as I have seen Thee in the sanctuary. Psalms 63:1-3.

He who has been in the courts of the Lord, tasted His nearness, drunk of His fulness, feels this thirst incessantly: without the Lord, the world is a dry and sterile waste. He who has beheld the sanctuary of the Lord, which He builds for Himself in believing souls, the power and glory which He reveals and imparts to all who draw near to Him, lies ever at His door, that he may enter as soon as it is opened; to behold the power and the glory of the Lord in His sanctuary. How beautiful is this sanctuary! But without, how miserable! In the courts of the Lord, in His sanctuary, one feels at home, but outside one feels as in a desert, as in a strange land. With ardent longing the soul seeks the sanctuary and feels blest as often as it finds it.

Why are so many languishing, cold, and destitute? Because they do not seek the sanctuary of the Lord; because they do not long for His courts; because they do not lie at His door and wait for His grace. For that reason it Is not opened unto them; for that reason they cannot enter and behold His power and glory. Oh, come; tarry no longer in the land where there is no water.

I love Thy Zion, Lord;

The house of Thine abode;

The church our best Redeemer saved

With His own precious blood.

Beyond my highest joy

I prize her heav’nly ways.

Her sweet communion, solemn vows.

Her hymns of love and praise.

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