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       Into The New
   DIR By: Runner
       Date: January 1, 2013, 12:29 pm
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       By C. H. Spurgeon
       They did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.—Josh
       5:12
       Israel’s weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest
       was attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce
       Amalekites, and howling wildernesses: they came to the land
       which flowed with milk and honey, and they ate the old corn of
       the land. Perhaps this year, beloved Christian reader, this may
       be thy case or mine. Joyful is the prospect, and if faith be in
       active exercise, it will yield unalloyed delight.
       To be with Jesus in the rest which remaineth for the people of
       God, is a cheering hope indeed, and to expect this glory so soon
       is a double bliss. Unbelief shudders at the Jordan which still
       rolls between us and the goodly land, but let us rest assured
       that we have already experienced more ills than death at its
       worst can cause us. Let us banish every fearful thought, and
       rejoice with exceeding great joy, in the prospect that this year
       we shall begin to be “forever with the Lord.”
       “We who have believed do enter into rest.” The Holy Spirit is
       the earnest of our inheritance; He gives us “glory begun below.”
       In heaven they are secure, and so are we preserved in Christ
       Jesus; there they triumph over their enemies, and we have
       victories too. Celestial spirits enjoy communion with their
       Lord, and this is not denied to us; they rest in his love, and
       we have perfect peace in him: they hymn his praise, and it is
       our privilege to bless him too. We will this year gather
       celestial fruits on earthly ground, where faith and hope have
       made the desert like the garden of the Lord. Man did eat manna
       angels’ food of old, and why not now?
       O for grace to feed on Jesus, and so to eat of the fruit of the
       land of Canaan this year!
       O sweet Lord Jesus, thou art the present portion of thy people,
       favour us this year with such a sense of thy preciousness, that
       from its first to its last day we may be glad and rejoice in
       thee.
       Let January open with joy in the Lord, and December close with
       gladness in Jesus.
       ~ C.H.S. ~
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       Re: Into The New
   DIR By: Laurie
       Date: January 16, 2013, 7:24 am
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       Not sure why I didn't see this when you posted it, Helen.....but
       that's okay---it made my heart sing this new morning!  :-*
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       Re: Into The New
   DIR By: Runner
       Date: January 24, 2013, 10:43 pm
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