October 5

1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amor saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and be will teach us of his ways, and we will walk

in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

This is a prophecy of that period when the Messiah shall reign, and peace, prosperity, and purity shall prevail.

In verse 5, the prophet exhorts: "Come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord." The first result of this walking in the light of the Lord will be fellowship. But there can be no fellowship without cleansing. For how "can two walk together, except they be agreed?" And sin is the one great obstacle to this agreement.

"God never makes peace with sin No armistice, no truce, no compromise

26 is possible! If you would read through Jeremiah or Ezekiel with your eyes open to observe what God thinks of sin, you would be perfectly startled. It leaves the impression that no language can convey His indignant loathing of this 'abominable thing which I hate.' But this one precious promise shows it all in a moment. 'The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin!' If anything less than the blood of His own Son could have cleansed us, would He not have spared Him? Nothing shows us the exceeding sinfulness of sin like this one word. But oh, thank God for the 'all!' As nothing less than the blood of Christ is needed for one single sin, so nothing more is needed for all sin. Ask the Holy Spirit to open out this one word to you."—F. R. Havergal.

Closet Promise.—As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.—Psalm xvii. 15.

"Under the grand green palms of heaven I yet shall walk, With the good and the wise of the ages past Shall some day talk

"I shall lay my cross at the gate of pearl And take my crown,

And then at the shining feet of my Lord Shall cast it down.

"If He smile upon me, my soul may faint With excess of bliss; For the glorious King of that happy world Is the Christ of this."