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In the Channel of Blessing, August 28
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner
of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as
ye see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:25
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Never entertain the thought that you can be Christians and yet with-
draw within yourselves. Each one is a part of the great web of humanity,
and the nature and quality of your experience will be largely determined
by the experiences of those with whom you associate.... Then let us not
forsake the assembling of ourselves together.
Many declare that it is certainly no harm to go to a concert and
neglect the prayer meeting, or absent themselves from meetings where
God’s servants are to declare a message from heaven. It is safe for you
to be just where Christ has said He would be.... Jesus has said, “Where
two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst
of them.”
Matthew 18:20
. Can you afford to choose your pleasure and
miss the blessing?
If Christians would associate together, speaking to each other of the
love of God, and of the precious truths of redemption, their own hearts
would be refreshed, and they would refresh one another.
All should have something to say for the Lord, for by so doing they
will be blest. A book of remembrance is written of those who do not
forsake the assembling of themselves together, but speak often one to
another. The remnant are to overcome by the blood of the Lamb and
the word of their testimony.... We should not come together to remain
silent; those only are remembered of the Lord who assemble to speak
of His honor and glory and tell of His power; upon such the blessing of
God will rest, and they will be refreshed.
We should improve every opportunity of placing ourselves in the
channel of blessing.... The convocations of the church, as in camp
meetings, the assemblies of the home church, and all occasions where
there is personal labor for souls, are God’s appointed opportunities for
giving the early and the latter rain.
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