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"Heavenly Dew"
Sermon by: J.C. Philpot
"The Doctrine which Drops as the Rain, and the Speech which Distills as the Dew"
"My words descend like dew." Deuteronomy 32:2
The dew falls imperceptibly. No man can see it fall. Yet
its effects are visible in the morning. So it is with the
blessing of God upon His Word. It penetrates the heart
without noise; it sinks deep into the conscience without
anything visible going on. And as the dew opens the por-
es of the earth and refreshes the ground after the heat
of a burning day, making vegetation lift up its drooping
head, so it is with the blessing of God resting upon the
soul.
Heavenly dew comes imperceptibly, falls quietly, and is
manifested chiefly by its effects, as softening, opening,
penetrating, and secretly causing every grace of the
Spirit to lift up its drooping head.
Spirit to lift up its drooping head.
Whenever the Lord may have been pleased to bless our
souls, either in hearing, in reading, or in private medita-
tion, have not these been some of the effects? Silent,
quiet, imperceptible yet producing an evident impression
tion, have not these been some of the effects? Silent,
quiet, imperceptible yet producing an evident impression
softening the heart when hard......
refreshing it when dry.................
melting it when obdurate.............
secretly keeping the soul alive, so that it neither withers up
by the burning sun of temptation, nor dies for lack of grace.
"May God give you the dew of heaven." Genesis 27:28
Written by: J.C. Philpot
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