<p>'''"Rest and Refreshment in the Valleys"'''<br><br>
by John MacDuff<br><br>
<strong>"After leaving Marah, they came to Elim </strong>('Valleys')<strong>, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the springs."</strong> Exodus 15:27 (Elim was an oasis in the desert.)<br><br>
This volume is intended for the comfort and refreshment for God's own children of sorrow—for those in the varied 'valleys' of earthly tribulation. The "palm trees of Elim" afford their grateful shade not in <em>Canaan</em>, but in the <em>wilderness</em>. Pilgrims of eternity! weary and travel-worn, fainting under the burden and fear of the day—may you find here in these pages, with their figurative 'palm trees', restful, consolatory thoughts.<br><br>
<em>"This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of repose"</em> Isaiah 28:12</p>
<em>"I delight to sit in His shade, and His fruit is sweet to my taste."</em> Song 2:3<br><br>
<em>"The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know what to say to all these weary ones."</em> Isaiah 50:4<br><br>
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|[[1. Divine Immutability ]]<br>
[[2. All for Good ]]<br>
[[3. The Sympathy of Jesus]]<br>
[[4. The Wind Tempered]]<br>
[[5. The Fatherhood of God]]<br>
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[[6. Transcendently Able ]]<br>
[[7. Right Guidance ]]<br>
[[8. Higher Uses ]]<br>
[[9. The Gracious Word ]]<br>
[[10. A Reigning Savior ]]<br>
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[[11. Divine Leading ]]<br>
[[12. The Farewell Gift ]]<br>
[[13. The Compassion of Jesus ]]<br>
[[14. The Lord Upright ]]<br>
[[15. Full Satisfaction]]<br>
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[[16. The Secret of Submission ]]<br>
[[17. A Risen Christ ]]<br>
[[18. The Creator and Redeemer ]]<br>
[[19. Proof and Triumph of Love ]]<br>
[[20. Future Unfoldings ]]<br>
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|[[21. A Great Salvation ]]<br>
[[22. Fears Quieted ]]<br>
[[23. The Way Known ]]<br>
[[24. Prayer ]]<br>
[[25. Tender Dealings ]]<br>
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[[26. Sleeping and Waking ]]<br>
[[27. The Return to Zion ]]<br>
[[28. The Great High Priest ]]<br>
[[29. Fatherly Chastisement ]]<br>
[[30. God Unchanging ]]<br>
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[[31. Healing for All ]]<br>
[[32. Divine Power ]]<br>
[[33. Providence and Grace ]]<br>
[[34. Transformation at Death ]]<br>
[[35. The Incarnate Savior ]]<br>
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[[36. The Rebukes of Love ]]<br>
[[37. The Unspeakable Gift ]]<br>
[[38. Jehovah Jireh ]]<br>
[[39. Glorious Attributes and Ways ]]<br>
[[40. The Second Coming ]]<br>
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|[[41. Imputed Righteousness ]]<br>
[[42. Christ Ever the Same ]]<br>
[[43. The Soul's Portion ]]<br>
[[44. Hope ]]<br>
[[45. The Supreme Rule of Jesus ]]<br>
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[[46. The Perpetual Presence ]]<br>
[[47. Christ's Deity ]]<br>
[[48. The Imperishable Gift ]]<br>
[[49. The Recompense of Trust ]]<br>
[[50. The Riches of God's Mercy ]]<br>
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[[51. Acceptance of the Little ]]<br>
[[52. None Cast out ]]<br>
[[53. The Blessed Hope ]]<br>
[[54. The Divine Way Perfect ]]<br>
[[55. Perseverance ]]<br>
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[[56. Delight in God's Law ]]<br>
[[57. Christ the Propitiation ]]<br>
[[58. Fullness of Joy ]]<br>
[[59. Inviolable Security ]]<br>
[[60. The Safe Deposit ]]<br>
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|[[61. All Power of Jesus ]]<br>
[[62. Help in Extremity ]]<br>
[[63. Prevailing Intercession]]<br>
[[64. A Pardoning God ]]<br>
[[65. A Gracious Message ]]<br>
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[[66. Perfect Trust ]]<br>
[[67. God All Satisfying ]]<br>
[[68. Salvation to the Uttermost ]]<br>
[[69. Asleep in Jesus ]]<br>
[[70. The Last Musing]]<br>
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