Be assured of this, you do not know God in truth, and have no true peace, if you are depending upon times and places. Remember that whatever God gives you to do, from moment to moment, that is the very best thing you could possibly be doing, and you little know where and when the [...]
Archive for July, 2007
27 Jul
When Nothing is Happening
At times nothing seems to be happening. So it must be for the bird that sits on her nest. Things are apparently at a standstill. But the bird sits quietly, knowing that in the stillness something vital is going on, and in the proper time it will be shown. It takes faith and patience for [...]
25 Jul
On Viewing Our Tasks for the Day
Do not yield to the temptation of looking at everything at once, as if everything would happen at once, and all the events of the day be crowded into an hour. Do not thus forecast, but take each thing as it comes to you, and look upon it as the present expression of the will [...]
20 Jul
What Sinners Should Plead with God
What Sinners Should Plead with Godby Ralph Erskine
1. Plead his promise, Ezek 36:26,27. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to [...]
18 Jul
My Times are in Thy Hand
My times are in Thy hand, O Lord! And, surely, that is the best. Were I to choose, they should be in no other hands, neither mine own, nor any others. When He withholds mercies or comforts for a season, it is but till the due season. Therefore it is our wisdom and our peace [...]
11 Jul
Give to the Winds Thy Fears
GIVE to the winds thy fears;Hope and be undismayed;God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears,God shall lift up thy head.
THROUGH waves, and clouds,and storms,He gently clears thy way;Wait thou His time; so shall this nightSoon end in joyful day.
LEAVE to His sovereign swayTo choose and to command;So shalt thou, wondering, own His way,How wise, [...]
9 Jul
Not Forgotten
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?LUKE 12:6
Fear ye not, therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.MATTHEW 10:31
The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon which He hath planted; where the birds make their nests; as for the [...]
8 Jul
Favorite Quotes
Quotes from Martin Luther:Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.
Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.
Du kannst nicht verhindern, daß ein Vogelschwarm über deinen Kopf hinwegfliegt. Aber du [...]
3 Jul
What’er My God Ordains Is Right
Whate’er my God ordains is right,His holy will abidethI will be still whate’er He does,And follow where He guidethHe is my God, Though dark my roadHe holds me that I shall not fallWherefore to Him I leave it all
Whate’er my God ordains is right,He never will deceive meHe leads me by the proper path,I know [...]
3 Jul
What’er My God Ordains Is Right
Whate’er my God ordains is right,His holy will abidethI will be still whate’er He does,And follow where He guidethHe is my God, Though dark my roadHe holds me that I shall not fallWherefore to Him I leave it all
Whate’er my God ordains is right,He never will deceive meHe leads me by the proper path,I know [...]
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