Thou hidden Source of calm repose,
Thou all-sufficient Love Divine,
My help and refuge from my foes,
Secure I am, if Thou art mine;
And lo! from sin, and grief, and shame,
I hide me, Jesus, in Thy Name.
Thy mighty Name salvation is,
And keeps my happy soul above;
Comfort it brings, and power, and peace,
And joy, and everlasting love;
To me, with [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose {John Wesley}
Posted in John Wesley, Poetry on 31/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
None Other but God
Posted in Scripture on 30/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God,
and fear him,
and keep his commandments,
and obey his voice,
and ye shall serve him,
and cleave unto him.
Deuteronomy 13:4
At the Call of Christ {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Come Ye Apart, Devotions, J.R. Miller on 29/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
“They straightway left their nets, and followed him.”
Matthew 4:20
Their nets were probably all they had. It was with these that they earned their living. Yet at the call of Christ they gave up all, cut themselves off from their means of support, and in simple obedience and faith went with Him. That is just the [...]
Thy Burden Bearer {C.H. Spurgeon}
Posted in C.H. Spurgeon, Devotions on 27/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.”
–Psalm 55:22
Care, even though exercised upon legitimate objects, if carried to excess, has in it the nature of sin. The precept to avoid anxious care is earnestly inculcated by our Saviour, again and again; it is reiterated by the apostles; and it is one which [...]
The Door {F.I.L.}
Posted in Poetry on 26/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Door is open;
Will to-morrow be too late?
To-day the Saviour beckons,
Tho’ the world reeks crime and hate. –
To-day the Saviour’s glory
Brings eternal blessings – but
To-morrow? Ah! The Judgement!
– And the Door? –
The Door is shut!
Acceptable Worship {J.R. Miller}
Posted in Come Ye Apart, Devotions, J.R. Miller on 25/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
“If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”
Matthew 5:23,24
There is something to do before we kneel down to pray in our [...]
