Gems for October - wk 4
October 21
"And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?"
(1 Chronicles 29:5)
Who is on the Lord's side? Who will serve the King?
Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring?
Who will leave the world's side? Who will face the foe?
Who is on the Lord's side? Who for Him will go?
By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divide,
We are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine.
(Frances Ridley Havergal)
N.J.H. # 3133
October 22
"The way of transgressors is hard." (Proverbs 13:15)
Take heed of deliberate sin; like a stone thrown into a clear stream, it will so disturb thy soul, and muddy it, that thou, who even now could see thy interest in Christ, wilt now be at a loss, and know not what to think of thyself. Like a fire on the top of the house, it will be no easy matter to quench it. If thou hast been so unhappy as to fall into such a slough, take heed of lying in it by impenitence: the sheep may fall into a ditch, but it is the swine that wallows in it. (The Christian in Complete Armour - William Gurnall - 1665)
N.J.H. # 3134
October 23
"His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord." (Psalm 112:7)
Faith deals with things not seen, and hence seldom agrees with the conclusions that are drawn from providential events and circumstances. (Edward Dennett)
N.J.H. # 3135
October 24
"The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary." (Isaiah 1:4)
If God had passed over the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden, I should have been able to say, Sin is no matter, but when I look at the cross I cannot. (J.N. Darby)
N.J.H. # 3136
October 25
"The fulness of the blessing of. . . Christ." (Romans 15:29)
If we were only happy in Him, we should work much better for Him. It is joy in Christ that gains victory over the world. Why are we in subjection to the world? Just because we have not found in Christ all the joy we ought to find. (J.G. Bellett)
N.J.H. # 3137
