In St. Luke’s Gospel we are told How Peter in the days of old Was sifted; And now, though ages intervene, Sin is the same, while time and scene Are shifted. Satan desires us, great and small, As wheat, to sift us, and we all Are tempted; Not one, however rich or great, Is by […]
Within this ample volume lies The mystery of mysteries. Happiest they of human race To whom their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, to force the way; But better had they ne’er been born That read to doubt or read to scorn. —Sir Walter Scott […]
The Spirit shines upon the Word, And brings the truth to light; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying sight. A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun; It gives a light to ev’ry age, It gives, but borrows none. —William Cowper […]
How broad is His love? Oh, as broad as man’s trespass, As wide as the need of the world can be; And yet to the need of one soul it can narrow— He came to the world and He came to me. How long is His love? Without end or beginning, Eternal as Christ and […]
My sins, my sins, my Savior! They take such hold on me, I am not able to look up, Save only, Christ, to Thee; In Thee is all forgiveness, In Thee abundant grace, My shadow and my sunshine The brightness of Thy face. My sins, my sins, my Savior! How sad on Thee they fall, […]
In the stillness of the quiet hour When I pause a while to rest, I read about God’s promises From the Book I love the best. It tells me of His wondrous love And of His tender care, He fills my soul with blessing As I linger with Him there. He whispers softly, “Do not […]
There is a time, we know not when, A point we know not where, That marks the destiny of men, For glory or despair. There is a line, by us unseen, That crosses every path; The hidden boundary between God’s patience and His wrath. —Joseph Addison Alexander […]
I stood alone at the bar of God In the hush of the twilight dim, And faced the question that pierced my heart: “What will you do with Him? Crowned or crucified? Which shall it be?” No other choice was offered to me. I looked on the face so marred with tears That were shed […]
“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment” (Php 1:9). We can be channels of God’s care in this desert world, but we need Love River to flow between the banks of knowledge and discernment or, like a flash flood, it can damage rather than […]