Dear Ones: Paul Gerhardt wrote the following (“Till He Come”): “Midst the darkness, storm and sorrow, One bright gleam I see; Well I know the blessed morrow Christ will come for me. ‘Midst the light, and peace, and glory Of the Father’s home, Christ for me is waiting, watching, Waiting till I come.” Jesus said…
Dear Ones: Frederick Faber wrote in his hymn “My God, How Wonderful Thou Art” about God as the Father: “No earthly father loves like Thee, No mother e’er so mild Bears and forbears as Thou hast done With me, Thy sinful child.” One of the most wonderful of all the descriptions of God is as…
Dear Ones: In A.L. Waring‘s great hymn, “In Heavenly Love Abiding,” she writes: “In heavenly love abiding, NO CHANGE my heart shall fear; For safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here.” It is a great day when we come to grips with the changeless Christ in the midst of ever changing circumstances. It is a wonderful…
Dear Ones: How can we know that God is near? David was conscious of God’s nearness. “For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.” (Psalm 139:4) David was aware that God knew all of his thoughts and words. But on an even more intimate level David…
“This strength that God gives has many forms. One manifestation of His strength is the ability to repulse any attempt of our enemy to make us afraid, dissatisfied, disappointed, or discouraged. We are called to be “anxious for nothing.” (Philippians 4:6-7) How can this be?”
Dear Ones: If a treasure is buried what is it worth? Of what use is a candle put under a basket, or money that is deliberately hidden in a field and never used? Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and…
Dear Ones: “And it came to pass…He (Jesus) took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistening. And behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias (Elijah): Who…
Our concepts of good and bad, and thus, of the nature of God and the nature of man, are very limited, very small. If God’s thoughts and ways are as high as the heavens are above the earth, there must be a good deal that we do not know about the nature, and person of…