STIR ME! Stir me! O stir me. Lord, I care not how, But stir my heart in passion for the world. Stir me to give, to go— but most to pray. Stir till the blood-red banner be un furled O'er lands that still in heathen dark ness lie. Lands where the cross was never lifted high. Stir me! O stir me, Lord, till all my heart Is filled with strong compassion for these souls, Till that compelling "m ust" drives me to pray. Till Thy constraining love reach to the poles, Far north and south, in burning deep desire, Till east and west are caught in love's great fire. Stir me! O stir me, Lord, till prayer is pain— Till prayer is joy, till prayer turns into praise! Stir me, till heart and will and mind- yea, all, Is wholly thine to use through all the days. Stir, till I learn to pray exceedingly, Stir, till I learn to wait expectantly. Stir me, O stir me. Lord, Thy heart was stirred By love's intensest fire, till Thou didst give Thine only Son, Thy best beloved One, E'en to the dreadful cross, that I might live. Stir me to give myself so back to Thee That Thou canst give Thyself again, through me. Stir me! O stir me, Lord, for I can see The final glorious triumph day to break! The dawn already gilds the eastern sky, O, Church of Christ, arise, awake, awake! O stir us Lord, as heralds of that day. For night is past— Our King is on His way.
asked, “What do you want?” They were a little embarrassed and uttered what must have been the first thing to enter their heads, “Where do you live?" He invited them, “Come and see.” They were converted, but, of course, this is not the end of the story. Can you imagine having Simon as your big brother? Think of living in the same house with such a man. The first day he was converted Andrew went back to reach his callous brother. Peter was confronted with the Lord Jesus Christ and the transformation resulted. Christ in return made him a rock. In these first days of our Lord’s ministry He went about con tacting individuals. If we were to launch a new church, we might be tempted to have a campaign. A better way to do it might be to get a little group of people together who know and love the Saviour. Get them on fire witnessing and you will see a miracu lous change in your life as well as in theirs. When the Lord is ready He may send you to the uttermost parts of the earth. First of all, however, have you started at home with your own brother, seeking to lead him to Christ? SHIFTING THE SHADOWS Often we shy away from things we don’t understand, things which present dark shadows along our way. A fa ther was teaching his son how to ride a horse which for some reason always seemed skittish when anyone first mounted him. The wise parent told his boy, “The animal is afraid of his shadow. Always keep him facing the sun for, then, the shadows will all fall behind you!” This was good advice, not only to a future equestrian, but also for all of us. We build imaginary mountains, and then vainly struggle to climb over them; paper clouds we are afraid to face. That practical word of advice, applied to our circumstances of life, is to look toward the direction of the Son of Righteousness so that all of the shadowy substances will fall be hind us. May we confidently say with the Psalmist, “My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” * * *
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