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NOVEMBER 20 “He leadeth me?’ (Psa. 23:2). God beguiles us away from our griefs by giving us something else to muse over —something more worthy of our thoughts. He allures us from the present, where all is dark and uncomely, into the future, where all is bright and fair. He takes us by the hand and leads us. as a father leads his child, out from the gloomy region which we are sadly pacing, with our eye upon the ground, bent only upon nourish ing our sorrows, into fields where all is fresh and Eden-like; so that, ere we are aware, joy, or at least the faint reflection of it, has stolen into our hearts, and lifted up our heavy eyes. He would not have us abiding always in the church-yard, or sitting upon the turf beneath which love is buried—as if the tomb to which we are clinging were our hope, not resurrection beyond it-—He would have us to come forth; and having allured us away from that scene of death, He bids us look up ward, upbraiding us with our unbelief and folly, and saying to u s: “They whom you love are yonder; ere long He who is their life and yours shall appear, and you shall rejoin each other, each of you em bracing, not a weeping, sickly fellow mor tal, but a glorified saint, set free from pain and sin.” — H o r a tiu s B o n a r . NOVEMBER 21 “Be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work : for I am with you, saith the Lord of. hosts” (Hag. 2:4). The most trivial details of the most monotonous lives may be glorified and transformed when undertaken as work for the King. The dignity of labor will be en
tinually beholds the desire which He has Himself implanted in the soul, though it may at times be unconscious of its exist ence; His heart is touched by it; it cease lessly attracts His mercies; it is that spirit which, according to Saint Paul, helpeth our infirmities and maketh inter cession for us with groanings which can not be uttered.— F e n e l o n . From the recesses of a lowly spirit, Our humble prayer ascends; (5 Father! hear it. Upsoaring on the wings of awe and meek ness, Forgive its weakness I We see Thy hand—it leads us, it sup ports us; We hear Thy voice—it counsels and it courts u s; And then we turn away; and still Thy kindness Forgives our blindness. Oh, how long-suffering, Lord! But Thou delightest To win with love the wandering; Thou invitest, By smiles of mercy, not by frowns or terrors, Man from his errors. Father and Saviour! Plant within each bosom The seeds of holiness, and bid them blossom In fragrance and in beauty bright and vernal, And spring eternal. — J o h n B o w r in g .
hanced a thousandfold when we learn to discharge our daily tasks for Him. The service we can render may be only as a bit of bronze as compared with that of more gifted and more heroic people. But our bronze is better in His sight than the finest gold that is not entirely yielded to the King.—F. J. H o rsefield . Keep me about Thy business, Lord, That I may ever see Within the humblest, lowliest task, Something to do for Thee. No greatness in a worldly work, No human wealth, or fame; Just this I askMthat all I do May glorify Thy name. Help me to be more loving, Lord, Whatever be my task. Keep me about Thy business, Lord; No other work, I ask. — S elected . NOVEMBER 22 "Even the night shall be light about me” (Psa. 139:11). It is said that, when the stars cannot be seen during the day from the ordinary level of the earth, if one should go down into a dark well, they would be visible at once. And certainly it is a fact, that the best of God’s- promises are usually seen by His church when she is in her darkest trials. As sure as ever God puts His children in the furnace, He will be in the furnace with them. I do not read that Jacob saw the angel, until he came into a position where he had to wrestle; and then the wrestling Jacob saw the wrest-
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