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When the woes of life o’ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me: Lo 1 it glows with peace and joy. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. — J o h n B o w r in g . SEPTEMBER 22 “They that wait upon the Lord shall re new their strength’’ (Isa. 40:31). The multiplicity of our needs is not too great for Thy omnipotence; our empti ness is the occasion for Thy filling. —A. S t . J o h n T h o r pe . I have been driven many times to my knees, by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for that day. — A b r a h a m L in c o l n . It is in the desert that the dew falls freshest and the air is purest. So with the soul. It is when none but God is nigh, when His presence alone, like the desert air in which there is mingled no noxious breath of man, surrounds and pervades the soul, th&t the eye gets the clearest, simplest view of eternal certainties; it is then that the soul gathers in wondrous re freshment and power and energy. — H o r a tiu s B o n a r . SEPTEMBER 23 "Jesus Christ . . . is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sancti fication, and redemption" (1 Cor. 1:30). Many true Christians find it difficult to know the will of God. They long to do it, if only they knew it; but it is hidden from their eyes. “Should I move to an other town?” “Should I take such a step in business?” “Should I enter into such a partnership, or ally myself with such an enterprise?” “Should I embark in this new branch of Christian activity?” Such questions are constantly arising and press ing for an answer in all our lives; and as they do so, they excite the instant inquiry, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” But how may we know God’s will? That is not always easy. Yet the dif ficulty is not in Him. He does not wish us to grope painfully in the dark. Nay, He is ever giving us many signs and hints as to the way we should take, too delicate to be perceived by the coarse eye of sense, but clear enough to those who are di vested of self-will and pride, ilnd only anxious to know and do the holy and ac ceptable and perfect will of God. . . . It is an immense help in any difficulty to. say, “I take thee, Lord Jesus, as my wis dom,” and to do the next thing, nothing doubting; assured that He will not permit those who trust in Him to be ashamed. —F. B. M ey er . SEPTEMBER 24 “I beseech you . . . • that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice” (Rom. 12:1). “Take my life!” It may be we have said it or sung it before the Lord many times; but if it were only once whispered in His ear with full purpose of heart, should we not believe that He heard it? And if we know that He heard it, should we not believe that He has an-
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