Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 30
The one vital thing is to let Him choose, and not allow the ‘I’ in us a chance to say anything about it.
The one vital thing is to let Him choose, and not allow the ‘I’ in us a chance to say anything about it.
Lord Jesus, who didst finish all for us, hold us faithful to the end, till we too can say, ‘I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.’
If we grasp that word, and thrust with all our might, there can only be one end to the fight. More than conquerors through Him that loved us, will tell the end of that lion fight – even in time of snow,
From all that would ungratefully
Becloud my sky, deliver me.
All things, without a single exception, are in the hands of our Jehovah Jireh. Nothing can hinder His purpose.
Let us never look only at the clouds and forget the blue in the sky. There is far more blue than grey.
…there is nothing too small for the love of our Lord Jesus to understand and to remember.
The lesson the disciples missed is that eternal life is not only about following Jesus (even the Rich Young Ruler wants to do that) but also about leaving things behind.
The Gospel is not about receiving – what’s in it for me?
But about leaving the past in dust and ashes – which is a reward in itself.
Tell them what has been done for you, not long ago, but perhaps an hour or two ago, or yesterday, or last week.
His eyes were not fixed on the sad interruption to fellowship and joy, but on the hour when Peter would be back in love again, never again to grieve his Lord like that.