She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not In the Lord; she drew not near to her God.—Zephaniah 3:2. Oh! let us not this thought allow; The heat, the dust upon our brow, Signs of the contest, we may wear; Yet thus we shall appear moreRead More …

Thy kingdom come.—Matthew 6:10. The kingdom of established peace, Which can no more remove; The perfect powers of godliness, The omnipotence of love. C. WESLEY. My child, thou mayest not measure out thine offering unto me by what others have done or left undone; but be it thine to seekRead More …

September 10 Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.—John 8:9. Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet, and let them be Swift and “beautiful” for Thee. Take my intellect, and use Every power as Thou shallRead More …

September 9 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.—Titus 3:8. Faith’s meanest deed more favor bears Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which bloomRead More …

September 8 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.—Colossians 4:2. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.—1 Corinthians 16:13. We kneel how weak, we rise how full of power. Why therefore should we do ourselves this wrong, Or others—that we areRead More …

September 7 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.—James 1:27. Not to ease and aimless quiet Doth that inward answer tend, But to works of love and duty AsRead More …

September 6 If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.—Luke 9:23. There lies thy cross; beneath it meekly bow; It fits thy stature now; Who scornful pass it with averted eye, ‘Twill crush them by and by. J.Read More …

September 5 O Lord, I am oppressed, undertake for me.—Isaiah 38:14. Being perplexed, I say, Lord, make it right! Night is as day to Thee, Darkness is light. I am afraid to touch Things that involve so much;— My trembling hand may shake, My skill-less hand may break: Thine canRead More …

September 4 His delight is in the law of the Lord. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.—Psalm 1:2, 3. The wind that blowsRead More …

September 3 The eyes of all wait upon Thee; and Thou givest them their meat in due season.—Psalm 145:15. What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.—Psalm 56:3. Late on me, weeping, did this whisper fall: “Dear child, there is no need to weep at all! Why goRead More …