April 4 Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.—Matthew 25:23. O father! help us to resign Our hearts, our strength, our wills to Thee; Then even lowliestRead More …

April 3 As for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.—Deuteronomy 18:14. Lord, for the erring thought Not into evil wrought; Lord, for the wicked will Betrayed and baffled still; For the heart from itself kept, Our Thanksgiving accept. W. D. HOWELLS. What an amazing,Read More …

April 2 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?—1 Corinthians 3:16. Father! replenish with Thy grace This longing heart of mine; Make it Thy quiet dwelling-place, Thy sacred inmost shrine! JOHANN SCHEFFLER. Not man’s manifold labors, but hisRead More …

April 1 For Thou Invest all the things that are, and abhorrest nothing which Thou hast made: for never wouldest Thou have made any thing, if Thou hadst hated it. But Thou sparest all: for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou lover of souls.—Wisdom of Solomon 11:24, 26. He prayethRead More …

March 31 Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace.—Job 5:23, 24. Love had he found in huts where poor men lie; His dailyRead More …

March 30 Thou shall guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.—Psalm 73:24. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.—Hebrews 4:9. Guide us through life; and when at last We enter into rest, Thy tender arms around us cast, And fold us to ThyRead More …

March 29 There shall no evil befall thee.—Psalm 91:10. Whoso hearkeneth unto Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.—Proverbs 1:33. I ask not, “Take away this weight of care;” No, for that love I pray that all can bear, And for the faith that whatsoe’erRead More …

March 28 Giving thanks always for all things unto God.—Ephesians 5:20. For blessings of the fruitful season, For work and rest, for friends and home, For the great gifts of thought and reason,— To praise and bless Thee, Lord, we come. Yes, and for weeping and for wailing, For bitterRead More …

March 27 If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us.—1 John 4:12. And he that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by the Spirit which He hath given us.—1Read More …

March 26 Are they not all ministering spirits?—Hebrews 1:14 May I reach That purest heaven, be to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony, Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love, Be the sweet presence of a good diffused, And in diffusion ever more intense! So shall IRead More …