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Sunday, May 25, 2008
MORNING:
"Forsake me not, O Lord."
-- Psalms 38:21
Frequently we pray that God would not forsake us in the hour of trial
and temptation, but we too much forget that we have need to use this
prayer at all times. There is no moment of our life, however holy, in
which we can do without his constant upholding. Whether in light or in
darkness, in communion or in temptation, we alike need the prayer,
"Forsake me not, O Lord." "Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe." A
little child, while learning to walk, always needs the nurse's aid. The
ship left by the pilot drifts at once from her course. We cannot do
without continued aid from above; let it then be your prayer to-day,
"Forsake me not. Father, forsake not thy child, lest he fall by the
hand of the enemy. Shepherd, forsake not thy lamb, lest he wander from
the safety of the fold. Great Husbandman, forsake not thy plant, lest
it wither and die. 'Forsake me not, O Lord,' now; and forsake me not at
any moment of my life. Forsake me not in my joys, lest they absorb my
heart. Forsake me not in my sorrows, lest I murmur against thee.
Forsake me not in the day of my repentance, lest I lose the hope of
pardon, and fall into despair; and forsake me not in the day of my
strongest faith, lest faith degenerate into presumption. Forsake me
not, for without thee I am weak, but with thee I am strong. Forsake me
not, for my path is dangerous, and full of snares, and I cannot do
without thy guidance. The hen forsakes not her brood, do thou then
evermore cover me with thy feathers, and permit me under thy wings to
find my refuge. 'Be not far from me, O Lord, for trouble is near, for
there is none to help.' 'Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my
salvation!'"
"O ever in our cleansed breast,
Bid thine Eternal Spirit rest;
And make our secret soul to be
A temple pure and worthy thee."
EVENING:
"And they rose up the same hour, and returned Jerusalem ...
and they told what things were done in the way, and how he was
known of them."
-- Luke 24:33,35
When the two disciples had reached Emmaus, and were refreshing
themselves at the evening meal, the mysterious stranger who had so
enchanted them upon the road, took bread and brake it, made himself
known to them, and then vanished out of their sight. They had
constrained him to abide with them, because the day was far spent; but
now, although it was much later, their love was a lamp to their feet,
yea, wings also; they forgot the darkness, their weariness was all
gone, and forthwith they journeyed back the threescore furlongs to tell
the gladsome news of a risen Lord, who had appeared to them by the way.
They reached the Christians in Jerusalem, and were received by a burst
of joyful news before they could tell their own tale. These early
Christians were all on fire to speak of Christ's resurrection, and to
proclaim what they knew of the Lord; they made common property of their
experiences. This evening let their example impress us deeply. We too
must bear our witness concerning Jesus. John's account of the sepulchre
needed to be supplemented by Peter; and Mary could speak of something
further still; combined, we have a full testimony from which nothing
can be spared. We have each of us peculiar gifts and special
manifestations; but the one object God has in view is the perfecting of
the whole body of Christ. We must, therefore, bring our spiritual
possessions and lay them at the apostle's feet, and make distribution
unto all of what God has given to us. Keep back no part of the precious
truth, but speak what you know, and testify what you have seen. Let not
the toil or darkness, or possible unbelief of your friends, weigh one
moment in the scale. Up, and be marching to the place of duty, and
there tell what great things God has shown to your soul.
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