Gems for the Week
December 15 - 16
"And they gathered it (manna) every morning, every man according to his eating." (Exodus 16:21)
There is no time like the early morning hour for feeding on Christ by communion with Him, and pondering His words. Once lose that, and the charm is broken by the intrusion of many things, though it may be they are all useful and necessary. You cannot remake the broken reflections of a lake swept by wind. How different is that day from all others, the early prime of which is surrendered to fellowship with Christ! Nor is it possible to live to-day on the gathered spoils of yesterday. Each man needs all that a new day can yield him of God's grace and comfort. It must be daily bread. (F.B. Meyer)
N.J. Hiebert # 3188
"She looketh well to the ways of her household . . ." (Proverbs 31:27)
It isn't the chairs, and the books, and things,
Or the pictures that hang on the walls;
And it isn't the bird, although gaily he sings,
It's the laughter that rings in the halls.
It's the smile on the face of the mother at night,
And the joy in the little ones' eyes,
And our love for each other with all its delight
That make up the home that we prize.
(Taken from "The Christian Home" by R.K. Campbell)
N.J. Hiebert # 3189
