Gems for the Week
June 23
"I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day." (2 Timothy 1:12)
- He that knows not, and knows not that he knows not, he is a fool; shun him.
- He that knows not, and knows that he knows not, he is simple; teach him.
- He that knows, and knows not that he knows, he is asleep; awaken him.
- He that knows, and knows that he knows, he is wise; follow him. (W.P. Loveless)
NJ. Hiebert # 3379
June 24
"He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust."
(Psalm 91:4)
There are four calls by which the hen calls in her brood. The first is the call of night, when they need a shelter from the dampness and from the darkness. The second is the call for food, when the hen would attract her little ones to pick up some dainty morsel that she has found for them. The third is the call of danger, when the hawk descends, or the brood is in peril. And the fourth is the call of love, when, with motherly desire and yearning, she would gather her brood where they may feel the softness of her breast-feathers and the warmth of her own body.
When the night shadows are falling, when the night hawk is descending, when food is needed by you in your hunger, or when my love yearns for a closer embrace, you shall find a safe and delightful shelter under the shadow of My wings. (A.T Pierson)
N.J. Hiebert # 3380
