Gems from March 21-22, 2005
March 21
"As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you." (Isaiah 66:13)
I know there is the Lord's bosom for the reception of every care and every anxiety.
We ought to be patient, for He is the doer of everything; and when we are not patient we really find fault with Him and his doing.
He is a great giver, and if He hides His hand from giving to-day, to-morrow He often gives two-fold.
He is enough for us were the path ten thousand times more sad and difficult.
He that made all things, and upholds all things, is equal to, and a match for, any and every contingency that can befall any between Calvary and the cloud of glory. (G.V. Wigram)
N.J. Hiebert # 2195
March 22
"Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
Untold sorrows characterize the human race, and this invitation is not confined to those who are laden with sin. Jesus addresses any one who is bowed with any possible sorrow, any possible bereavement. Whatever the burden upon you, the Lord speaks to you.
Your whole responsibility at the present moment is to "rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him." And what a blessing it is that you may and can rest, whatever your suffering, on the Lord's breast. (Edward Dennett)
N.J. Hiebert # 2196
