The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
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Eunday-~Bl Blessed be Inc 500 anu
Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ "h"
hath blessed Us with every spifitaa!
blessing in the heavenly places III
thrist.~-Eph. :.
our Fat.er, giNer o. every goed
gift. we thank Thee Tor the ne tta@l
T7hnu hast given us 10 use for Thee.
Grant unto us a true understanding oil
nur stewardship, SO that We may maze
NO purposs 10 possess for ourselves III
es,ltious Withholding tha HE thAt Is
Thy gift but to spend II tfeeE tpt
Thee. MAY we he ever ready 10 Yield
for Thy purposes whatever We nav"
in our keeping. and grant that our
courage may not Tall under any test
Of danger or loss Help us, we pray
Thee. to endure TO the end ot our
tourney In uncomplainng, giving
without selffshness. in Jesus name
Philip r, Howard.
Monday--Things which eye saw not,
and ear heard not. ana vhlcn entered
no, into the heart Oh man. ~natso-
ever things God prepared ior them
that love him. Cor. :, p
wonder many times that ever
child Of God should haze sad heart
considering what the Lord Is prepaf-
ing for him samuel Rutherford
Tuesday-For while we were ye'
weak. in due season Christ died for
the dlS.-~Rou. b; q
The scarlet line OF the Redeemer
blood runs through all the scriptures.
We find II in the sacrifices, We ma
4, in the prophets and in the Psalms,
uhera t.ha suGertn9a OF the Messlah
for his people are foretold. We hha
IL In the Gospels, for the shadow o.
a IA ] -
Of Jesus. He spoke OF his death, ana
said that he had come 20 give his
life a ransom for many. In the Acts
and the Epissles We find the same
red cord running. for We read con-
tinually OF redemption through the
blood OF Christ.
Nothing could be clearer than the
declarations of the Scriptures that
Christ died for our sins. This tells
us what a terrible thing sin IL TO re =
.iuire ssch n costly eSpiaiIoh. III
reminds US too. what a fearful thing
/, is for any one to reject the redemp-
ton of Christ. We need a Redeeme r
to take away our sins, and who has
conquered the world for us.~-J. r.
Miller.
wednesday--Here!n is love made
perfect with US, that we may have
holiness in the day Of Judgment; be-
cause as he Is, even so are We IN
this world John 4. II.
God has commanded us TO be per-
feet In love; not because He was un-
aware that such a command far ex-
ceeded our abilities. hut because lie
desired thereby to remind US or our
weakness. and TO keep before us the
prize of righteousness after which we
must strive.
Thursday-He that loveth me shall
he loved of my Father, and I VIII
love Min and will manifest myself
unto him~--oJhn IA; 81.
Believe In Gods love. and be wise,
be patient. be comforted. be cheerful
ard nappy@-bs happy FIJI tit1rs---Ss
happy in eternity'-orville Dewey.
Friday--He that abideth in love
abideth In God. and God abideth IL
him. John 4: l6.
Abiding. oh, SO wondrous sweet!
I'm resting at the Saviour's feet;
trust in him, I'm satisfied.
I'm leaning on the cruciaed.
C. B. ]. Root.
Saturday--Whom not having seer
we love; on whom, though now w
PEE him not. yet believing. We rejoice
greatly with 10y unspeakable and full
of glory.--1 Peter 1: 8.
Doubtless all Christians think they
love God, and yet IL they compare
their Christian love with their human
love for their friends. they must see
how weak 1t is. II love my friend ]
let him know It; cannot hel pit. II
may be only by a look. 1t may be BY
q word. or by seeking his presence
or by constant thought. No two per-
sons can love each other and keer
the love q secret very long. And YET
how cold our affection for Jesus IL
How many OF US have ever told him OF
our love Floyd w. Tomkins.