| Every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (John 15:2) |
| God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. (Gen. 41:52) |
| I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made everything beautiful in His time. (Eccl. 3:10‑11) |
Oft we shrink from the purging and
pruning,
Forgetting the Husbandman knows
That the deeper the cutting and paring,
The richer the cluster that grows. |
Well He knows that affliction is needed;
He has a wise purpose in view,
And in the dark valley He whispers,
“Hereafter you will know what I do.” |
