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"He woundeth, and His hands make whole." Job 5:18

Dear Lord, I thankfully kiss the hand
That gently stripped me bare,
And laid me on Thy tender breast,
To lose my sorrow there.
'Twas anguish when earth's cup was spilled,
But now with Thee 'tis overfilled;
For Jesus, Thou art MORE to me
Than all earth's brimming cups could be.

J. Dickie

I can only say to you as I say to myself, "Keep your eye on the One gone up." … “He, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus." … As you feel the dearth and weariness of everything here, simply turn your eyes upward; all power and comfort must now come from above. As your eye becomes educated in the exaltation of Jesus, so will your heart be invigorated to endure for Him down here in everything, like the first martyr, though in comparison it may be a very small measure.

I very willingly suffer with you in your suffering and I am glad that you can have a sympathy greater than I could render, from HIM who not only supports you under the suffering but raises the sufferer to His own side, to His own company. This to me is the force of, "For such an High Priest became us … made higher than the heavens." He lifts me to Himself. His arm comes down to me but lifts me up to Himself.

Death threatens all ties when it rudely breaks one, and that one of the dearest; but this is the moment for you to find a light in the darkness, and to know the companionship of the Man of Sorrows.

You hide your head in sorrow, the whole sky is darkened … yet this is the moment for your heart to find in Jesus a resource and satisfaction never known before. … No one else can come near enough to you. The dignity of sorrow forbids the intrusion of any but the One who can truly sympathize. The horror of great darkness is the gateway into the most blessed unfoldings of His love. The Lord lead you to see how much He values your heart. "My son, give me thine heart;” and the heart occupied with Christ commands every blessing from God as it is said, "Because ye have loved me."

It is not always that there is much food where is much ministry. Food is that which feeds and you know that often the Lord's crumb is more than a long discourse.

You must take care not to live on your enjoyment of divine things. … I think you judge yourself, or rather your state, by the amount of your joy. This I believe to be unwise. I judge myself as to whether Christ is enough for me, and I dare not raise the question of my joy at all; but I find that when He is enough my joy is full. I am rejoicing in the Lord, for He fills my cup.

Press on saints as much as you can how much Christ loves them, and that they have to continue in His love; then you will have a practical company for continuing in the happy sense of His love is everything. You need not then trouble your soul about how much you obey, for if you continue in His love you must obey, and the more you continue in His love the better you will obey.

J. B. Stoney

(From Footprints for Pilgrims, BTP #1325)