Thou Remainest<\/b><\/p>\n
A strong sense of God\u2019s abiding presence is a great comfort to the trusting Christian. We may be deserted by friends and relatives and lose all our earthly possessions, but the Lord is always with us to sustain, strengthen, and provide. The following poem by James Danson Smith underscores this wonderful reality:<\/p>\n
When from my life the old-time joys have vanished\u2014 Treasures, once mine, I may no longer claim, This truth may feed my hungry heart, and famished\u2014Lord, THOU REMAINEST! Thou art still the same!<\/p>\n
When streams have dried, those streams of glad refreshing\u2014 Friendships so blest, so pure, so rich, so free; When sun-kissed skies give place to clouds depressing\u2014 Lord, THOU REMAINEST! Still my heart hath Thee.<\/p>\n
When strength hath failed, and feet, newborn and weary, On gladsome errands may no longer go, Why should I sigh, or let the days be dreary? Lord, THOU REMAINEST! Couldst Thou more bestow?<\/p>\n
Thus through life\u2019s days, whoe\u2019er or what may fail me, Friends, friendships, joys, in small or great degree, Songs may be mine\u2014no sadness need assail me, Since THOU REMAINEST, and my heart hath Thee.<\/p>\n
Life is filled with uncertainty. Human relationships often do disappoint us. And tragedy can destroy in a moment all the material securities of life. But if we know Christ as our Savior, we can still say, \u201cLord, THOU REMAINEST.\u201d Yes, He is always there! <\/b>R.W.D.<\/p>\n
Our Daily Bread, January 20<\/p>\n
New Every Morning<\/b><\/p>\n
Yea, \u201cnew every morning,\u201d though we may awake, Our hearts with old sorrow beginning to ache; With old work unfinished when night stayed our hand With new duties waiting, unknown and unplanned; With old care still pressing, to fret and to vex, With new problems rising, our minds to perplex In ways long familiar, in paths yet untrod, Oh, new every morning the mercies of God!<\/p>\n
His faithfulness fails not; it meets each new day New guidance for every new step of the way; New grace for new trials, new trust for old fears, New patience for bearing the wrongs of the years, New strength for new burdens, new courage for old, New faith for whatever the day may unfold; As fresh for each need as the dew on the sod; Oh, new every morning the mercies of God!<\/p>\n
– Annie Johnson Flint<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Hudson Taylor<\/b><\/p>\n
Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God\u2019s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote:<\/p>\n
Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning \u2026 He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. We do not expect He will send 3 million missionaries to China; but if He did, He would have ample means to sustain them all \u2026 Depend on it, God\u2019s work done in God\u2019s way will never lack God\u2019s supply.<\/p>\n
Our Daily Bread, May 16, 1992<\/p>\n
The Hitchhiker<\/b><\/p>\n
Roger Simms, hitchhiking his way home, would never forget the date\u2014May 7. His heavy suitcase made Roger tired. He was anxious to take off his army uniform once and for all. Flashing the hitchhiking sigh to the oncoming car, he lost hope when he saw it was a black, sleek, new Cadillac. To his surprise the car stopped. The passenger door opened. He ran toward the car, tossed his suitcase in the back, and thanked the handsome, well-dressed man as he slid into the front seat. \u201cGoing home for keeps?\u201d \u201cSure am,\u201d Roger responded. \u201cWell, you\u2019re in luck if you\u2019re going to Chicago.\u201d \u201cNot quite that far. Do you live in Chicago?\u201d \u201cI have a business there. My name is Hanover.\u201d<\/p>\n
After talking about many things, Roger, a Christian, felt a compulsion to witness to this fiftyish, apparently successful businessman about Christ. But he kept putting it off, till he realized he was just thirty minutes from his home. It was now or never. So, Roger cleared his throat, \u201cMr. Hanover, I would like to talk to you about something very important.\u201d He then proceeded to explain the way of salvation, ultimately asking Mr. Hanover if he would like to receive Christ as his Savior. To Roger\u2019s astonishment the Cadillac pulled over to the side of the road. Roger thought he was going to be ejected from the car. But the businessman bowed his head and received Christ, then thanked Roger. \u201cThis is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Five years went by, Roger married, had a two-year-old boy, and a business of his own. Packing his suitcase for a business trip to Chicago, he found the small, white business card Hanover had given him five years before. In Chicago he looked up Hanover Enterprises. A receptionist told him it was impossible to see Mr. Hanover, but he could see Mrs. Hanover. A little confused as to what was going on, he was ushered into a lovely office and found himself facing a keen-eyed woman in her fifties. She extended her hand. \u201cYou knew my husband?\u201d Roger told how her husband had given him a ride when hitchhiking home after the war. \u201cCan you tell me when that was?\u201d \u201cIt was May 7, five years ago, the day I was discharged from the army.\u201d \u201cAnything special about that day?\u201d Roger hesitated. Should he mention giving his witness? Since he had come so far, he might as well take the plunge. \u201cMrs. Hanover, I explained the gospel. He pulled over to the side of the road and wept against the steering wheel. He gave his life to Christ that day.\u201d Explosive sobs shook her body. Getting a grip on herself, she sobbed, \u201cI had prayed for my husband\u2019s salvation for years. I believed God would save him.\u201d \u201cAnd,\u201d said Roger, \u201cWhere is your husband, Mrs. Hanover?\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s dead,\u201d she wept, struggling with words. \u201cHe was in a car crash after he let you out of the car. He never got home. You see\u2014I thought God had not kept His promise.\u201d Sobbing uncontrollably, she added, \u201cI stopped living for God five years ago because I thought He had not kept His word!\u201d<\/p>\n
Why Christians Sin, J. Kirk Johnston, Discovery House, 1992, pp. 39-41<\/p>\n
He Never Fails<\/b><\/p>\n
He never fails the soul that trusts in Him; Tho\u2019 disappointments come and hope burns dim, He never fails.<\/p>\n
Tho\u2019 trials surge like stormy seas around, Tho\u2019 testings fierce like ambushed foes abound, Yet this my soul, with millions more has found, He never fails; He never fails.<\/p>\n
He never fails the soul that trusts in Him; Tho\u2019 angry skies with thunder-clouds grow grim, He never fails.<\/p>\n
Tho\u2019 icy blasts life\u2019s fairest flow\u2019rs lay low, Tho\u2019 earthly springs of joy all cease to flow, Yet still \u2018tis true, with millions more I know, He never fails; He never fails.<\/p>\n
He never fails the soul that trusts in Him; Tho\u2019 sorrow\u2019s cup should overflow the brim, He never fails.<\/p>\n
Tho\u2019 oft the pilgrim way seems rough and long, I yet shall stand amid yon white-robed throng, And there I\u2019ll sing, with millions more, this song\u2014 He never fails; He never fails.<\/p>\n
J. S. Baxter, in Explore The Book<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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