The Parable of Tomorrow<\/b><\/p>\n
In her poem \u201cThe Parable of Tomorrow,\u201d Ruth Gibbs Zwall offers this description of the Savior\u2019s leading:<\/p>\n
\u201cI looked at the mountain. \u2018It is too hard, Lord,\u2019 I said; \u2018I cannot climb.\u2019 \u2018Take My hand,\u2019 He whispered; \u2018I will be your strength.\u2019 I saw the road, \u2018It is too long, Lord,\u2019 I said; \u2018so rough and long.\u2019 \u2018Take My love,\u2019 He answered; \u2018I will guard your feet.\u2019<\/p>\n
I looked at the sky. \u2018The sun is gone,\u2019 I said; \u2018already the way grows dark.\u2019 \u2018Take the lantern of My Word,\u2019 He whispered; \u2018that will be light enough.\u2019 We climbed. The road was narrow and steep, but the way was bright. And when the thorns reached out, they found His hand before they touched my own.<\/p>\n
And when my path grew rough, I knew it was His love that kept my feet from stumbling. Then I grew very tired. \u2018I can go no farther, Lord,\u2019 I said. He answered, \u2018Night is gone.<\/p>\n
Look up, My child.\u2019 I looked and it was dawn. Green valleys stretched below. \u2018I can go on alone now,\u2019 I said\u2014and then I saw the marks. \u2018Lord, Thou art wounded. Thy hands are bleeding. Thy feet are bruised. Was it for me?\u2019<\/p>\n
He whispered, \u2018I did it gladly.\u2019 Then I fell at His feet. \u2018Lord, lead me on,\u2019 I cried. \u2018No road too long, no valley too deep, if Thou art with me.\u2019 We walk together now and shall forever!\u201d<\/p>\n
Daily Bread, Tuesday, June 18.<\/p>\n
For the Poor<\/b><\/p>\n
When Hagar found the bottle spent, And wept o\u2019er Ishmael, A message from the Lord was sent To guide her to a well.<\/p>\n
Should not Elijah\u2019s cake and cruse Convince us at this day, A gracious God will not refuse Provisions by the way?<\/p>\n
His saints and servants shall be fed, The promise is secure; \u201cBread shall be given them,\u201d as He said, \u201cTheir water shall be sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Repasts far richer they shall prove, Than all earth\u2019s dainties are; \u2018Tis sweet to taste a Saviour\u2019s love, Though in the meanest fare.<\/p>\n
To Jesus then your trouble bring, Nor murmur at your lot; While you are poor and He is King, You shall not be forgot.<\/p>\n
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper\u2019s Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York<\/p>\n
Lucy the Dog<\/b><\/p>\n
My brother Ron had a dog named Lucy. She often would bury all the food Ron gave her, and one time buried the bowl along with the food. She didn\u2019t realize that as long as she belonged to Ron, she would be fed. We often hoard what God gives us today because we don\u2019t trust Him to provide for our needs tomorrow.<\/p>\n
John Underhill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Parable of Tomorrow In her poem \u201cThe Parable of Tomorrow,\u201d Ruth Gibbs Zwall offers this description of the Savior\u2019s leading: \u201cI looked at the mountain. \u2018It is too hard, Lord,\u2019 I said; \u2018I cannot climb.\u2019 \u2018Take My hand,\u2019 He whispered; \u2018I will be your strength.\u2019 I saw the road, \u2018It is too long, Lord,\u2019 … Continue reading “God, provision of, protection of”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}