We should never leave our room until we have seen the face of our dear
Master, Christ, and have realized that we are being sent forth by Him to
do His will, and to finish the work which He has given us to do. He who
said to His immediate followers, "As my Father hath sent me, even so
send I you," says as much to each one of us, as the dawn summons us to
live another day. We should realize that we are as much sent forth by
Him as the angels who "do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of
His word." There is some plan for each day's work, which He will unfold
to us, if only we will look up to Him to do so; some mission to fulfil;
some ministry to perform; some lesson patiently to learn, that we may be
able to "reach others also." As to our plans we need not be anxious;
because He who sends us forth is responsible to make the plan, according
to His infinite wisdom; and to reveal it to us, however dull and stupid
our faculties may be. And as to our sufficiency, we are secure of having
all needful grace; because He never sends us forth, except He first
breathes on us and says, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost." There is always a
special endowment for special power.--_F. B. Meyer._
=June 2nd.=
_A fountain . . . for sin and for uncleanness. Zech.
xiii. 1._
You that have faith in the Fountain, _frequent it_. Beware of two errors
which are very natural and very disastrous. Beware of thinking any sin
too great for it; beware of thinking any sin too small. There is not a
sin so little, but it may be the germ of everlasting perdition; there is
not a sin so enormous, but a drop of atoning blood will wash it away as
utterly as if it were drowned in the depths of the sea.--_James
Hamilton._
=June 3rd.=
_I am black . . . as the tents of Kedar. Song of Sol. i.
5._
_I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. Song
of Sol. vii. 10._
Nothing humbles the soul like sacred and intimate communion with the
Lord; yet there is a sweet joy in feeling that _He_ knows _all_, and,
notwithstanding, loves us still.--_J. Hudson Taylor._
=June 4th.=
_David enquired of the Lord. 2 Sam. v. 19._
Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy
compass; if thou wouldst steer thy ship through the dark billows, put
the tiller into the hand of the Almighty. Many a rock might be escaped
if we would let our Father take the helm; many a shoal or quicksand we
might well avoid if we would leave it to His sovereign will to choose
and to command. The Puritan said, "As sure as ever a Christian carves
for himself he'll cut his own fingers." "I will instruct thee and teach
thee in the way which thou shalt go," is God's promise to His people.
Let us, then, take all our perplexities to Him and say, "Lord, what wilt
thou have me to do?" Leave not thy chamber this morning without
_enquiring of the Lord_.--_Spurgeon._
=June 5th.=
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