What a Friend We Have in Jesus

". . . He is a friend who loves at all times, a brother born for adversity. His love, in its immutability, fullness, and perfection, is the great bulwark of their safety; and His friendship, is the joy of their hearts. He sticks closer than a brother, and never will fail or forsake the soul that trusts in Him. He performs all the kind offices of friendship . . . in sickness and health, in plenty and poverty, in life and death. He has Heaven and earth at His command, as the friend of the defenseless soul. He has all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, as the companion of the ignorant and fearful. He calls His people, friends, and presents Himself to them as their friend for their comfort, confidence, and joy. . ."

If We Could Hear Them Singing

O Christmas, merry Christmas, ‘Tis not so very long Since other voices blended With the carol and the song! If we could but hear them singing, As they are singing now, If we could but see the radiance Of the crown on each dear brow, There would be no sigh to smother, No hidden tear to flow, As we listen in the starlight To the “bells across the snow.” –Frances Ridley Havergal

The Light in the Clouds by Theodore L. Cuyler

"There is a great lack in all God's people who have never suffered; there is a great defect in the education of every Christian who has never had a sharp trial. The richest graces grow out of those ploughed fields where God puts the ploughshare of affliction deep into the very subsoil. I counsel you to gain the utmost benefit of every hard lot, and learn the richest and deepest lesson that God can write on any cloud of trial."

The Sure Evidence of God’s Fatherly Love

. . . chastenings are the sure evidence of God's fatherly love. William Bacon Stevens, "The Rainbow in the Cloud" 1856 The furnace of affliction is but the purifying agent to purge away our dross--that the great Refiner may see His own image reflected in purified souls. In furnishing the strongest and most Scriptural consolation which can be offered …

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Hardships Can Bring Us Closer to Our Father God

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.   John 13:7 Table of Contents: What is a father's responsibility?What is the duty of children?Our Heavenly Father loves us. He wants us to be in close fellowship with Him.Do ALL things work for the believer's good?More on …

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If We Could Hear Them Singing

O Christmas, merry Christmas, ‘Tis not so very long Since other voices blended With the carol and the song! If we could but hear them singing, As they are singing now, If we could but see the radiance Of the crown on each dear brow, There would be no sigh to smother, No hidden tear to flow, As we listen in the starlight To the “bells across the snow.”

A Bar of Steel Worth Five Dollars

A bar of steel worth five dollars, when wrought into horseshoes, is worth ten dollars. If made into needles, it is worth three hundred and fifty dollars. If made into into penknife blades, it is worth thirty-two thousand dollars. If made into into springs for watches it is worth two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. …

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Is Jesus in Your Boat?

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. Matthew 8:23-24Had the disciples put out to sea without Christ's bidding, they would not have had the same reason to …

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Enabled to Praise Him

He has enabled me to reply, "Blessed be the name of the Lord." Artwork by Noah Nolywaika | http://www.noahnolywaika.com Another comforting gem to add to the Grace Gems collection. (Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795)My good Friend, I never was more obliged to you than for your Christian sympathy with us in this time of need. …

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‘Walking With Jesus’ by Mary Winslow (Excerpts)

"We must sit at His feet, and believe that He does all things well. What we don’t know now, we shall know hereafter. The Judge of all the earth must do right." "Letters of Mary Winslow" 1774-1854 My heart feels for you, my dear friend, in your deep, deep trial. This present world is a …

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Patient Waiting

The objects of our hope are . . . all future, all good, and all promised. This present world is a land of hope. Heaven is a land of fruition. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Romans 8:25 The highest object of our hope …

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Thoughts for a Young Man on His Last Night on Earth

In my flesh shall I see God. Job 19:26 "Take realizing views of heaven’s bliss; think what it will be to you. 'Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty.' All earthly brightness fades and darkens as we gaze upon it, but here is a brightness which can never dim, a glory which can …

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Letter to a Stricken Soul -A.W. Pink

My dear brother, My heart goes out to you in sympathy in this dark hour, and I feel my helplessness to comfort you. The loss you have sustained is far greater than any human creature can make up--your suffering is too acute for any fellow-mortal to alleviate. I may endeavor to pour into your sorely-wounded …

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