The sweeping away

The sweeping away of our earthly hopes

Often we do not learn the depth and riches of God's love, and the sweetness of His presence — until other joys vanish out of our hands, and other beloved idols fade away out of sight.

The loss of temporal things, seems ofttimes to be necessary to empty our hearts — that they may receive unseen and eternal realities. The door is never opened to Jesus, until the soul's dead joys are borne out; then, while it stands open, He enters bearing into it immortal joys.

How often is it true that the sweeping away of our earthly hopes , reveals the glory of our heart's refuge in God!

Someone has beautifully said, "Our refuges are like the nests of birds: in summer they are hidden among the green leaves — but in winter they are seen among the naked branches."

Worldly losses but strip off the foliage, and disclose to us our heart's warm nest in the bosom of God.

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