http://www.wicwiki.org.uk/mediawiki/index.php?title=Morning_Day_20&feed=atom&action=historyMorning Day 20 - Revision history2024-03-29T06:53:18ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.24.2http://www.wicwiki.org.uk/mediawiki/index.php?title=Morning_Day_20&diff=120599&oldid=prevAdmin: Created page with "====20th Morning==== <strong>FOR SIMPLICITY OF FAITH </strong> <p align="justify">"In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You —..."2019-12-02T18:52:22Z<p>Created page with "====20th Morning==== <strong>FOR SIMPLICITY OF FAITH </strong> <p align="justify">"In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You —..."</p>
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<p align="justify">"In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation." </p><br />
<p align="justify">"Only believe." — Mark 5:36</p><br />
<p align="justify">O eternal, ever-blessed Fountain of all light — Source of all happiness — "God of all grace" — look down upon me this morning with that love which "You bear to Your own," as I venture anew into Your sacred presence. Let me enjoy a sweet season of fellowship with You. Let the world be shut out, and may I feel alone with God. "Under the shadow of Your wings would I rejoice." </p><br />
<p align="justify">I come in the nothingness of the creature, standing alone in the fullness of Jesus. I come, "just as I am, without one plea" — as a sinner, and as the "chief of sinners" — to You, almighty Savior. I seek to disown all creature confidence, and, with all the burden of my guilt, to cast myself, for time and for eternity, at Your feet. "Lord, save me, else I perish." I cannot stand in myself. I can stand only in Him who has stood so willingly a Surety for me — who is still at the right hand of the Majesty in the heavens, presenting my name, and my prayers, and my plea, before the throne. I <em>have </em>no other confidence, and I <em>need </em>no other. Jesus, I am complete in You. Let me not look inwardly on myself, where there is everything to sink me in despondency and dismay; but let me look with the undivided and unwavering eye of faith to Your bleeding sacrifice. I rejoice to think of the many robes in the Church triumphant Your blood has already made white. I rejoice to know that the same blood is free as ever — the same invitation is addressed as ever — the promise and the Promiser remain "faithful" as ever — "Him who comes to me I will in no wise cast out." </p><br />
<p align="justify">Lord, I come — I plead Your word. I come, irrespective of all I am, and all I have been. Magnify Your grace in me. Show me my utter beggary and wretchedness by nature — that every step to glory is a step of grace; and while, with childlike faith, I rest on the finished work of Jesus, may I have the same simple trust and confidence in all His dealings towards me. May I feel that the Shepherd of Israel cannot lead me wrong — that His own way must be the safest and the best. Lord, "undertake for me" — "I will follow You to prison and to death." Take me — lead me — use me, as You see good. If I need chastisement, give me chastisement. If I need rebuke, let me not complain under the rod. Let me trust a Father's word — a Father's love — a Father's discipline. "Though You slay me, yet will I trust in You." </p><br />
<p align="justify">And as for myself, so for all dear to me. I pray that it may please You, of Your infinite mercy, to visit them with Your salvation — to guide them by Your counsel — to overrule all life's changes and vicissitudes and trials for their well-being, and at last to bring them safe to Your eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ — to whom, with You, O Father, and You, O eternal Spirit, three in one in covenant for our redemption, be ascribed, all blessing, and honor, and glory, and praise, world without end. Amen. </p><br />
<p align="justify">"Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul." </p><br />
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