3. A Quote from T. Austin-Sparks (19)

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2. Hymn: I Have a Friend so Precious

Hymn: I Have a Friend so Precious

Author: Mrs. L. Shorey (1851-1951)

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1. I have a Friend so precious,
    So very dear to me,
    He loves me with a tender love,
    He loves me faithfully;
    I could not live apart from Him,
    I love to feel Him nigh;
    And so we dwell together,
    My Lord and I.

2. Sometimes I’m faint and weary,
    He knows that I am weak;
    And as He bids me lean on Him,
    His help I’ll gladly seek;
    He leads me in the path of light,
    Beneath a sunny sky;
    And so we dwell together,
    My Lord and I.

3. He knows how much I love Him,
    He knows I love Him well;
    But with what love He loveth me,
    My tongue can never tell;
    It is an everlasting love
    In ever rich supply;
    And so we dwell together,
    My Lord and I.

4. I tell Him all my sorrows,
    I tell Him all my joys,
    I tell Him all that pleases me,
    I tell Him what annoys;
    He tells me what I ought to do,
    He tells me what to try;
    And so we dwell together,
    My Lord and I.

5. He knows how I am longing
    Some weary soul to win,
    And so He bids me go and speak
    A loving word for Him;
    He bids me tell His wondrous love,
    And why He came to die;
    And so we dwell together,
    My Lord and I.

1. Hymn: O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord

Hymn: O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord

Author: Frederick W. Faber (1814-1863)

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1. O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord!
    Forgive me if I say,
    For very love, Thy sacred name
    A thousand times a day.

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O Jesus, Lord, with me abide;

I rest in Thee, whate‵er betide;

Thy gracious smile is my reward;

I love, I love Thee, Lord!

2. I love Thee so I know not how
    My transports to control;
    Thy love is like a burning fire
    Within my very soul.

3. For Thou to me art all in all;
    My honor and my wealth;
    My heart‵s desire, my body‵s strength,
    My soul‵s eternal health.

4. Burn, burn, O love, within my heart,
    Burn fiercely night and day,
    Till all the dross of earthly loves
    Is burned, and burned away.

5. O light in darkness, joy in grief,
    O heaven‵s life on earth;
    Jesus, my love, my treasure, who
    Can tell what Thou art worth?

6. What limit is there to this love?
    Thy flight, where wilt Thou stay?
    On, on! our Lord is sweeter far
    Today than yesterday.

3. Hymn: My Goal is God Himself

Hymn: My Goal is God Himself

Author: Frances Brook (1870-?)

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1. My goal is God Himself, not joy, nor peace,
    Nor even blessing, but Himself, my God;
    ’Tis His to lead me there—not mine, but His—
    At any cost, dear Lord, by any road.

2. So faith bounds forward to its goal in God,
    And love can trust her Lord to lead her there;
    Upheld by Him, my soul is following hard
    Till God hath full fulfilled my deepest prayer.

3. No matter if the way be sometimes dark,
    No matter though the cost be oft-times great,
    He knoweth how I best shall reach the mark,
    The way that leads to Him must needs be strait.

4. One thing I know, I cannot say Him nay;
    One thing I do, I press towards my Lord;
    My God my glory here, from day to day,
    And in the glory there my great Reward.

2. Hymn: Living for Jesus

Hymn: Living for Jesus

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm (1866-1960)

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1. Living for Jesus, a life that is true,
    Striving to please Him in all that I do;
    Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free,
    This is the pathway of blessing for me.

Refrein:

O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee,

For Thou, in Thy atonement, didst give Thyself for me;

I own no other Master, my heart shall be Thy throne;

My life I give, henceforth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.

2. Living for Jesus Who died in my place,
    Bearing on Calv’ry my sin and disgrace;
    Such love constrains me to answer His call,
    Follow His leading and give Him my all.

3. Living for Jesus, wherever I am,
    Doing each duty in His holy Name;
    Willing to suffer affliction and loss,
    Deeming each trial a part of my cross.

4. Living for Jesus through earth’s little while,
    My dearest treasure, the light of His smile;
    Seeking the lost ones He died to redeem,
    Bringing the weary to find rest in Him.

1. Hymn: Himself

Hymn: Himself

Author: A. B. Simpson (1843-1919)

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1. Once it was the blessing,
    Now it is the Lord;
    Once it was the feeling,
    Now it is His Word.
    Once His gift I wanted,
    Now the Giver own;
    Once I sought for healing,
    Now Himself alone.

Refrain:

All in all forever,

Only Christ I’ll sing;

Everything is in Christ,

And Christ is everything.

2. Once ’twas painful trying,
    Now ’tis perfect trust;
    Once a half salvation,
    Now the uttermost.
    Once ’twas ceaseless holding,
    Now He holds me fast;
    Once ’twas constant drifting,
    Now my anchor’s cast.

3. Once ’twas busy planning,
    Now ’tis trustful pray’r;
    Once ’twas anxious caring,
    Now He has the care.
    Once ’twas what I wanted,
    Now what Jesus says;
    Once ’twas constant asking,
    Now ’tis ceaseless praise.

4. Once it was my working,
    His it hence shall be;
    Once I tried to use Him,
    Now He uses me.
    Once the pow’r I wanted,
    Now the Mighty One;
    Once for self I labored,
    Now for Him alone.

5. Once I hoped in Jesus,
    Now I know He’s mine;
    Once my lamps were dying,
    Now they brightly shine.
    Once for death I waited,
    Now His coming hail;
    And my hopes are anchored,
    Safe within the veil.

9. Devotional: Waiting on Him

Devotional: Waiting on Him

Author: David Wilkerson (1931-2011)

    The prophet Samuel's command to King Saul was “Go to Gilgal and wait… I will come, and God will give you directions” (see 1 Samuel 10:8). 

    Saul’s only responsibility was to wait! God wanted to hear Saul say, “God keeps his word. Never once has a word from Samuel's lips fallen to the ground. God said I should wait for directions, and I will wait.”

    However, human pride often reasons, “God must not have meant it. Maybe I heard it wrong.” Instead of standing on God's word, we start trying to figure out things on our own. Lying in bed in the late hours, we say, “Lord, here's how I see it can be done.” It is wicked to do something very logical and reasonable when it is not God's clear word of direction. If you want to prove anything to God, prove you will patiently wait for him to act.

    “And Samuel said, ‘What have you done?’ Saul said, ‘When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed…. Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.’ And Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which he commanded you…. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.’” (1 Samuel 13:11-14, NKJV).

    Saul waited seven days, but that wait was unholy. He was impatient, angry, fearful, and pouting. We must wait with faith, believing that God cares for us and loves us, that he will be there on his time. This matter of waiting is so important that I must show you some scriptures to prove it.

    “And it will be said in that day: ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.’” (Isaiah 25:9).

    “For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides you, who acts for the one who waits for him” (Isaiah 64:4).

    Dear believer, let us wait patiently and in full faith for God to move!

8. A Quote from Warren W. Wiersbe (18)

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7. A Quote from C. H. Spurgeon (20)

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6. Devotional: My son, despise thou not the chastening of the Lord

Devotional: My son, despise thou not the chastening of the Lord
Author: James Smith (1802-1862)