To be near unto God - pagina 46
And this very
insignificance of our appearance there fit to meet our Lord. reahze And then God becomes great to us. his saying that he is Our Maker. His faithfulnesses present themselves to us. The arms of everlastmg compassion support and encircle us. Anxious Sadness of heart gives place to joy. thoughts become calm and glad. The soul becomes attuned to the worship of the eternal love of God. And when his Holy Spirit thus ministers to our spiritual needs and imparts his quickening touch, the hymn of praise rises from the heart and with us it is literal fact that God, our Maker, giveth us songs in the night.
renders us but the more
We
CRY, BUT
'T
To
THOU HEAREST
no hearing,
get
NOT."
as one stands at the closed
it is not opened, makes one anxious. then knocks harder, and when this brings no reply, he calls, and calls louder and louder. And
door, and
He
when
still
no sound
is
heard, and there comes no
answering voice, fear strikes the heart accident has befallen child or brother
knows
is
lest
some
whom
he
near.
To get no hearing, when in distress one has called for help, and has waited and waited for a response and it did not come, how often has it turned courage into dismay. To get no hearing What restlessness it brings when fear is harbored whether it is well with child, or brother far off, and one writes and wTites again, and no reply follows, and a telegram is sent with prepayment for an answer and no answer comes. To get no hearing! It makes the heart faint 1
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Bekijk de hele uitgave van dinsdag 1 januari 1918
Abraham Kuyper Collection | 620 Pagina's
Bekijk de hele uitgave van dinsdag 1 januari 1918
Abraham Kuyper Collection | 620 Pagina's