THE SOWER

Ye sons of earth, prepare the plough,
Break up your fallow ground;
The sower is gone forth to sow,
And scatter blessings around.

The seed that finds a stony soil,
Shoots forth a hasty blade;
But ill repays the sower’s toil,
Soon withered, scorched, and dead.

The thorny ground is sure to balk
All hopes of harvest there;
We find a tall and sickly stalk,
But not the fruitful ear.

The beaten path and highway side
Receive the trust in vain;
The watchful birds the spoil divide,
And pick up all the grain.

But where the Lord of grace and power
Has blessed the happy field;
How plenteous is the golden store
The deep-wrought furrows yield!

Father of mercies, we have need
Of thy preparing grace;
Let the same hand that gives the seed,
Provide a fruitful place.

“And how is my dear child prospering? Are you looking out of self, where no good dwells, or looking unto Jesus, Who is all fair, and in Whose righteousness we are all fair too? Are you an unrighteous sinner, living by faith upon the perfect righteousness of the God-Man Christ Jesus? This is very hard, born as we are under a covenant of works, but we are born again under a covenant of grace; and as an old woman said to one who was preaching the law to her, “O, Sir, I have been taught that my Law-Giver is my Law-Fulfiller.” The effect of this righteousness is peace, quietness, and assurance. And holy living, too, will follow; for if our garments have been made white at such a cost, there will be a holy fear of spotting them. Keep near to Jesus, my beloved child, — near in prayer, near in reading His Word, near in hearing; and “they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” May God the Holy Ghost show you the fulness of Jesus. We must know our need to draw out of that fulness grace for grace. — Toplady.

“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.”

Psalm 95:2

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