Deeper yet; meditations for the quiet hour .. . theLord, and thou shalt live. Thy very life isat stake. Thou mayest be dying before thybody decays. Thou art meant for a nobler 60 DEEPER YET. purpose than simply to breathe. Gods lifeis held out to thee. Seek that first. Thouwilt have no rest until thou findest thy restin him. Dost thou thirst for the livingGod ? Thank God that thou art thirsty, forthen thou wilt seek the eternal fountain, anddrink. Art thou hungry ? Thank God, forthen thou wilt press into the banquet oflove, and thou wilt be satisfied, and wilt re-ceive of his fulness. Thou sha
Deeper yet; meditations for the quiet hour .. . theLord, and thou shalt live. Thy very life isat stake. Thou mayest be dying before thybody decays. Thou art meant for a nobler 60 DEEPER YET. purpose than simply to breathe. Gods lifeis held out to thee. Seek that first. Thouwilt have no rest until thou findest thy restin him. Dost thou thirst for the livingGod ? Thank God that thou art thirsty, forthen thou wilt seek the eternal fountain, anddrink. Art thou hungry ? Thank God, forthen thou wilt press into the banquet oflove, and thou wilt be satisfied, and wilt re-ceive of his fulness. Thou shalt truly live only as thou artbound up in the bundle of life with thyLord. In the secret of his presence, likeMoses of old, thou mayest lift up thy weakhand, and, laying it in the hand of Omnipo-tence, thou wilt feel the thrill of the eternallife within thee; and thou canst sing in thevery hour of dying and in the presence ofdeath: **I live, I live forever. Thanks beunto God, who giveth me the victorythrough my Lord and Saviour, Jesus The Stimulus of Defeat. As for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered theeso to do.—DeuU i8: 14. HERE are certain providences ofGod with which we are not sofamiliar because we are not alwayssure that they are blessings, althoughfaith ought to accept Gods Word in disguise are not very popularwith us, because we cannot clearly seewhether they are friend or foe, nor can wealways make out their meaning. Is there any comfort in the thought thatit is much better for us in many instancesnot to have certain things } Next to getting,contentment is the cheerful willingness todo without many things. This experienceis so often beyond our understanding thatit makes us unhappy and discontented. Gods wisdom, which wrought so lov-ingly for the children of Israel, is still atwork among those who put their trust inhim. God leads, and he withholds. TheLord provides, and he denies. The Lord 61 62 DEEPER YET. has suffered us to do, and
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