[Songs in the Night - September 29]
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:17
WE MAY never become entirely satisfactory to
ourselves in thought, word, and deed while in the flesh;
and we may never, therefore, be entirely satisfactory
either to others; but we can, we should, we must, and
by the grace of God let us each resolve that we will,
attain to all of this so far as our hearts are concerned.
Nothing short of this will be satisfactory to our Lord,
to whom we are "betrothed" as members of the chaste,
virgin church.
If we fail to come up to this reasonable,
possible, standard, we will fail to make our calling and
election sure to a place in the bride company.
But if
we do these things, if at heart we are at this standard,
and are daily seeking to live it to the best of our ability,
the Heavenly Bridegroom will rejoice to own us as
members of his elect.
Oh, how much depends upon
our learning this lesson! Z'09-255 R4460:6 (Hymn 109)