He counts not hours with thee; No sun meets out for Him a daily round; Death is no mark for Him, the grave no bound. Ages His moments are A thousand years as nothing in His gaze; And thou may'st find it after many days. Sacred Offering. DECEMBER 30. "How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand."-Ps. cxxxix. 17, 18. O God of my salvation! teach me to rejoice; let me each day commence afresh the sum of Thy benefits, and may my soul forget not one of them! From the French. DECEMBER 31. "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith."-Heb. x. 22. "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever."-Heb. xiii. 8. Wouldest thou be bold against the Past, and all its evil memories ; Wouldest thou be safe amid the present-its dangers and temptations ; Wouldest thou be hopeful of the future, vague though it be, and endless? Commend the Past to God, with all its irrevocable harm, Humbly, but in cheerful trust; and banish vain regrets ; Come to Him, continually come, casting all the Present at His feet Boldly, but in prayerful love, and fling off selfish cares; Commit the Future to His will, the viewless fated Future; Zealously go forward with integrity, and God will bless thy faith. T |