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Morning & Evening
When a person is dear, everything connected with him becomes dear for his sake. Thus, so precious is the person of the Lord Jesus in the estimation of all true believers, that everything about him they consider to be inestimable beyond all price. “All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia,” said David,…
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Morning & Evening
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THE LOVE OF GOD
Amazing Grace Words and Music by Frederick M. Lehman, 1868–1953 The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17) Never has God’s eternal love been described more vividly than…
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Morning & Evening
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IMMORTAL LOVE – FOREVER FULL
Amazing Grace John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807–1892 To know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19) Love is Silence—when your words would hurt.Love is Patience—when your neighbor’s curt.Love is Deafness—when a scandal flows.Love is Thoughtfulness—for others’ woes.Love is Promptness—when stern duty calls.Love is…
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Morning & Evening
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LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVE EXCELLING
Amazing Grace Charles Wesley, 1707–1788 This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. (1 John 4:9) We must never underestimate the power of love in our human relationships—whether marriages, family, business associations, or friendships. The divine love of…
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Morning & Evening
Believer, look back through all thine experience, and think of the way whereby the Lord thy God has led thee in the wilderness, and how he hath fed and clothed thee every day—how he hath borne with thine ill manners—how he hath put up with all thy murmurings, and all thy longings after the flesh-pots…
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Morning & Evening
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JESUS, THOU JOY OF LOVING HEARTS
Amazing Grace Attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091–1153Translated by Ray Palmer, 1808–1887 I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. (John 15:11) This song is another of the fine hymn texts that originated during the Middle Ages. It is thought to have been…