Morning by Morning: The Devotions of Charles Spurgeon Expanded, Indexed, & Updated in Today's...

8/2/2019 Morning by Morning: The Devotions of Charles Spurgeon Expanded, Indexed, & Updated in Today's Language by Ji

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Kcbsslk Hevjtlj`bcs oy Fli _elib``

Eve`l`d oy Eve`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`(expb`heh, l`hexeh, b`h uphbteh l` tjhbys cb`dubde oy Fli _elib``),

tme kjipb`lj` vjcuie tj Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`

Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`(expb`heh, l`hexeh, b`h uphbteh l` tjhbys cb`dubde oy Fli _elib``),

tme kjipb`lj` vjcuie tj Eve`l`d oy Eve`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`

Iy Utijst ajr Mls Mldmest oy Jswbch Kmbioers(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)

[trebis l` tme Hesert6 ;11 Hblcy Hevjtlj`bc _ebhl`ds oy C. O. Kjwib`(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)

[trebis ajr Xee`s oy C. O. Kjwib`(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)

[trebis l` tme Hesert ajr Drbhubtes oy C. O. Kjwib`

(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)


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Ij`l`Ijr`l`

FLI _ELIB@@Ehltjr ja Uphbteh Ehltlj`s ja [trebis l` tme Hesert,

Iy Utijst ajr Mls Mldmest, b`h

Eve`l`d oy Eve`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`

Xme Hevjtlj`s jaKmbrces [purdej`

expb`heh, l`hexeh & uphbteh ehltlj` l` tjhbys cb`dubde


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VJ@HE_QB@

Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`

Kjpyrldmt ?>>= oy Fbies D. _elib``

Xmls tltce ls bcsj bvblcboce bs b Vj`hervb` eojjg.

Qlslt www.zj`hervb`.kji/eojjgs.

Vj`hervb`s ehltlj` ajriercy puoclsmeh bs Cjjg U`tj Ie

_equests ajr l`ajribtlj` smjuch oe bhhresseh tj6

Vj`hervb`, Drb`h _bplhs, Ilkmldb` 8

Clorbry ja Kj`dress Kbtbcjdl`d-l`-^uoclkbtlj` Hbtb

[purdej`, K. M. (Kmbrces Mbhhj ), 2=;8-2=>=.

L`kcuhes l`hex.

2. Hevjtlj`bc kbce`hbrs Obptlsts. ?. Oloce Hevjtlj`bc clterbture. L. _elib``, Fbies. LL. Xltce.

OQ8=22. [111< ?>2>

?8?.? hk?? ?>2>>;8?2?

Bcc [krlpture qujtbtlj`s, u`cess jtmerwlse l`hlkbteh, bre tbge` arji tme Mjcy Oloce, @ew L`ter`btlj`bc

Qerslj`, @LQ. Kjpyrldmt 2


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Xme [jvereld` CJ_H. . . wbge`s ie ijr`l`d oy ijr`l`d,

wbge`s iy ebr tj clste` clge j`e oel`d tbudmt.

Lsblbm 5>68


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Xme Mlstjry oeml`h Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d

Xme [jvereld` CJ_H. . . wbge`s ie ijr`l`d oy ijr`l`d,

wbge`s iy ebr tj clste` clge j`e oel`d tbudmt.

Lsblbm 5>68

[ecc bcc Wtme ojjgsY yju mbve . . . b`h ouy[purdej`

Xmese bre tme wjrhs ja tme `jteh twe`tletm-

ke`tury Derib` tmejcjdlb` Meciut Xmleclkge

(2= =1). L`kcuhl`d [purdej`s 28> ojjgs b`h

?5,>>> serij`s, me mbs sjie ?5 ilcclj` wjrhs

l` prl`t, ijre tmb` b`y jtmer Kmrlstlb` butmjr,

clvl`d jr hebh.

[purdej`s kj`verslj`

Kmbrces Mbhhj` [purdej` (Fu`e 2


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Xmus oedb` b clae auccy surre`hereh tj tme

Cjrh b`h Mls Tjrh.

[purdej`s cjve ja ehukbtlj`

Bctmjudm [purdej` èver fl`lsmeh kjccede jr

btte`heh seil`bry, lt wjuch oe b ilstbge tjkj`slher mli uèhukbteh. Mls persj`bc clorbry

kj`slsteh ja ijre tmb` 2?,>>> ojjgs, ijst, la

`jt bcc, me mbh rebh, typlkbccy rebhl`d slx ojjgs

per weeg. Me smbres mls cbkg ja ajribc seil`bry

trbl`l`d wltm tme clges ja Budustlè (;58 8;>),

Fjm` Kbcvl` (25>< 18), Hwldmt C. Ijjhy

(2=;4


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lll

tj tme strj`d lùe`ke [purdej` mbh j` Jswbch

Kmbioers, bs evlhe`keh oy mls wrltl`ds.

Cettle Kjwib` bppebrs tj mbve oee` drebtcy

lùe`keh oy [purdej` bs wecc. Mer [trebis l`

tme Hesertls b kjiplcbtlj` ja ijre tmb` ?5> kj`-

trloutjrs wmj lùe`keh mer clae, b`h [purdej`

ls qujteh tmlrty tlies, abr ijre tmb` b`y jtmer

kj`trloutjr. B`h bs L sblh l` tme l`trjhuktlj`

tj tme uphbteh ehltlj` ja [trebis l` tme Hesert,

tmere ls bcsj b tle oetwee` Jswbch Kmbioers b`h

Cettle Kjwib`, oekbuse tme Kjwib`s, wmj were

ilsslj`brles tj tme Jrle`t, j`ke l`vlteh Jswbch

Kmbioers tj il`lster wltm tmei l` Fbpb`.

Xmere ls tmus b mlstjrlk tle oetwee` bcc ajur ja

tmese e`hurl`d hevjtlj`bcs6 Iy Utijst ajr Mls

Mldmest, [trebis l` tme Hesert,Ijr`l d oy Ijr`-

l`d, b`hEve`l`d oy Eve`l`d.

[purdej s e`hurl`d cedbky

[purdej` j`ke heskrloeh mls bpprjbkm tj prebkm-

l`d wltm tmese wjrhs6 L tbge iy text b`h ibge

b oeeclè tj tme krjss ibgl`d mls iessbde

tliecess! B persj`bc arle`h ja mls j`ke wrjte6

Xme wjrg hjè oy K. M. [purdej` kb``jt

hle, ajr L j`ke mebrh mli sby, L oeseekm

yju tj clve `jt j`cy ajr tmls bde, out bcsj ajr

tme èxt. L wjuch l`d iy smbhjw tmrjudm

tme eter`bc bdes la L kjuch. Me mbs hjè lt.

Mls wjrg ls b` liperlsmboce bs tme trutm ja

Djh. Mls ieijry smbcc `jt abhe clge b vb`-

lsml`d stbr, `jr mls wjrgs oe ajrdjtte` clge

b hyl`d ekmj. Me wlcc smlè j`, èver kebs-

l`d tj orldmte` muib` clves oy tme trutm me

prebkmeh, tme wjrg me bkkjipclsmeh, b`h

tme stbl`cess clae me clveh.

[purdej` mbs oee` kbcceh tme drebtest prebkm-

er sl`ke tme bpjstce ^buc b`h mbs kjie tj oeg`jw` bs tme prl`ke ja prebkmers. Iy prbyer ls

tmbt yju, tme rebher, wlcc dbl` l`sldmt l`tj Djhs

Tjrh tmrjudm [purdej`s wjrg, expb`heh, l`-

hexeh, b`h uphbteh lÌjr`l d oy Ijr`l d, b`h

tmbt èw deèrbtlj`s ja rebhers wlcc hlskjver tme

tliecess trutms orjudmt tjdetmer oy [purdej`

Djhs u`kjiprjilsl`d servb`t.

Clge Boec, Kmbrces [purdej` jaaereh Djh b

oetter sbkrlflke, b`h bctmjudm me pbsseh l`tj

dcjry 22= yebrs bdj, oy abltm me stlcc spebgs, eve`

tmjudm me ls hebh (Meo. 2268).

Iby tme dcjry ja tme CJ_Hoe prblseh l` mls

hweccl`d pcbke! (Ezeg. ;62?).

Fli _elib``

[epteioer ?>2>

(_ebhers kjiie`ts bre weckjie bt

Fli_elib``.kji .)

Exkerpt arji[purdej`s Jrldl`bc

^reabke, Hekeioer 2=15

Ijr`l`d hevjtlj`s mbve bcwbys oee` hebr tj e`-

cldmteèh, mebve`-cjvl`d sjucs, b`h lt mbs oee`

tmelr ruce, èver tj see tme abke ja ib` tlcc tmey

mbve flrst see` tme abke ja Djh. Xmus, tme flrst aresm

mjur ja every ijr`l`d smjuch oe hehlkbteh tj tme

Cjrh, wmjse ierky dcbhhe`s lt wltm djche` cldmt.

La yju hj jt mbve tlie tj rebh ojtm tme ijr`-

l`d hevjtlj`bc b`h bt cebst jè kmbpter ja [krlp-

ture, L ebrèstcy e`trebt yju tj hlspe`se wltm tmls

ojjg, ajr L wjuch oe drebtcy drleveh tj g`jw tmbt

b`yjè rebh tme Tjrh ja Djh cess j` iy bkkju`t.

L mbve mbh lt l` iy mebrt tj cebh iy arle`hs tjsebrkm tmelr Oloces ijre tmb` ever, b`h tmereajre

L mbve kucceh pbssbdes jut ja kjrèrs b`h `jjgs

ja [krlpture, tmbt kurljslty ildmt cebh tj b sebrkm

ajr tmelr kj`text7 L wlcc oe hlsbppjl`teh l`heeh,

la, bater bcc, L arustrbte iy jw` purpjse oy hlvert-

l`d jè ijie`t ja tlie tj tme perusbc ja iy re-

ibrgs tmbt judmt tj mbve oee` dlve` tj sebrkml`d

tme Tjrh ja Djh ltseca.Tltm ib`y prbyers ajr Mebve`s ocessl`d

upj` tmls cbojr ja cjve, b`h wltm ebrèst requests

ajr tme prbyers ja tme abltmauc, tmls wjrg ls muiocy

hehlkbteh tj tme mj`jr ja tme Xrluè Femjvbm, b`h

respektauccy prese teh tj tme Kmrlstlb` Kmurkm.


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Hby 2

Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6

Lsrbecs webry wb`herl`ds were jw bt b` e`h,

b`h tme rest tmbt mbh oee` prjilseh wbs bt mb`h.

Xmere wjuch oe `j ijre rjvl`d te`ts, pjlsj`jus

s`bges, flerke Bibcegltes, `jr b`y mjwcl`d wl`h-

swept wlcherèss. Xmey mbh kjie tj tme cb`h

jwl`d wltm ilcg b`h mjèy (Ex. ;6=) b`h were

boce tj ebt ja tme drbl` bcrebhy drjwl`d tmere.Hebr Kmrlstlb`, permbps tmls wlcc oe tme kbse

ajr yju tmls yebr. Xmls ls b fjyauc prjspekt, b`h la

jur abltm ls bktlve, lt wlcc ylech pure u`vbr`lsmeh

hecldmt. Ajr Djhs pejpce tj oe dlve` tme ocessl`d

ja restl`d l` Fesus ls b` upclatl`d tmjudmt l`heeh,

b`h tj see tme dcjry ja lt l` tmls clae ls b hjuoce

ocessl`d. Uòeclea iby kbuse us tj smuhher bt

tme Fjrhb` tmbt stlcc sepbrbtes us arji tme ^rji-lseh Cb`h, out we iby rest bssureh tmbt tmls clae

mbs bcrebhy kbuseh us ijre pbl` b`h trlbcs tmb`

hebtm bt lts wjrst kjuch l`lkt. [j iby we ob`lsm

every aebr b`h, l`stebh, refjlke wltm exkeehl`dcy

drebt fjy bt tme prjspekt tmbt tmls yebr we kjuch

bktubccy oedl` jur tlie tj oe wltm tme Cjrh ajr-

ever (2 Xmess. 8624).

Ja kjurse, b ùioer ja us wlcc reibl` j`

ebrtm tmls yebr l` jrher tj serve tme Cjrh. La tmls

ls tme kbse ajr us, tmere ls stlcc `j rebsj` wmy

tjhbys verse wjuch `jt oe true. Te wmj mbve

oecleveh e`ter tmbt rest (Meo. 86;). Xme prji-

lseh Mjcy [plrlt . . . ls b hepjslt dubrb`teel`d jur

l`merltb`ke (Epm. 262; 28), wmlkm mbs bcrebhy

oee` drb`teh tj us mere oecjw. Xmjse bojve bre

sekure l` mebve` fust bs we bre sekure l` Kmrlst

Fesus7 tmjse l` mebve` bre vlktjrljus b`h we ex-

perle`ke vlktjrles bs wecc. Xme mebve`cy oel`ds

e`fjy kjiiu`lj` wltm tme Cjrh, yet tmls ls `jt

he`leh tj us7 tmey rest l` Mls cjve, b`h we mbve

peraekt pebke l` Mli7 b`h tmey sl`d Mls prblses, b

prlvlcede we smbre l` jrher tj ocess Mli.

Xmls yebr we wlcc dbtmer mebve`cy arult j`

ebrtmcy drju`h wmere abltm b`h mjpe mbve turèh

tme hesert l`tj tme Cjrhs dbrhe`. La ie` bte tme

orebh ja b`decs (^s. 4=6?5) cj`d bdj, wmy `jt

tjhby:

Iby Djh drb`t us tme drbke tj aeeh j` Fesus

b`h tmereoy ebt ja tme arult ja tme cb`h ja Kb`bb`

tmls yebr!

Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6

Lt seeis we jate` bpprjbkm b èw yebr wltm

ilxeh eijtlj`s, sjietlies mesltb`t tj cet dj ja

tme pbst, eve` bs hlaflkuct bs jur pbst yebr iby

mbve oee`. Te te`h tj vlew tme pbst wltm tme lheb

tmbt bt cebst lt ls sjietml`d g`jw`, wmlce we vlew

tme auture bs b kjipcete u`g`jw`. Ajr oeclevers,

mjwever, tmls smjuch `jt oe tme kbse. Bctmjudm

we hj `jt g`jw tme auture l` hetblc, we g`jw tme

Jè wmj mbs ibhe drebt prjilses tj us bs Me

dulhes us tmere.

Ajr L g`jw tme pcb`s L mbve ajr yju,

hekcbres tme CJ_H, pcb`s tj prjsper yju b`h

`jt tj mbri yju, pcb`s tj dlve yju mjpe b`h b

auture. Xme` yju wlcc kbcc upj` ie b`h kjie

b`h prby tj ie, b`h L wlcc clste` tj yju. \ju

wlcc seeg ie b`h fl`h ie wme` yju seeg ie

wltm bcc yjur mebrt.

Fereilbm ?


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Hby ?


Lt ls l`terestl`d tj `jte tme cbrde pjrtlj` ja

Djhs sbkreh Tjrh hehlkbteh tj tme suofekt ja

prbyer, eltmer l` heclverl`d exbipces tj ajccjw,

heib`hl`d joehle`ke tj lts trutm, jr hekcbrl`d

prjilses redbrhl`d lt. Te kb` skbrkecy jpe` tme

Oloce oeajre qulkgcy rebhl`d, Bt tmbt tlie ie`

oedb` tj kbcc j` tme `bie ja tme CJ_H (De`.86?1), b`h fust oeajre kcjsl`d tme Ocesseh Qjcuie,

tme Bie` (_ev. ??6?2) ja b purpjseauc petltlj`

rebkmes jur ebrs.

Exbipces bre pce`tlauc. L` tmls ojjg we fl`h

b wrestcl`d Fbkjo (De`. ;?6?? ;?), b Hb`lec wmj

prbyeh tmree tlies b hby (Hb`. 162>), b`h b Hb-

vlh wmj kbcceh upj` mls Djh wltm bcc mls mebrt

(^s. 55621, =162?). Te see Eclfbm j` b iju`tbl`(2 Gl`ds 2=621 81) b`h ^buc b`h [lcbs l` b prls-

j` (Bkts 21621 8>). Te fl`h iuctltuhes ja kji-

ib`hs b`h iyrlbhs ja prjilses.

Tmbt hj tmese tebkm us, exkept tme sbkreh li-

pjrtb`ke b`h èkesslty ja prbyer: Te kb` oe ker-

tbl` tmbt wmbtever Djh mbs ibhe sj prjilè`t

l` Mls Tjrh, Me l`te`hs tj oe kj`splkujuscy evl-

he`t l` jur clves. La Me sbys sj iukm bojut prbyer,lt ls oekbuse Me g`jws mjw iukm we èeh lt. Jur

èehs bre sj heep tmbt we iust `jt kebse tj prby

u`tlc we bre l` mebve`.

Hj yju aeec yju mbve `j èehs: Xme` L aebr

yju hj `jt g`jw yjur true pjverty. Hj yju mbve

`j heslre jr ierky tj bsg ja Djh: Xme` iby tme

Cjrh l` Mls ierky smjw yju yjur ilsery, ajr b

prbyer-cess sjuc ls b Kmrlst-cess sjuc!^rbyer ls tme struddcl`d speekm ja tme oeclev-

l`d làb`t, tme wbr kry ja tme fldmtl`d oeclever,

b`h tme requlei ja tme hyl`d sbl`t abccl`d bsceep

l` tme bris ja Fesus. Lt ls tme orebtm, tme pbss-

wjrh, tme kjiajrt, tme stre`dtm, b`h tme prlvlcede

ja b Kmrlstlb`. [j la yju bre b kmlch ja Djh, yju

wlcc seeg yjur Abtmers abke b`h clve l` yjur Ab-

tmers cjve.

^rby tmbt tmls yebr yju wlcc oe mjcy, muioce,

hevjteh, b`h hlclde`t7 tmbt yju wlcc mbve kcjser

kjiiu`lj` wltm Kmrlst, jate` e`terl`d tme ob`-

quet rjji ja Mls cjve. ^rby tmbt yju wlcc oe b` ex-

bipce b`h b ocessl`d tj jtmers, b`h tmbt yju wlcc

clve ijre b`h ijre ajr tme dcjry ja yjur Ibster.

Iby jur ijttj tmls yebr oe6 Hevjte yjur-

secves tj prbyer.


La, bs [purdej` sbys, B prbyer-cess sjuc ls

b Kmrlst-cess sjuc, mjw ib`y ja us dj tmrjudm

jur hby wltmjut Mli: Mjw ls lt tmbt we prjaess

tj g`jw tme Cjrh, kcblil`d Mli bs jur arle`h,

yet spe`h sj clttce tlie kjiiu`l`d wltm Mli l`

prbyer:

Jur Cjrh Fesus set b oebutlauc exbipce ajr us

l` kjiiu`l`d wltm Mls mebve`cy Abtmer. Qery

ebrcy l` tme ijr`l`d, wmlce lt wbs stlcc hbrg, Fesus

djt up, ceat tme mjuse b`h we`t jaa tj b sjcltbrypcbke, wmere me prbyeh (Ibrg 26;5). Jur Cjrh

prbyeh jate` bt tme oedl``l`d ja Mls hby, oe-

ajre ib`y ja Mls ilrbkces, oeajre Mls iebcs, b`h

oeajre b`h hurl`d Mls kruklflxlj`, fust tj `bie

b aew jkkbslj`s. Me prbyeh ajr tme cjst, ajr Mls

hlsklpces, ajr Mls eèiles, ajr tme wjrch, b`h ajr

Mliseca. Ib`y ja Mls prbyers bre rekjrheh l` Mls

Tjrh tj tebkm us mjw tj prby, wme` tj prby, b`hajr wmji tj prby.

La Fesus, tme peraekt [j` ja Djh, èeheh sukm

tlies wltm Mls Abtmer, mjw iukm ijre hj we:

Fbùbry ?

Hevjte yjursecves tj prbyer.

Kjcjsslb`s 86?


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Hby ;


Fesus Kmrlst ls Mliseca tme sui tjtbc ja tme

kjve`b`t, b`h, bs jè ja lts dlats, Me ls tme pjs-

sesslj` ja every oeclever. Hebr Kmrlstlb`, bre yju

boce tj abtmji wmbt yju mbve rekelveh l` Mli,

ajr l` Kmrlst bcc tme auccèss ja tme Helty clves l`

ojhlcy ajri (Kjc. ?64 24==


\es, Kmrlst ls yjurs! B`h yju mbve tme bssur-

b`ke tmbt tme auture ja yjur l`merltb`ke hjes`t

hepe`h upj` yju. \ju mbve b` l`merltb`ke tmbt

kb` èver perlsm, spjlc jr abhe gept l` mebve`

ajr yju (2 êter 268).

@jtlke wmbt tmls verse hjes`t sby, Gept l`

mebve` oy yju. @j, lt ls gept ajr yju! Xme pbs-sbde djes j` tj sby tmbt yju yjurseca bre smlecheh

oy Djhs pjwer (2 êter 265). Tltm tmbt l` il`h,

wmji smjuch we aebr:

[j we sby wltm kj`flhe`ke, Xme Cjrh ls iy

mecper7 L wlcc `jt oe barblh. Tmbt kb` ib` hj tj

ie: (Meo. 2;61). B`h we prby bcj`d wltm tme

bpjstce êter,

^rblse oe tj tme Djh b`h Abtmer ja jurCjrh Fesus Kmrlst! L` mls drebt ierky me mbs

dlve` us ew olrtm l`tj b clvl`d mjpe(2 êter

26;).

Fbùbry ;

L . . . wlc c ibge yju tj oe b

kjve`b`t ajr tme pejpce.

Lsblbm 8


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Hby 8


Drjw l` drbke `jt fust l` sjiedrbke

out l` bcc drbke. Drjw l` tme rjjt ja bcc drbke,

wmlkm ls abltm. Oecleve Djhs prjilses ijre

flricy tmb` ever. Bccjw yjur abltm tj l`krebse l`

lts auccèss, flrièss, b`h slipclklty.

Drjw bcsj l` cjve. Bsg Djh tj stretkm yjur cjve

b`h ibge lt ijre l`te`se b`h prbktlkbc, tj tmepjl`t ja lùe`kl`d yjur every tmjudmt, wjrh,

b`h bktlj`.

Drjw l` muilclty tjj. [eeg tj oe u``jtlkeh

b`h tj ijre auccy rekjd`lze yjur jw` `jtml`d-

èss. \et bs yju drjw hjw`wbrh l` muilclty,

bcsj seeg tj drjw upwbrh, wmere yju wlcc mbve

kcjser tlies wltm Djh tmrjudm prbyer b`h ijre

l`tlibte aeccjwsmlp wltm Fesus.

Iby Djh tme Mjcy [plrlt e`boce yju tj drjw l`

tme g`jwcehde ja jur Cjrh b`h [bvljr. La yju bre

`jt drjwl`d l` tme g`jwcehde ja Fesus, yju bre

reausl`d tj oe ocesseh. Xj g`jw Mli ls eter`bc

clae (Fjm` 246;) b`h tj drjw l` tme g`jwcehde ja

Mli ls tj l`krebse l` mbpplèss. La yju hj jt cj`d

tj g`jw Kmrlst ijre, tme` yju hj `jt yet g`jw

Mli bt bcc. La yju mbve slppeh ja tmls wlè, yju

wlcc tmlrst ajr ijre. Ajr bctmjudm Kmrlst kertbl`cy

sbtlsfles, Me orl`ds sukm b sbtlsabktlj` tmbt yjur

bppetlte ls `jt que`kmeh out slipcy wmetteh.

La yju g`jw tme cjve ja Fesus, bs tme heer

pb`ts ajr strebis ja wbter (^s. 8?62), sj tjj yjur

tmlrsty mebrt wlcc pb`t ajr heeper hrl`gs arji tme

wecc ja Mls cjve. La, mjwever, yju hj `jt heslre tj

g`jw Mli oetter, yju hj `jt cjve Mli ajr cjve

bcwbys krles jut, @ebrer! @ebrer!Xme bose`ke ja Kmrlst ls mecc out tme pres-

e`ke ja Fesus ls mebve`. @ever rest jr oe kj`te`t

u`tlc yju mbve b` ever-l`krebsl`d l`tlibky wltm

Fesus. [eeg tj g`jw ijre ja Mli, tj g`jw ijre

ja Mls hlvlè `bture, Mls muib`lty, Mls fl`lsmeh

wjrg, Mls hebtm, Mls resurrektlj`, Mls ever-prese`t

dcjrljus l`terkesslj` j` yjur oembca, b`h Mls au-

ture retur` bs Gl`d ja gl`ds (_ev. 24628).

Kcl`d tj tme krjss ja Kmrlst b`h sebrkm jut

tme iysterles ja Mls wju`hs. B drjwl`d cjve ajr

Fesus b`h b ijre kjipcete u`herstb`hl`d ja Mls

cjve ajr us ls jè ja tme oest tests ja b clae trucyexperle`kl`d splrltubc drjwtm l` drbke.


Ib`y prjaessl`d Kmrlstlb`s cbkg b pbsslj` tj

g`jw Fesus l`tlibtecy, b`h bs [purdej` sbys, La

yju hj `jt cj`d tj g`jw Kmrlst ijre, tme` yju

hj `jt yet g`jw Mli bt bcc. ^buc sblh tj us bs

oeclevers, L geep bsgl`d tmbt tme Djh ja jur CjrhFesus Kmrlst, tme dcjrljus Abtmer, iby dlve yju tme

[plrlt ja wlshji b`h revecbtlj`, sj tmbt yju iby

g`jw mli oetter(Epm. 2624).

[plrltubc mebctm ieb`s oel`d j` b pbtm tj

g`jw Kmrlst oetter, b`h jè ja tme oebutlauc bs-

pekts ja wbcgl`d wltm Mli ls tmbt we wlcc oe hls-

kjverl`d tme e`hcess heptms ja Mls cjve b`h drbke

ajrever.

^buc sbys, l` eaaekt, tj g`jw sjietml`d tmbt

ls bktubccy u`g`jwboce. L prby tmbt yju . . . iby

mbve pjwer . . . tj drbsp mjw wlhe b`h cj`d b`h

mldm b`h heep ls tme cjve ja Kmrlst, b`h tj g`jw

tmls cjve tmbt surpbsses g`jwcehde tmbt yju

iby oe flcceh tj tme iebsure ja bcc tme auccèss ja

Djh (Epm. ;624 2


14/70

Hby 5


Cldmt ls djjh oekbuse lt sprb`d arji tme he-

kree ja Djjhèss Mliseca6 Cet tmere oe cldmt

(De`. 26;). \et we wmj e`fjy lts oeèflts smjuch

oe ijre drbteauc ajr lt tmb` we bre b`h smjuch see

ijre ja Djh l` lt b`h tmrjudm lt.

Bkkjrhl`d tj [jcjij`, pmyslkbc cldmt ls

sweet (Ekkc. 2264), out tme cldmt ja tme djspec lsl`fl`ltecy ijre prekljus, ajr lt revebcs eter`bc

tml`ds b`h il`lsters tj jur liijrtbc `bture.

Tme` tme Mjcy [plrlt dlves us tmls splrltubc cldmt

b`h jpe`s jur eyes tj oemjch tme dcjry ja Djh l`

tme abke ja Fesus Kmrlst, suhhe`cy we see tme stbl`

ja sl` b`h jur jw` mecpcess pjsltlj`. Te see tme

Ijst Mjcy Djh bs Me revebcs Mliseca, tme pcb` ja

ierky Me mbs set ajrtm, b`h tme wjrch tj kjie bs

Mls Tjrh heskrloes lt.

[plrltubc cldmt smlès wltm tme rbys ja every

kjcjr ja b prlsi, out wmetmer tmey bre g`jwcehde,

fjy, mjclèss, jr clae, tmey bre bcc hlvlècy djjh.

\et mjw iukm ijre dcjrljus iust oe tme cldmt

sml`l`d arji Mls tmrjè b`h tme mebve`cy pcbke

wmere Me revebcs Mliseca!

J Cjrh, sl`ke \jur cldmt ls sj djjh, dlve us

ijre b h ijre ja \jurseca, tme true Cldmt.

Ja kjurse, bs sjj` bs sjietml`d djjh kbie

l`tj tme wjrch, b hlvlslj` oekbie èkessbry.

Cldmt b`h hbrgèss kb` mbve `j aeccjwsmlp. ([ee

? Kjr. 1628.) Xmereajre, sl`ke Djh hlvlheh tmei,

cets `jt kjàuse tmei. Kmlchre` ja cldmt iust

`jt mbve aeccjwsmlp wltm tme heehs, hjktrlès, jr

hekelts ja hbrgèss. Xmey iust oe sjoer, mjèst,

b`h ojch l` hjl`d tme Cjrhs wjrg, cebvl`d tme

wjrgs ja hbrgèss tj tmjse wmj wlcc hwecc l` tmbt

hbrgèss ajr eter`lty.

Jur kmurkmes smjuch exerklse tme hlsklpclè ja

hlvlhl`d cldmt arji hbrgèss, b`h we bs oeclevers

hlstl`ktcy sepbrbteh arji tme wjrch smjuch

hj tme sbie. Jur fuhdie`t, jur bktlj`s, jur re-

cbtlj`smlps, wmbt we mebr, wmbt we tebkm l`

bcc ja tmese we iust hlsker` oetwee` wmbt

ls prekljus b`h wmbt ls vlce. Te iust ibl`tbl`

tme hrbibtlk hlstl`ktlj` tme Cjrh ibhe j` tme

wjrchs very flrst hby.

J Cjrh Fesus, oe jur cldmt tmrjudm tmls

e`tlre hby, ajr \jur cldmt ls tme cldmt ja ie`

(Fjm` 268).


Cldmt b`h hbrgèss bre hlstl`kt jppjsltes b`h

ebkm hlspcbys lts jw` u`lque prjpertles. Fjm` 265

sbys, Xme cldmt smlès l` tme hbrgèss, out tme

hbrgèss mbs `jt u`herstjjh lt. Xme @LQ text

`jte, mjwever, dlves tmls bcter`bte trb`scbtlj` ja

tme Dreeg6 Xme cldmt smlès l` tme hbrgèss, out

tme hbrgèss mbs `jt jverkjie.

Hbrgèss kb``jt jverkjie cldmt. Kj`slher

tmls slipce exbipce6 yju jpe` tme hjjr ja yjur

u`clt kcjset wmlce stb`hl`d l` yjur wecc-clt oeh-

rjji. Tmbt mbppe`s: Hjes tme hbrgèss splcc

jver l`tj tme oehrjji: Ja kjurse `jt. Xme cldmt

jverkjies tme hbrgèss b`h yju kb` jw see l`tj

tme j`ke hbrg kcjset. \et tme cldmt l` tme oehrjji

mbs `jt oee` hlil`lsmeh. [plrltubc cldmt mbs tmls

sbie u`lque qubclty ja pmyslkbc cldmt lt wlcc

bcwbys jverkjie hbrgèss.

Cjrh, iby \jur cldmt smlè tmrjudm ie

l`tj b hbrg b`h hyl`d wjrch.

Fbùbry 5

Djh sbw tmbt tme cldmt wbs djjh,

b`h me sepbrbteh tme cldmt arji tme hbrgèss.

Deèsls 268


15/70

Hby 1


Xmere ls `j oetter wby tj sjjtme sjrrjw tmb`

tj g`jw, Me kbres ajr ie! Hebr oeclever, hj `jt

hlsmj`jr tme Kmrlstlb` abltm oy bcwbys exmlolt-

l`d b aurrjweh orjw ja wjrry. L`stebh, kbst yjur

ourhe` upj` yjur Cjrh. Tmy hj yju kj`tlùe tj

stbdder oeèbtm b weldmt yjur Abtmer wjuch `jt

eve` aeec: Tmbt iby seei tj oe b krusml`d our-he` tj yju wjuch `jt biju`t tj tme weldmt ja b

spekg ja hust tj Mli. @jtml`d ls bs sweet bs tj6

Cle pbsslve l` Djhs mb`hs,

B`h tj g`jw `j wlcc out Mls.

Tlcclbi [. ^cuier, 2=>? 2==>

J kmlch ja suaaerl`d, oe pbtle`t. \jur sjvereld`

Djh mbs jt pbsseh jver jr ajrdjtte` yju. Me wmj

aeehs tme spbrrjws wlcc bcsj prjvlhe everytml`d

yju èeh. Hj`t dlve up l` hespblr mjpe j`!

Mjpe ajrever! Use tme webpj`s ja abltm bdbl`st

tme sebs ja trjuoce b`h uctlibtecy yjur ajes wlcc

oe heaebteh b`h yjur hlstress wlcc kjie tj b` e`h.

Xmere ls Jè wmj kbres ajr yju. Mls eye ls

flxeh upj` yju, Mls mebrt oebts wltm plty ajr yjur

suaaerl`d, b`h Mls ji`lpjte`t mb`h wlcc `jt ablc

tj prjvlhe yju mecp. Eve` tme hbrgest stjri kcjuhwlcc oe skbttereh l`tj smjwers ja ierky b`h tme

hbrgest `ldmt wlcc dlve wby tj tme ijr`l`d su`.

La yju bre b ieioer ja Mls abilcy, Me wlcc ol`h

yjur wju`hs b`h mebc yjur orjge` mebrt. @ever

hjuot Mls drbke oekbuse ja tme trjuoces l` yjur

clae, out oecleve Me cjves yju fust bs iukm hurl`d

tme sebsj`s ja trjuoce bs l` tlies ja mbpplèss.

Mjw qulet b`h pebkeauc yjur clae wjuch oe la

yju wjuch j`cy cebve tme wjrg ja prjvlhl`d tj

tme very Djh ja prjvlhe`ke! Tltm j`cy b mb`hauc

ja jur l` b fbr b`h b clttce jlc l` b fud (2 Gl`ds

2462?), Eclfbm jutclveh tme abilè b`h yju wlcc

hj tme sbie.

La Djh kbres ajr yju, wmy smjuch yju kbre tjj:

La yju trust Mli wltm yjur sjuc, kb`t yju trust

Mli wltm yjur ojhy: Me mbs èver reauseh tjoebr yjur ourhe`s, `jr mbs me ever abl`teh u`-

herèbtm tmelr weldmt.

Kjie tme`, hebr sjuc. Oe hjè wltm aret-

tl`d b`h wjrry cebve bcc yjur kj`ker`s l` tme

mb`hs ja yjur drbkljus Djh.


Aebr b`h wjrry bre sl`s, yet we jate` tml`g jatmei bs slipcy lèvltboce b`h, tmereajre, tjcerbte

tmei l` jur clves. ^buc stbteh, Everytml`d tmbt

hjes `jt kjie arji abltm ls sl (_ji. 286?;). \et

arji tme Tjrh we fl`h tmbt abltm kb` kjexlst wltm

sjie hjuot. Kj`slher tme ib` wmj orjudmt mls

sj` tj Fesus ajr mebcl`d, wmj sblh, L hj oecleve7

mecp ie jverkjieiy uòeclea! (Ibrg


16/70

Hby 4


@j oeclever mbs ever clveh mls e`tlre clae ajr

Kmrlst. Me oedb` tj hj sj j`cy bater Djh tme Mjcy

[plrlt kj`vlkteh mli ja sl` b`h wme` oy drbke

me wbs orjudmt tj see tme hyl`d [bvljr ibgl`d

b prjpltlbtlj` ajr mls dulct tmbt ls, oekjil`d b

sbkrlflke tmbt sbtlsfleh tme wrbtm ja Djh ajr mls

sl`. J`cy arji tmbt ijie`t ja èw b`h mebve`cyolrtm hlh tme ew oeclever oedl` tj clve ajr Kmrlst.

Xj oeclevers, Fesus ls tme jè pebrc ja drebt

prlke (Ibtt. 2;681 GFQ) ajr wmji we bre wlcc-

l`d tj ajrsbge everytml`d ecse we mbve. Me mbs sj

kjipcetecy oekjie tme cjve ja jur mebrt tmbt lt

oebts sjcecy ajr Mli. Ajr Mls dcjry bcjè we clve

b`h we wjuch wlccl`dcy hle tj heae`h Mls djspec.

Me mbs oekjie tme pbtter` ajr jur clae b`h tme

ijhec bater wmlkm we skucpt jur kmbrbkter.

^bucs wjrhs mere ieb` ijre tmb` ijst

pejpce tml`g. Ib`y oecleve me wbs lipcyl`d tmbt

Kmrlst wbs tme purpjse b`h jofektlve ja mls clae.

@j! ^bucs clae ltseca wbs Fesus. L` tme wjrhs ja

b`jtmer b`kle`t sbl`t, ^buc bte, hrb`g, b`h scept

eter`bc clae. Fesus wbs mls very orebtm, tme sjuc ja

mls sjuc, tme mebrt ja mls mebrt, b`h tme clae ja mls

clae.

Bs b prjaessl`d Kmrlstlb`, kb` yju sby tmbt

yju clve up tj tmls lhebc: Kb` yju mjèstcy sby

tmbt ajr yju tj clve ls Kmrlst: Bre yjur ouslèss

hebcl`ds hjè ajr Kmrlst jr bre tmey hjè ajr yjur

jw` oeèflt jr tmbt ja yjur abilcy:

Mbve yju bsgeh yjurseca, Ls iy prlibry pur-

pjse l` clae tj clve ajr Kmrlst: Ajr b Kmrlstlb` lt

smjuch oe. La sjiejè prjaesses tj clve ajr Kmrlst,mjw kb` me clve ajr b`jtmer purpjse wltmjut

kjiilttl`d splrltubc bhuctery:

Ib`y Kmrlstlb`s clve ajr Mli tj b kertbl` he-

dree, out wmj kb` kcbli tj clve wmjccy ajr Mli bs

tme bpjstce ^buc hlh: \et tmls bcjè ls tme true clae

ja b Kmrlstlb`. Lt ls lts sjurke, lts suste`b`ke, lts

pbtter`, lts purpjse, bcc orjudmt tjdetmer l` jè

persj` Kmrlst Fesus.

Cjrh, bkkept ie. Xjhby L prese`t iyseca tj

\ju, prbyl`d tj clve j`cy l` \ju b`h ajr \ju.Iby L oe bs tme oucc stb`hl`d oetwee` tme

pcjw b`h tme bctbr wmetmer tj wjrg jr tj

oe sbkrlflkeh.

Iby iy ijttj oe6 Li rebhy ajr eltmer!


Tmbt b` l`krehloce stb`hbrh [purdej` cbys

hjw` ajr us! Me bsgs, Tmj kb` kcbli tj clvewmjccy ajr WKmrlstY bs tme bpjstce ^buc hlh:

\et reieioer, oeclever, ^buc wbs slipcy esm

b`h ocjjh. Me struddceh wltm tme sbie teiptb-

tlj`s tmbt cebh us tj tme splrltubc bhuctery [pur-

dej` wbr`s bdbl`st. Tmj ja us, mjwever, kb` sby

wltmjut reservbtlj`, bs ^buc hlh, Tmbtever yju

mbve cebrèh jr rekelveh jr mebrh arji ie, jr

see` l` ie put lt l`tj prbktlke: (^mlc. 86


17/70

Hby =


Tmbt drebt ieb`l`d ls u`velceh b`h hls-

kcjseh oy tmese wjrhs! Lt wjuch oe prjfltboce,

yet muiocl`d, tj pbuse ajr b ijie`t tj kj`slher

tmls sbh sldmt. Xme dulct l`vjcveh l` jur puoclk

wjrsmlp lts mypjkrlsy, ajribclty, cugewbri-

èss, lrrevere`ke, jur wb`herl`d mebrts, b`h jur

ajrdetaucèss ja Djh ls jverwmecil`d! Jurwjrg ajr tme Cjrh lts strlvl`d, secflsmèss,

kbrecessèss, cbzlèss, b`h uòeclea ls b rjt-

tl`d ibss! Jur prlvbte tlies ja hevjtlj` tmelr

cbxèss, kjchèss, èdcektaucèss, sceeplèss, b`h

vb`lty bre b iju`tbl` ja hebh ebrtm! B`h la

we cjjgeh eve` ijre kbreauccy, we wjuch fl`h

tmls dulct tj oe abr drebter tmb` lt bppebrs bt flrst

ocusm.

Hr. Ehwbrh ^bysj` (24=; 2=?4), l` b cetter

tj mls orjtmer, wrjte, Iy pbrlsm, b`h iy jw`

mebrt, ls iukm tme sbie bs tme dbrhe` ja b scud-

dbrh. Tmbt ls wjrse, L fl`h ib`y ja iy heslres

tj reiehy eltmer sltubtlj` stei arji iy jw`

prlhe, vb`lty, jr cbzlèss. L see weehs jvertbgl`d

iy dbrhe` b`h slipcy orebtme jut b wlsm tmbt

tmey were erbhlkbteh. Out wmy: Tmbt prjipts

iy wlsm: êrmbps lts sj L iby sby tj iyseca wmbtb` jrhercy dbrhe` L mbve. Xmls ls prlhe! Jr ibyoe

lts oekbuse L wb`t iy èldmojrs tj cjjg jver tme

wbcc b`h sby mjw wj`herauccy wecc iy dbrhe` ls

jurlsml`d. Xmls ls vb`lty! ermbps L wlsm ajr tme

hestruktlj` ja tme weehs slipcy oekbuse Li sj

tlreh ja puccl`d tmei up. Xmls ls cbzlèss!

Xme trutm mere ls tmbt eve` jur heslres ajr

mjclèss kb` oe pjccuteh oy wrj`d ijtlves. Eveù`her tme dreeèst drbss, wjris bre mlhl`d, b`h

we hj`t èeh tj cjjg very cj`d tj hlskjver tmei.

\et mjw upclatl`d ls tme tmjudmt tmbt wme`

jur Mldm rlest ojre tme dulct l`vjcveh l` tme sb-

kreh dlats Me wjre upj` Mls ajremebh tme wjrhs

MJCL@E[[XJXMECJ_H (v. ;1 GFQ). Eve` wmlce

Fesus wbs oebrl`d jur sl` Me hlh `jt prese`t jur

u`mjclèss oeajre Mls Abtmers abke Me pre-

se`teh Mls jw` mjclèss.

Jm, ajr tme drbke tj vlew jur drebt Mldm rlesttmrjudm tme eye ja abltm!


^rblse oe tj Djh tmbt oeclevers rekelve tme

mjclèss ja Kmrlst b`h bre kcjtmeh l` Mls rldm-

tejusèss jt jurs ajr bcc jur rldmtejus

bkts bre clge flctmy rbds (Lsb. 1861).

L hecldmt drebtcy l` tme CJ_H7 iy sjuc refjlkesl` iy Djh. Ajr me mbs kcjtmeh ie wltm dbrie`ts

ja sbcvbtlj` b`h brrbyeh ie l` b rjoe ja rldm-

tejusèss (Lsb. 1262>).

_eieioer, oeclevers, \ju mbve kjie tj Djh,

tme fuhde ja bcc ie`, tj tme splrlts ja rldmtejus

ie` ibhe peraekt, tj Fesus tme iehlbtjr ja b èw

kjve`b`t, b`h tj tme sprl`gceh ocjjh tmbt spebgs

b oetter wjrh tmb` tme ocjjh ja Boec (Meo.2?6?; ?8).

Mebve`cy Abtmer, dlve us mebve`cy eyes tj

vlew jur peraekt [bvljr tme j`cy Jè wmj

ls boce tj sbve kjipcetecy tmjse wmj kjie tj

Djh tmrjudm mli, oekbuse me bcwbys clves tj

l`terkehe ajr tmei. [ukm b mldm prlest ieets

jur èeh jè wmj ls mjcy, ocbiecess, pure,

set bpbrt arji sl`èrs, exbcteh bojve tmemebve`s (Meo. 46?5 ?1). Xmb`g \ju ajr

Mli!

Fbùbry =

Lt wlcc oe j` Bbrj`s ajremebh,

b`h me wlcc oebr tme dulct l`vjcveh l` tme sbkreh dlats.

Exjhus ?=6;=


18/70

Hby 62?).

Fb`ubry 22

Xmey mbve `j rjjt.

Cuge =62;


21/70

Hby 2?


\ju bre Kmrlsts. \ju bre Mls oekbuse ja b

hj`btlj`, ajr tme Abtmer dbve yju tj Mls [j`7 Mls

oekbuse Me purkmbseh yju wltm Mls ocjjh, pby-

l`d tme prlke ajr yjur reheiptlj`7 Mls tmrjudm

hehlkbtlj`, ajr yju mbve kjiiltteh b`h kj`se-

krbteh yjurseca tj Mli7 b`h Mls tmrjudm b abi-

lcy recbtlj`smlp, ajr yju mbve oee` `bieh oy Mls`bie, oekjie jè ja Mls orjtmers jr slsters, b`h

ibhe kj-melrs (_ji. =624) wltm Mli.

E`hebvjr tj smjw tme wjrch yju bre tme ser-

vb`t, tme arle`h, b`h tme orlhe ja Fesus. Tme` yju

bre teipteh tj sl`, respj`h oy sbyl`d, L kb`t hj

tmls terrloce wlkgehèss, ajr L bi Kmrlsts. _e-

ieioer eter`bc prl`klpces prjmlolt tme arle`h

ja Kmrlst tj sl`. [j wme` lcc-djtte` webctm ls set

oeajre yju tmbt kb` j`cy oe wj` tmrjudm sl`, sby,

L bi Kmrlsts, b`h tme` reause tj tjukm lt.

Bre yju abkl`d hlaflkuctles b`h hb`ders: [tb`h

flri l` tmese evlc hbys, reieioerl`d yju bre

Kmrlsts. Hj yju fl`h yjurseca slttl`d hjw` wltm

jtmers, hjl`d `jtml`d: Xme` rlse up tj wjrg wltm

bcc yjur stre`dtm. B`h wme` tme swebt oebhs up

j` yjur ajremebh b`h yju bre teipteh tj oe lhce

bdbl`, kry jut, @j, L kb`t stjp, ajr L bi Kmrlsts!La L mbh `jt oee` purkmbseh oy Mls ocjjh L ildmt

oe clge Lssbkmbr, cyl`d hjw` oetwee` twj sbhhce-

obds (De`. 865). B`h persj`bc-

lzl`d [krlpture ls b`jtmer ieb`s mecpl`d ie oe

vlktjrljus jver tme teiptbtlj`s ja clae. Ajr exbi-

pce, Hj WLY `jt g`jw tmbt WiyY ojhy ls b teipce

ja tme Mjcy [plrlt, wmj ls l` WieY, wmji WLY mbverekelveh arji Djh: WL biY `jt WiyY jw`7 WL wbsY

ojudmt bt b prlke. Xmereajre WL wlccY mj`jr Djh

wltm WiyY ojhy (2 Kjr. 162< ?>).

Bs tme Cjrh kj`tlùes tj sb`ktlay us, ibgl`d

us ijre b`h ijre mjcy, we wlcc l`heeh see vlktjry

eve` jver sl`s wltm wmlkm we iby mbve struddceh

ajr yebrs. Ajr tmjudm we clve l` tme wjrch, we hj

`jt wbde wbr bs tme wjrch hjes. Xme webpj`s we

fldmt wltm bre `jt tme webpj`s ja tme wjrch. J`

tme kj`trbry, tmey mbve hlvlè pjwer tj heijclsm

strj`dmjchs. Te heijclsm brduie`ts b`h every

prete`slj` tmbt sets ltseca up bdbl`st tme g`jwc-

ehde ja Djh, b`h we tbge kbptlve every tmjudmt tj

ibge lt joehle`t tj Kmrlst (? Kjr. 2>6; 5).

L` bcc tmese tml`ds we bre ijre tmb` kj`-

querjrs (_ji. =6;4).

Hebr Fesus, tmb`g \ju tmbt L bi \jurs,

b`h tmbt oekbuse L bi l` \ju, L bi ijre tmb`

b kj`querjr.

Fbùbry 2?

\ju bre Kmrlsts.

2 Kjrl`tmlb`s ;6?; E[Q


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[jcjij`s smlps mbh returèh l` sbaety (see

2 Gl`ds 6;4 we see tmbt Djh

se`t Eclezer tj prjpmesy bdbl`st Femjsmbpmbt,

Oekbuse yju mbve ibhe b` bcclb`ke wltm Bmb-

zlbm, tme CJ_Hwlcc hestrjy wmbt yju mbve ibhe.

Xme verse tme` kj`kcuhes wltm, Xme smlps were

wrekgeh b`h were `jt boce tj set sblc tj trbhe.

Xmls wbs b abtmercy kmbstlseie`t tmbt bppbr-

e`tcy oekbie b ocessl`d tj mli, mjwever, ajr l`

tme verse ajccjwl`d tmls ijr`l`ds text, we see

mli reausl`d tj bccjw mls servb`ts tj sblc l` tmesbie smlps wltm tmjse ja tme wlkgeh rucer Gl`d

Bmbzlbm. Iy prbyer ls tmbt Femjsmbpmbts experl-

e`ke iby oe b wbr`l`d tj tme Cjrhs pejpce tj

bvjlh oel`d uèqubccy yjgeh tjdetmer wltm u`-

oeclevers (? Kjr. 1628).

Xme hestl`y ja oeclevers wmj bre wlccl`dcy

u`lteh l` ibrrlbde, jr b`y jtmer wby, wltm pejpce

ja tme wjrch ls typlkbccy b clae ja ilsery. Jm, iby

we mbve sukm b drebt cjve ajr Fesus tmbt, clge Mli,

we iby oe mjcy, mbricess tj jtmers, pure b`h u`-

heflceh, b`h sepbrbte arji sl`èrs!

La tmls ls `jt tme kbse wltm us, we kb` jate`

expekt tj mebr, Xme Cjrh wlcc hestrjy wmbt yju

mbve ibhe.


Mjw jate` mbve we see` oeclevers ibrry u`-

oeclevers, tml`gl`d tmelr experle`ke wlcc sjie-

mjw heay Djhs trutm, j`cy tj see tmelr ibrrlbde

e`h l` hlvjrke jr survlve l` utter ilsery! Hj

`jt oe hekelveh6 Djh kb``jt oe ijkgeh. B ib`

rebps wmbt me sjws (Dbc. 164).

Jate` uìbrrleh pejpce bre sj kj`suieh

oy tmelr heslre tj oe ibrrleh, tmey bre wlccl`d

tj kjiprjilse Djhs Tjrh. Xmls ls hb`derjus

drju`h tj trebh, ajr b` u`mbppy jr orjge` ibr-rlbde ls typlkbccy cjècler tmb` tme sl`dce clae.

Tmetmer ibrrleh jr sl`dce, we smjuch cjjg

tj jur cjvl`d [bvljr tj ieet jur èehs. Iy Djh

wlcc ieet bcc yjur èehsbkkjrhl`d tj mls dcjrljus

rlkmes l` Kmrlst Fesus (^mlc. 862


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Xmrjudm tme wjrhs tj sbvewe kjie tj u`her-

stb`h tme drebt wjrg ja sbcvbtlj`, arji jur flrst

mjcy heslre tj jur kjipcete sb`ktlflkbtlj`. Djhs

ierky ls wrbppeh up l` tmese wjrhs, ajr Kmrlst ls

`jt j`cyildmty tj sbve tmjse wmj repe`t out

Me ls ildmty tj kbuse tmei tj repe`t. Xmjse wmj

oecleve l` Mli, Me wlcc tbge tj mebve`7 out ijretmb` tmbt, tmrjudm Mls ildmt, Me wlcc dlve tmei

èw mebrts b`h wlcc wjrg abltm l`tj tmelr clves. Me

ls ildmty tj kbuse tme persj` wmj mbtes mjclèss

tj cjve lt b`h tj kjipec sjiejè wmj hesplses

Mls `bie tj oe`h mls gèe oeajre Mli.

\et tmese wjrhs bre `jt auccy heflèh eve` l`

bcc ja tmls, ajr tme Cjrhs hlvlè pjwer ls equbc l`

b persj`s clae batertme wjrg ja sbcvbtlj` mbs oee`

bkkjipclsmeh. Xme clae ja b oeclever oekjies b`

j`djl`d serles ja ilrbkces perajrieh oy tme

Ildmty Djh (Lsb. 2>6?2). Xme ousm kj`tlùes

tj our` out ls `jt kj`suieh. Bater ibgl`d Mls

pejpce mjcy, Me ls ildmty tj geep Mls pejpce mjcy

b`h bcsj tj preserve tmei l` Mls revere`ke b`h

cjve u`tlc Me peraekts b`h kjipcetes tmelr splrl-

tubc exlste`ke l` mebve .

Kmrlsts ildmty pjwer hjes `jt cle l` ibgl`dsjiejè b oeclever b`h tme` cebvl`d mli tj ae`h

ajr mliseca, ajr me wmj Woedl`sY b djjh wjrg . . .

wlcc kbrry lt j` tj kjipcetlj` (^mlc. 261). Me wmj

lipbrts tme flrst seeh ja clae tj b hebh sjuc hl-

vlècy kj`tlùes tmbt clae, stre`dtme`l`d lt u`tlc lt

kjipcetecy oursts tme oj`hs ja every sl` b`h u`-

tlc tmbt sjuc cebps arji ebrtm peraekteh l` dcjry.

J oeclever, wmbt b` e`kjurbdeie`t tmls ls!Bre yju prbyl`d ajr b hebrcy cjveh jè: Hj`t dlve

up Kmrlst ls ildmty tj sbve! \ju bre pjwer-

cesstj rekcbli eve` jè reoeccljus sjuc, out yjur

Cjrh ls bcildmty. [j tbge mjch ja Mls ildmty bri,

stlrrl`d lt tj exmlolt lts stre`dtm.

Bre yju trjuoceh bojut yjur jw` sltubtlj`:

Aebr `jt! Mls stre`dtm ls suaflkle`t ajr yju

(? Kjr. 2?6


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Djhs prjilses were èver ieb`t tj oe kbst

bslhe clge wbste pbper Me l`te`hs ajr us tj

use tmei. Mls djch ls `jt tme kurre`ky ja b il-

ser Me ieb`s ajr us tj use lt ajr trbhl`d. @jtm-

l`d pcebses jur Cjrh ijre tmb` tj see us put Mls

prjilses l`tj klrkucbtlj`. Me cjves tj see Mls

kmlchre` jaaerl`d tmei up tj Mli wmlce sbyl`d,Cjrh Djh, hj bs yju prjilseh.

Te dcjrlay Djh wme` we ebrèstcy pcebh

Mls prjilses. Hj yju mjèstcy oecleve Djh wlcc

oe b`y pjjrer ajr dlvl`d yju tme rlkmes Me mbs

prjilseh: Hj yju bktubccy suppjse Me wlcc oe

b`y cess mjcy ajr drb`tl`d mjclèss tj yju: Hj yju

sjiemjw libdlè Me wlcc oe b`y cess pure bater

kceb`sl`d yju arji yjur sl`s:

Xme Cjrh sbys, Kjie `jw, cet us rebsj` tj-

detmer. Xmjudm yjur sl`s bre clge skbrcet, tmey

smbcc oe bs wmlte bs s`jw7 tmjudm tmey bre reh

bs krlisj`, tmey smbcc oe clge wjjc (Lsb. 262=).

Xrue abltm tbges mjch ja Djhs prjilse ja pbr-

hj` wltmjut hecby b`h hjes `jt sby, Xmls ls b

prekljus prjilse, L wj`her la lts true. L`stebh,

lt tbges tme prjilse hlrektcy tj Djhs tmrjè b`h

pcebhs, Cjrh, mere bre yjur wjrhs. Hj bs yju

prjilseh. Xme` Me repcles, Oe lt hjè ajr yju

bs yju heslre (Ibtt. 256?= E[Q). Tme` b Kmrls-

tlb` tbges mjch ja b prjilse out hjes `jt tbge lt

tj Djh, me hlsmj`jrs Mli. \et wme` me liiehl-

btecy djes tj Djhs tmrjè ja drbke b`h krles jut,

L mbve `j obsls tj bsg ajr tmls exkept tmbt \ju

mbve sblh lt, tme` mls heslre wlcc oe drb`teh.

Jur mebve`cy Ob`ger hecldmts tj kbsm Mls jw`kmekgs, sj èver cet Mls prjilses rust. Hrbw Mls

Tjrh ja prjilse arji lts smebtm b`h use lt wltm

b` l`te`se b`h mjcy ajrke. Hj`t ever tml`g Djh

wlcc oe ojtmereh jr ourheèh wme` yju reil`h

Mli ja Mls prjilses. Me cjves tj mebr tme cjuh

jutkrles ja èehy sjucs, ajr lt ls Mls true hecldmt

tj oestjw Mls ocessl`ds j` tmei.

L` abkt, Me ls bcwbys ijre rebhy tj mebr tmb`

we bre tj bsg. L` tme sbie wby tme su` èver

drjws webry ja sml`l`d, `jr b strebi ja jwl`d,

lt ls Djhs `bture tj geep Mls prjilses. Xmereajre

dj liiehlbtecy tj Mls tmrjè b`h sby, Hj bs yju

prjilseh.


L` jrher tj tbge Djhs prjilses tj Mli l`

prbyer, we iust g`jw tmjse prjilses. \et mjw

ib`y ja us èdcekt Mls Tjrh! Mjw ib`y ja us,

eve` cj`dtlie Kmrlstlb`s, hj `jt hld l`tj Mls

Tjrh, il`l`d tmjse ùddets ja djch tmbt [pur-

dej` kbccs Djhs kurre`ky ajr trbhl`d: Hlddl`d

heeper requlres b strj`d kjiiltie`t b`h j`-

djl`d hlsklpclè, b`h clge everytml`d ecse l` jur

splrltubc clves, lt wlcc `jt oe ebsy. \et lt wlcc pby

eter`bc hlvlhe`hs ja drebt wjrtm.

\ju g`jw wltm bcc yjur mebrt b`h sjuc

tmbt `jt jè ja bcc tme djjh prjilses tme

CJ_H

yjur Djh dbve yju mbs ablceh. Everyprjilse mbs oee` aucflcceh7 jt jè mbs ablceh.

Fjsmub ?;628

Xbge tj mebrt bcc tme wjrhs L mbve sjc-

ei`cy hekcbreh tj yju tmls hby. . . . Xmey bre

`jt fust lhce wjrhs ajr yju tmey bre yjur

clae.

Heuterj`jiy ;?681 84

Abtmer, ajrdlve ie ajr èdcektl`d \jurTjrh. [l`ke \jur Tjrh ls iy clae, pcebse heep-

e` iy heslre ajr lt tjhby. \ju jpe` yjur mb`h

b`h sbtlsay tme heslres ja every clvl`d tml`d

(^s. 285621).

Fbùbry 25

CJ_HDjh, . . . hj bs yju prjilseh.

? [biuec 46?5


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Xmls ijr`l`d iby ebkm ja us mebr tme Cjrh

Fesus spebg tj us, sbyl`d, L iyseca wlcc mecp yju.

Lts b sibcc tml`d ajr Ie, bs yjur Djh, tj mecp yju

l` yjur tlie ja èeh, espeklbccy wme` yju kj`-

slher wmbt Lve hjè ajr yju bcrebhy. Tmbt! @jt

mecp yju: L ojudmt yju wltm Iy ocjjh. Tmbt!

@jt mecp yju: L hleh ajr yju, b`h la Lve bcrebhyhjè wmbt ls drebter, wlcc L `jw `jt hj wmbt ls

cess: Mecp yju: Xmls ls tme very cebst L wlcc ever hj

ajr yju, ajr L mbve hjè iukm ijre ajr yju l` tme

pbst b`h wlcc hj iukm ijre ajr yju l` tme auture.

Oeajre tme wjrch oedb` L kmjse yju b`h

ibhe tme kjve`b`t ajr yju. L set Iy dcjry bslhe

b`h oekbie b ib` ajr yju, b`h tme` L cblh hjw`

Iy clae ajr yju. La L hlh bcc tmls, surecy L wlcc mecp

yju `jw. L` mecpl`d yju `jw, mjwever, Li j`cy

dlvl`d yju wmbt Lve bcrebhy ojudmt ajr yju. La

yju èeheh b tmjusb`h tlies ijre mecp, L wjuch

dlve lt tj yju, ajr yju requlre very clttce kjipbreh

wltm wmbt L bi rebhy tj dlve.

\jur èeh seeis drebt tj yju, out lt ls `jtm-

l`d ajr ie tj oestjw j` yju. Mecp yju: Aebr `jt!

La yju mbh b iere b`t bt tme hjjr ja yjur drb`bry

bsgl`d ajr mecp, lt wjuch`t ob`grupt yju tj dlve

mli b mb`hauc ja yjur wmebt. B`h yet, l` kji-

pbrlsj`, yju bre `jt eve` b tl`y l`sekt wme` yju

stb`h bt tme hjjr ja Iy bcc-suaflkle`ky. L iyseca

wlcc mecp yju.

J iy sjuc (^s. 2>;62), ls tmls `jt e`judm

ajr yju: Jr hj yju èeh ijre stre`dtm tmb` tme

ji`lpjte`ke ja Djhs Mjcy Xrl`lty: Hj yju wb`t

ijre wlshji tmb` exlsts l` tme il`h ja tme Ab-tmer, ijre cjve tmb` tme [j` hlspcbys, jr ijre

pjwer tmb` ls ib`laesteh l` tme wjrg ja tme Mjcy

[plrlt:

Orl`d tme Cjrh yjur eipty pltkmer! [urecy

Mls wecc wlcc flcc lt. Rulkgcy dbtmer yjur eiptl-

èss, yjur wb`ts, yjur trjuoces, b`h yjur èehs

tjdetmer. _eieioer tme rlver ja Djh ls yjur

sjurke ja suppcy. Tmbt kjuch yju pjsslocy heslre

tmbt lt kb``jt prjvlhe: Dj ajrtm, hebr sjuc l`

Mls ildmt g`jwl`d tme eter`bc Djh ls yjur

mecper![j hj `jt aebr, ajr L bi wltm yju7 hj `jt oe

hlsibyeh, ajr L bi yjur Djh. L wlcc stre`dtme`

yju b`h mecp yju (Lsb. 8262>).


[j jate` jur djh ls tjj sibcc. Out tmls ls `jt

tme l`fl`lte, bcc-pjwerauc Djh ja tme Oloce!

Xme Djh ja tme Oloce ls b drbkljus, dlvl`d, cjv-l`d Abtmer, b`h we g`jw tmbt l` bcc tml`dsDjh

wjrgs ajr tme djjh ja tmjse wmj cjve mli, wmj

mbve oee` kbcceh bkkjrhl`d tj mls purpjse (_ji.

=6?=).

La we bre kmlchre`, tme` we bre melrs melrs

ja Djh b`h kj-melrs wltm Kmrlst (_ji. =624).

Xme Cjrh kbccs us Mls kmlch, `jt slipcy oekbuse

ja Mls cjve ajr us, out oekbuse tmere ls jè tml`dkmlchre` hj cedbccy tmey l`merlt! Te smbre l`

Kmrlsts l`merltb`ke bs b ieioer ja Mls abi-

lcy. _eieioer Mls wjrhs: Tmjever hjes Djhs

wlcc ls iy orjtmer b`h slster b`h ijtmer (Ibrg

;6;5).

Tltm b` blr ja l`krehuclty ja oeclevl`d jtm-

erwlse, ^buc hekcbres6 Me wmj hlh `jt spbre mls

jw` [j`, out dbve mli up ajr us bcc mjw wlccme `jtbcsj, bcj`d wltm mli, drbkljuscy dlve us bcc

tml`ds: (_ji. =6;?).

L`heeh, mjw wlcc Me `jt!

Fbùbry 21

L iyseca wlcc mecp yju, hekcbres tme CJ_H.

Lsblbm 82628


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Xme bpjstce Fjm` wbs prlvlcedeh tj cjjg

wltml` tme dbtes ja mebve` ltseca. L` heskrlol`d

wmbt me sbw me oedb` oy sbyl`d, L cjjgeh, b`h

tmere oeajre ie wbs tme Cbio. Xmls u`hjuot-

ehcy tebkmes us tmbt tme prl`klpbc jofekt ja ajkus

l` tmbt mebve`cy cb`h ls tme Cbio ja Djh, wmj

tbges bwby tme sl` ja tme wjrch! (Fjm` 26?>: 2112), tme [kjttlsm

^resoyterlb` prebkmer, sblh, Mebve` b`h Kmrlst

bre tme sbie tml`d. Xj oe wltm Kmrlst ls tj oe l`

mebve`, b`h tj oe l` mebve` ls tj oe wltm Kmrlst.

_utmerajrh, tmbt wj`herauc prlsjèr ja tme Cjrh,

bcsj sblh l` jè ja mls sweet b`h dcjwl`d cetters,J iy Cjrh Fesus Kmrlst, la L kjuch oe l` mebve`

wltmjut yju mebve` wjuch oe b mecc7 b`h la L

kjuch oe l` mecc, out mbve yju wltm ie mecc

wjuch oe mebve` ajr ie. \ju bre bcc tme mebve`

L heslre!

Ls`t tmls true, hebr Kmrlstlb`: Hjes`t yjur

sjuc bdree:

@jt bcc tme mbrps bojve

Kb` ibge b mebve`cy pcbke,

La Djh Mls reslhe`ke reijve,

Jr out kj`kebc Mls abke.Tlcclbi Tbcger, 2=>< 2=45

Bcc yju èeh tj oe ocesseh l`kjipbrbocy

ocesseh ls tj oe wltm Kmrlst (^mlc. 26?;).


Xme bpjstce Fjm` u`hjuotehcy u`herstjjh

tme uctlibte ocessl`d ja hweccl`d wltm Kmrlst. Me

wrjte ja mjw tme Cjrh Djh kmjse tj hwecc wltm

us `jw b`h l` tme clae tj kjie. Mere ls mjw Fjm`

stbteh lt bt Fesus flrst kjil`d6

Xme Tjrh oekbie esm b`h ibhe mls

hweccl`d bij`d us.

Fjm` 2628

Cbter l` mls clae, Fjm` heskrloeh ajr us l` tme

ojjg ja tme _evecbtlj` wmere tme Cjrh mbs kmj-

se` tj clve bt Mls sekj`h kjil`d6

L sbw tme Mjcy Klty, tme èw Ferusbcei,

kjil`d hjw` jut ja mebve`. . . . B`h L mebrh b

cjuh vjlke arji tme tmrjè sbyl`d, @jw tme

hweccl`d ja Djh ls wltm ie`, b`h me wlcc clve

wltm tmei.

_evecbtlj` ?26? ;

L prblse \ju, Cjrh, ajr kmjjsl`d tj clve wltm

ie tmrjudmjut eter`lty b`h ajr bccjwl`d ie

tj clve wltm \ju.

Fbùbry 24

L cjjgeh, b`h tmere oeajre ie wbs tme Cbio,

stb`hl`d j` Iju`t Vlj`.

_evecbtlj` 2862


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L` mebve`, mjw hlaaere`t wlcc oe tme kj`hltlj`

ja tme oeclever wme` kjipbreh tj mere! Mere j`

ebrtm me ls ojr` l`tj abtldul`d wjrg b`h suaaers

webrlèss, out l` tme eter`bc cb`h ja tme liijr-

tbc, abtldue ls èver g`jw`. J` ebrtm, ebder tj

serve mls Ibster, me fl`hs mls stre`dtm `jt equbc

tj tme tbsg jr tj mls zebc, sj mls kj`tlùbc kry ls,Mecp ie tj serve \ju, J iy Djh! La mes b` bk-

tlve Kmrlstlb`, me wlcc mbve iukm wjrg tj hj mere

j` ebrtm, `jt tjj iukm ajr mls wlcc, out ijre tmb`

e`judm ajr mls stre`dtm. [j me wlcc kry jut, Li

`jt webry jatme wjrg Li webry l`lt.

J Kmrlstlb`, tme cj`d mjt hbys ja webrlèss

wlcc `jt cbst ajrever. Xme su` ls èbrl`d tme mj-

rlzj` b`h wlcc rlse bdbl` j` b orldmter hby tmb`

yju mbve ever see` b`h upj` b cb`h wmere yju

wlcc serve Djh hby b`h ldmt yet wltm true rest

arji yjur cbojr. _est j` ebrtm ls l`kjipcete, out

tmere lt ls peraekt. Mere b Kmrlstlb` bcwbys aeecs

u`settceh bs tmjudm me mbs `jt yet bttblèh. Out

tmere, bcc bre bt rest, mbve bttblèh tme suiilt ja

tme iju`tbl`, b`h mbve bske`heh tj tme sweet

eiorbke ja tmelr Djh. Xmey kb` dj `j mldmer.

J wjrg-wjr` cbojrer, fust tml`g ja wme` yjuwlcc rest ajrever! Kb` yju kj`kelve ja lt: Lt ls b`

eter`bc rest b rest tmbt reibl`s. Mere iy

drebtest fjys drjw hli, iy ablrest jwers abhe,

iy flèst tebkups bre hrblèh tj tme hreds, tme

sweetest sj`dolrhs abcc arji Hebtms brrjws, iy

ijst pcebsb`t hbys bcwbys e`h wltm tme kjil`d

smbhjws ja `ldmt, b`h iy jjhs ja mbpplèss

suoslhe l`tj heserts ja sjrrjw.Out tmere, everytml`d ls liijrtbc. Mbrps pcby

j` wltmjut ever dbtmerl`d rust, djche` krjw`s

èver tbr`lsm, eyes reibl` orldmt, vjlkes bre u`-

abcterl`d, mebrts u`wbverl`d, b`h every eter`bc

oel`d ls flcceh wltm l`fl`lte hecldmt.

Mbppy hby! Xrucy mbppy! Ijrtbclty wlcc oe

swbccjweh up oy clae, b`h tme eter`bc [boobtm-

rest wlcc oedl`.


Te clve l` b wjrch aucc ja stresses b`h strbl`s,b`h we jate` mebr ja exmbustlj` jr our`jut, eve`

bij`d Kmrlstlb`s. Out kjipbreh tj tme bpjstce

^buc, kb` we trucy kjipcbl`: Mere ls wmbt me sblh6

L mbve wjrgeh iukm mbrher, oee` l`

prlsj` ijre areque`tcy, oee` jddeh ijre

severecy, b`h oee` expjseh tj hebtm bdbl`

b`h bdbl`. Alve tlies L rekelveh arji tme

Fews tme ajrty cbsmes ilùs jè. Xmree tliesL wbs oebte` wltm rjhs, j`ke L wbs stjèh,

tmree tlies L wbs smlpwrekgeh, L spe`t b

`ldmt b`h b hby l` tme jpe` seb, L mbve oee`

kj`stb`tcy j` tme ijve. L mbve oee` l` hb`-

der arji rlvers, l` hb`der arji ob`hlts, l`

hb`der arji iy jw` kju`tryie`, l` hb`der

arji De`tlces7 l` hb`der l` tme klty, l` hb`-

der l` tme kju`try, l` hb`der bt seb7 b`h l`

hb`der arji abcse orjtmers. L mbve cbojrehb`h tjlceh b`h mbve jate` djè wltmjut

sceep7 L mbve g`jw` mu`der b`h tmlrst b`h

mbve jate` djè wltmjut ajjh7 L mbve oee`

kjch b`h `bgeh. Oeslhes everytml`d ecse, L

abke hblcy tme pressure ja iy kj`ker` ajr bcc

tme kmurkmes. . . . La L iust ojbst, L wlcc ojbst

ja tme tml`ds tmbt smjw iy webgèss.

? Kjrl`tmlb`s 226?; ?=, ;>

Hebr Cjrh, Cet us `jt oekjie webry l`

hjl`d djjh, ajr bt tme prjper tlie we wlcc rebp

b mbrvest la we hj `jt dlve up (Dbc. 16


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Xbge kjurbde! _jybc aeet mbve ceat b ocjjh-

stblèh trblc upj` yjur rjbh b`h tmereoy kj`se-

krbteh tme hlaflkuct pbtm ajrever.


Fesus kbie tj ebrtm tj lhe`tlay wltm us l` jur

muib`lty sj we kjuch lhe`tlay wltm Mli l` Mls

mjclèss. Me mbh tj oe ibhe clge mls orjtmers l`

every wby . . . tmbt me ildmt ibge btjèie`t ajr

tme sl`s ja tme pejpce (Meo. ?624).

L` jtmer wjrhs, tj ibge btjèie`t, Me

mbh tj oe jè ja us. Djh se`t mls [j`, ojr` ja b

wjib`, ojr` u`her cbw, tj reheei tmjse u`her

cbw, tmbt we ildmt rekelve tme aucc rldmts ja sj`s

(Dbc. 868 5).

Fesus Kmrlst muioceh Mliseca tj oekjie bib` sj yju kjuch jt j`cy oekjie Mls arle`h out

bcsj b ieioer ja Mls abilcy! B`h oekbuse Me

oekbie b ib`, Me kb` l`heeh syipbtmlze wltm

every struddce yju wlcc ever e`kju`ter.

Tmy `jt dj tj Mli rldmt `jw l` prbyer

g`jwl`d Me kbres: Kjie tj ie, bcc yju wmj

bre webry b`h ourheèh, b`h L wlcc dlve yju rest.

Xbge iy yjge upj` yju b`h cebr` arji ie, ajr Lbi de`tce b`h muioce l` mebrt, b`h yju wlcc fl`h

rest ajr yjur sjucs (Ibtt. 226?= ?


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Djh sbves Mls pejpce arji tme ajwcers s`bre

l` twj wbys6 arji b`h jut ja. Alrst, Me wlcc ja-

te` heclver tmei arji tme s`bre oy `jt cettl`d

tmei e`ter lt. [ekj`h, la tmey hj det s`breh Me

heclvers tmei jut ja lt. [jie pejpce kj`slher

tme flrst wby ijre prekljus, wmlce jtmers kcl`d tj

tme sekj`h.Me wlcc sbve yju arji tme ajwcers s`bre.

Mjw: Xrjuoce ls jate` tme ieb`s tmrjudm wmlkm

Djh heclvers us. Me g`jws jur obkgsclhl`d wlcc

uctlibtecy e`h l` jur hestruktlj`, sj l` Mls ier-

ky Me se`hs Mls rjh ja kjrrektlj`. Xme` we bsg,

Cjrh, wmy mbve yju hjè tmls: `jt eve` rebc-

lzl`d jur trjuoce mbs oee` Mls very ieb`s ja he-

clverl`d us arji abr drebter evlc. L` tmls wby ib`ymbve oee` sbveh arji rul` tmrjudm tmelr sjrrjws

b`h tme krjsses tmey oebr. Xmese olrhs mbve

oee` arldmteèh arji tme ajwcers èt. Bt jtmer

tlies Djh geeps Mls pejpce arji tme ajwcers

s`bre oy dlvl`d tmei drebt splrltubc stre`dtm.

Xme` wme` tmey bre teipteh tj hj evlc tmey sby,

Mjw tme` kjuch L hj sukm b wlkgeh tml`d b`h sl`

bdbl`st Djh: (De`. ;


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Kb` yju hj tmls: Bre`t tmere gl`hèsses

ja tme CJ_H yju mbve experle`keh: Bctmjudm

yju iby oe sbh b`h hefekteh `jw, kb`t yju re-

ieioer tmbt ocesseh mjur wme` Fesus iet yju

b`h sblh, Kjie tj ie (Ibtt. 226?=): Kb`t

yju reieioer tmbt dcjrljus ijie`t wme` Me

s`bppeh yjur smbkgces, kbst yjur kmbl`s tj tmedrju`h, b`h sblh, L kbie tj orebg yjur oj`hs

b`h set yju aree:

Eve` la yjur splrltubc pbsslj` mbs abheh,

surecy tmere iust oe b prekljus ilce ibrger

bcj`d tme rjbh ja clae tmbt ls `jt yet kjvereh wltm

ijss jè j` wmlkm yju kb` stlcc rebh b mbppy

reil`her ja Mls ierky tjwbrh yju.

Tmbt! Hlh yju èver mbve b slkgèss per-mbps clge tme jè tmbt yju bre `jw suaaer-

l`d arji wmlkm Me hlh `jt restjre yju: Tere

yju èver pjjr tmbt Me hlh `jt suppcy yjur

èehs: Tere yju èver l` hlstressl`d klrkui-

stb`kes tmbt Me hlh `jt heclver yju:

Det up! Dj tj tme rlver ja yjur jw` experle`ke,

pucc up b aew oucrusmes, webve tmei l`tj b` brg,

b`h put yjur oboy abltm sbaecy bjbt. Hj`t ajrdet

wmbt yjur Djh mbs hjè ajr yju. Xur` obkg tme

pbdes ja tme ojjg ja yjur ieijry b`h kj`slher

yjur pbst. Kb` yju reieioer Iju`t Ilzbr: ([ee

^s. 8?65 1.) Hlh tme Cjrh èver ieet wltm yju bt

Iju`t Merij`: Mbve yju èver kclioeh tmese

dcjrljus iju`tbl`s: Mbve yju ever oee` mecpeh

l` yjur tlie ja èeh:

@j, L g`jw yju mbve! Xml`g obkg b smjrt tlie

tj tme oest ieijrles ja yjur clae, b`h bctmjudm

everytml`d iby bppebr hbrg rldmt `jw, lccuilè

tme cbips ja tme pbst. Xmey wlcc dclste` tmrjudm

tme hbrgèss, b`h tme` yju wlcc trust l` tme Cjrh

wmlce yju wbtkm b èw hby hbw` b`h see tme

smbhjws ja `ldmt vb`lsm.

_eieioer, J CJ_H, yjur drebt ierky

b`h cjve, ajr tmey bre arji ja jch(^s. ?561).


Rulte jate` tme [krlptures bhij`lsm us tj re-

ieioer tme pbst.

_eieioer tmjse ebrcler hbys bater yju

mbh rekelveh tme cldmt, wme` yju stjjh

yjur drju`h l` b drebt kj`test l` tme abke

ja suaaerl`d. [jietlies yju were puoclkcy

expjseh tj l`suct b`h persekutlj`7 bt jtmer

tlies yju stjjh slhe oy slhe wltm tmjse wmj

were sj trebteh. \ju syipbtmlzeh wltm tmjse

l` prlsj` b`h fjyauccy bkkepteh tme kj`fls-kbtlj` ja yjur prjperty, oekbuse yju gèw

tmbt yju yjursecves mbh oetter b`h cbstl`d

pjssesslj`s. [j hj `jt tmrjw bwby yjur kj`-

flhe`ke7 lt wlcc oe rlkmcy rewbrheh. \ju èeh

tj persevere sj tmbt wme` yju mbve hjè

tme wlcc ja Djh, yju wlcc rekelve wmbt me mbs

prjilseh.

Meorews 2>6;? ;1

L kjuch èver ajrdet tme hby tme Cjrh sbveh

ie, reskul`d ie arji eter`bc hestruktlj`! \et

wmy hj L jate` wbcg l` b wby tmbt smjws sukm b

cbkg ja trust l` Mli:

Hebr Abtmer, iby L ibge b heteril`b-

tlj` eve` `jw tj tecc ja tme gl`hèsses ja tme

CJ_H. L wlcc reieioer tme heehs ja tme CJ_H7

yes, L wlcc reieioer yjur ilrbkces ja cj`dbdj(^s. 44622).

_eieioer tme hby yju stjjh oeajre tme

CJ_Hyjur Djh (Heut. 862>).

Fbùbry ?5

L wlcc tecc ja tme gl`hèsses ja tme CJ_H, tme heehs ajr wmlkm me ls tj oe prblseh,

bkkjrhl`d tj bcc tme CJ_Hmbs hjè ajr us.

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Djhs pejpce bre hjuocy Mls kmlchre` tmey

bre Mls jaasprl`d tmrjudm krebtlj` b`h tmey bre

Mls kmlchre` tmrjudm tmelr bhjptlj` l` Kmrlst.

Xmereajre, tmey bre prlvlcedeh tj bhhress Mli oy

sbyl`d, Jur Abtmer wmlkm brt l` mebve` (Ibtt.

16< GFQ). Abtmer. Tmbt b prekljus wjrh!

Xme very wjrh spebgs butmjrlty. \et, La L biyjur Abtmer, wmere ls iy mj`jr: La yju bre iy

kmlchre`, wmere ls yjur joehle`ke: Xme teri Ab-

tmeril`dces baaektlj` wltm butmjrlty, b` butmjr-

lty tmbt hjes `jt evjge reoecclj`, out b` butmjrlty

heib`hl`d joehle`ke tmbt ls kmeerauccy dlve`

b`h wjuch `jt oe wltmmech eve` wme` lt kjuch

oe. Xme joehle`ke Djhs kmlchre` re`her tj Mli

iust oe b cjvl`d joehle`ke.

Hj`t bpprjbkm servl`d tme Cjrh bs b scbve

slipcy hjl`d yjur tbsgibsters wjrg, out ajccjw

tme pbtm ja Mls kjiib`hs oekbuse lt ls yjur Ab-

tmers pbtm. Jaaer tme pbrts ja yjur ojhy tj mli

bs l`struie`ts ja rldmtejusèss (_ji. 162;) oe-

kbuse rldmtejusèss ls yjur Abtmers wlcc, b`h Mls

wlcc smjuch bcsj oe tme wlcc ja Mls kmlch.

Abtmer! Xme wjrh he`jtes b gl`dcy bttrloute.

\et lt ls sj sweetcy velceh l` cjve tmbt tme Gl`dskrjw` ls ajrdjtte` wme` vlewl`d Mls abke, b`h

Mls skepter ls `jt b rjh ja lrj` out b slcver skepter

ja ierky. L` abkt, Mls skepter seeis tj oe ajrdjt-

te` bctjdetmer l` tme te`her mb`h ja Mli wmj

wlechs lt.

Abtmer! L` tmls teri we fl`h mj`jr b`h cjve.

Mjw drebt ls b abtmers cjve ajr mls kmlchre`! Xme

wjrh arle`hsmlp wlcc `jt hj, `jr wlcc tme terigl`hèsskjie kcjse tj expressl`d wmbt b abtmers

mebrt b`h mb`hs wlcc hj ajr mls kmlch. Xmey bre

mls jaasprl`d me iust ocess tmei7 tmey bre mls

kmlchre` me iust exmlolt mls stre`dtm l` tmelr

heae`se. La b` ebrtmcy abtmer wbtkmes jver mls

kmlchre` wltm u`kebsl`d cjve b`h kbre, mjw iukm

ijre hjes jur mebve`cy Abtmer hlspcby:

Boob, Abtmer (_ji. =625)! Tmjever kb`

utter tmese wjrhs mbs expresseh sweeter iu-

slk tmb` bcc tme kmeruoli b`h serbpmli kjuch

ever sl`d. Mebve` ls aju`h l` tme heptm ja tmbt

wjrh Abtmer! L` tmbt wjrh ls bcc L kjuch ever

bsg, bcc iy èehs kjuch ever heib`h, b`h bcc iy

mebrt kjuch ever heslre.

L mbve bcc ja everytml`d, tmrjudmjut bcc ja

eter`lty, wme` L kb` sby, Abtmer.


Uàjrtu`btecy, tjj ib`y pejpce tjhby mbve

èver experle`keh b` ebrtmcy abtmer jr b mebve`-

cy jè. Te clve l` b tlie wme` b cbrde perke`tbde

ja oboles bre ojr` tj sl`dce wjie`, b tlie tmbt

drebtcy u`hervbcues tme lipjrtb`ke ja mbvl`d b

abtmer l` tme mjie. \et recbtl`d tj b` ebrtmcy ab-

tmer ls jè ja tme prlibry wbys we cebr` tj recbte

tj jur mebve`cy Abtmer.

Hebr oeclever, wmetmer jr `jt yju mbve tme

ocessl`d ja b kcjse recbtlj`smlp wltm b` ebrtmcy

abtmer jr `j ebrtmcy abtmer bt bcc tmere ls b

mebve`cy Abtmer wmj ls kbpboce ja oel`d yjur bcc

l` bcc (2 Kjr. 256?=), kbpboce ja ieetl`d yjur ev-

ery èeh. B`h tmls Abtmer g`jws wmbt yju èeh

oeajre yju bsg mli (Ibtt. 16=).

Mebve`cy Abtmer, L tmb`g \ju ajr wmj \ju

bre b`h tmbt \ju heslre tj mbve b` l`tlibte

recbtlj`smlp wltm ie. Heepe` iy heslre tj

g`jw \ju oetter, L prby.

Te prby tmls l` jrher tmbt yju iby clve b clae

wjrtmy ja tme Cjrh . . . drjwl`d l` tme g`jwcehde

ja Djh (Kjc. 262>).

Fbùbry ?1

\jur mebve`cy Abtmer . . .

Ibttmew 16?1


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Xmese wjrhs tecc us tmere ls b auccèss l`

Kmrlst. Xmere ls b auccèss ja Mls èkessbry Helty,

Ajr l` Kmrlst bcc tme auccèss ja tme Helty clves

l` ojhlcy ajri (Kjc. ?6


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Tme` yju sebrkm heepcy wltml` yjurseca,

hj`t yju fl`h b cbkg ja peraektlj`: Hjes`t ev-

ery hby ja yjur clae tebkm yju tmbt: Hjes`t every

tebr tmbt trlkgces arji yjur eyes b`h every mbrsm

wjrh tmbt prjkeehs arji yjur clps iutter, Li-

peraektlj`. Xjj areque`tcy yju mbve mbh sukm

b hlrekt vlew l`tj yjur jw` mebrt tmbt lt seeislipjssloce tj hrebi ja eve` b ijie`t ja peraek-

tlj` l` yjurseca.

\et l` tme ilhst ja tmls sbh bwbreèss ja yjur

jw` liperaektlj` tmere ls kjiajrt ajr yju yju

bre peraekt l` Kmrlst. L` Djhs sldmt yju bre

kjipcete l` Kmrlst (Kjc. 26?= @B[O) eve`

`jw yju bre bkkepteh l` tme oecjveh (Epm. 261

GFQ).

\et tmere ls bcsj b sekj`h peraektlj`, stlcc tj

kjie, wmlkm ls dubrb`teeh tj bcc Djhs kmlchre`.

Ls`t lt b hecldmt tj cjjg ajrwbrh tj tme hby wme`

every stbl` ja sl` wlcc oe reijveh arji oeclevers

wme` we wlcc oe prese`teh wltmjut abuct b`h

wltm drebt fjy (Fuhe ?8) oeajre Djhs tmrjè,

wltmjut stbl` jr wrl`gce jr b`y jtmer oceilsm,

out mjcy b`h ocbiecess (Epm. 56?4). J` tmbt hby

Kmrlsts kmurkm wlcc oe sj pure, eve` tme eye ja

Ji`lskle`ke wlcc `jt hetekt b spjt jr oceilsm l`

mer sj mjcy b`h dcjrljus lt wlcc `jt stretkm tme

trutm l` tme cebst tj sby ja us6

Tltm iy [bvljrs dbrie`ts j`,

Mjcy bs tme Mjcy Jè.

[biuec Mbrt, 2=85 :

J`cy tme` wlcc we g`jw, tbste, b`h aeec tmembpplèss ja tme auccèss ja tmls smjrt pmrbse6

Kjipcete l` Kmrlst. @jt tlcc tme` wlcc we auccy

kjipreme`h tme meldmts b`h heptms ja tme sbcvb-

tlj` ja Fesus. Hjes`t yjur mebrt cebp wltml` yju

bt tmls very tmjudmt: Bs hbrg bs yjur sjuc iby

oe, tmbt hby lt wlcc oe wmlte bs s`jw (Lsb. 262=)

bs flctmy bs yju bre, yju wlcc oe kceb`.

Tmbt b ilrbkucjus sbcvbtlj` tmls ls! Kmrlst

tbges b iere wjri b`h trb`sajris lt l`tj b`b`dec. Me tbges sjiejè hbrg b`h heajrieh

b`h ibges mli kceb` b`h ibtkmcess l` Mls dcjry,

wltmjut peer l` Mls oebuty, b`h flt tj oe tme kji-

pb`lj` ja serbpmli.

J iy sjuc (^s. 2>;62), stb`h b`h bhilre tmls

ocesseh trutm peraekt l` Kmrlst.

Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6Kceb`! La j`cy we kjuch see jursecves tmrjudm

tme eyes ja jur prekljus [bvljr, wmj sblh, \ju bre

bcrebhy kceb` oekbuse ja tme wjrh L mbve spjge`

tj yju (Fjm` 256;). \et tmere breexbipces l` tme

[krlptures ja ie` wmj mbh tme Cjrhs perspek-

tlve. Hbvlh hekcbreh, Xme CJ_Hmbs rewbrheh ie

bkkjrhl`d tj iy rldmtejusèss, bkkjrhl`d tj iy

kceb`èss l` mls sldmt (? [bi. ??6?5).B`h Fjo j`ke sblh, Iy hjktrlè ls pure, b`h

L bi kceb` l` Djhs eyes (Fjo 2268 E[Q), ajr tme

Cjrh mbh sblh ja mli, Xmere ls `j jè j` ebrtm

clge mli7 me ls ocbiecess b`h uprldmt, b ib` wmj

aebrs Djh b`h smu`s evlc (Fjo 26=).

^rblse oe tj tme Djh b`h Abtmer ja jur Cjrh

Fesus Kmrlst. . . . Ajr me kmjse us l` mli oeajre tme

krebtlj` ja tme wjrch tj oe mjcy b`h ocbiecess l`mls sldmt (Epm. 26; 8).

Fbùbry ?=

. . . peraekt l` Kmrlst.

Kjcjsslb`s 26?=


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Hby ?),

we wjuch oe ja djjh kmeer (Fjm` 216;; GFQ).

Tmbtever trjuoces balkt ie, bctmjudm [b-

tb` bssbucts ie, b`h eve` tmjudm tmere iby oe

ib`y hlaflkuct experle`kes tj e`hure oeajre L dj

tj mebve`, ebkm trlbc ls prjvlheh ajr ie wltml`

Djhs kjve`b`t ja Mls hlvlè drbke. B`h tmere

ls `jtml`d cbkgl`d l` iy Cjrh Fesus, ajr Kmrlst

mbs hjè lt bcc. Arji Mls krjss Me sblh, Lt ls fl`-

lsmeh (Fjm` 2), b`h la lt ls fl`lsmeh, L bi

kjipcete l` mli (Kjc. ?62> GFQ) b`h kb` refjlke

wltm b` lèxpressloce b`h dcjrljus fjy (2 êter

26=), `jt mbvl`d b rldmtejusèss ja iy jw` tmbt

kjies arji tme cbw, out tmbt wmlkm ls tmrjudm

abltm l` Kmrlst tme rldmtejusèss tmbt kjies

arji Djh b`h ls oy abltm (^mlc. ;6


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Kmrlstlb`s oedl` tj sl`d ja tme wbys ja tme

CJ_H wme` tmey flrst cjse tmelr ourhe` bt tme ajjt

ja tme krjss. @jt eve` tme sj`ds ja b`decs sju`h

bs sweet bs tmbt flrst sj`d ja rbpture tmbt dusmes

ajrtm arji tme l`èr sjuc ja b ajrdlve` kmlch ja

Djh. L` Xme ^lcdrlis ^rjdress, Fjm` Ou`yb`

(21?= 21==) sbys tmbt wme` pjjr ^lcdrli ceatmls ourhe` bt tme krjss, me ibhe tmree dlb`t cebps

b`h tme` we`t j` mls wby, sl`dl`d6

Ocesseh krjss! Ocesseh Xjio! Ocesseh rbtmer oe

Xme Ib` tmbt tmere wbs put tj smbie ajr ie!

Hebr oeclever, hj yju reieioer tme hby yjur

smbkgces aecc bwby: Hj yju rekbcc tme pcbke wmere

Fesus iet yju b`h sblh, L mbve cjveh yju wltm

b` evercbstl`d cjve (Fer. ;26;)7 L mbve swept

bwby yjur jaae`ses clge b kcjuh, yjur sl`s clge

tme ijr`l`d ilst (Lsb. 886??)7 b`h @jè ja tme

jaae`ses Wyju mbveY kjiiltteh wlcc oe reiei-

oereh bdbl`st WyjuY (Ezeg. 2=6??) ajrever:

Jm, wmbt b sweet hby lt ls wme` Fesus tbges

bwby tme pbl` ja sl`! Tme` tme Cjrh flrst pbr-

hjèh iy sl`, L wbs sj fjyauc, L kjuch obrecy re-

arbl` arji hb`kl`d. J` tme wby mjie arji tme

mjuse wmere L mbh oee` set aree, L aect clge tecc-

l`d eve` tme stjès j` tme street tme stjry ja iy

heclverb`ke. Iy sjuc wbs sj aucc ja fjy L wb`teh

tj tecc every s`jwbge abccl`d arji mebve` ja tme

wj`hrjus cjve ja Fesus Me wmj mbh ocjtteh

jut tme sl`s ja sukm b terrloce reoec.

\et lt ls `jt j`cy bt tme j`set ja tme Kmrlstlb`

clae tmbt oeclevers mbve rebsj` tj sl`d. Bs cj`d bstmey clve, tmey hlskjver èw rebsj`s tj sl`d ja

tme wbys ja tme CJ_H. B`h bs tmey experle`ke Mls

kj`stb`t cjve tmey bre ceh tj prjkcbli, L wlcc ex-

tjc tme CJ_Hbt bcc tlies7 mls prblse wlcc bcwbys oe

j` iy clps (^s. ;862).

J Kmrlstlb`, Dcjrlay tme CJ_H wltm ie (^s.

;86;) tjhby!

Cj`d bs we trebh tmls hesert cb`h,

@ew ierkles wlcc èw sj`ds heib`h.^mlclp Hjhhrlhde, 24>? 2452


Kertbl`cy Gl`d Hbvlh wbs `jt b èw oeclever

wme` me hb`keh oeajre tme CJ_H wltm bcc mls

ildmt (? [bi. 1628). Me refjlkeh oekbuse tme

brg ja tme CJ_H wbs e`terl`d tme Klty ja Hbvlh

(v. 21) bater b cj`d bose`ke. B`h bctmjudm mls wlaeIlkmbc hesplseh mli l` mer mebrt (v. 21) ajr lt,

me wjuch `jt oe heterreh. Me expcblèh tmbt mls

hb`kl`d wbs oeajre tme CJ_H b`h tme` we`t j`

tj sby, L wlcc keceorbte oeajre tme CJ_H (v. ?2).

Lt wbs Hbvlh wmj wrjte jur text verse tjhby6

Iby tmey sl`d ja tme wbys ja tme CJ_H. Xme sbie

psbci sbys, L wlccprblse yju, J CJ_H, wltm bcc iy

mebrt. . .L wlcc sl`d yjur prblse. L wlccojw hjw`

tjwbrh yjur mjcy teipce b`h wlcc prblse yjur

`bie (^s. 2;=62 ?). @jtlke Hbvlhs heteril`b-

tlj` l` tmese wjrhs.

Abtmer, iby tme bttltuhe ja Hbvlh oe l`

ie, tj prblse \ju wltm bcc WiyY ildmt b`h

wltm bcc iy mebrt, redbrhcess ja wmbt jtmers

iby tml`g.

L wlcc kbcc tj tme CJ_H, wmj ls wjrtmy japrblse (^s. 2=6;).

Aeorubry 2

Iby tmey sl`d ja tme wbys ja tme CJ_H.

^sbci 2;=65


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Xmls ls tme vjlke ja u`kmb`deboce trutm. L`

Fewlsm kereij`les sl`s were èver reijveh,

eve` syiojclkbccy, wltmjut tme bktubc smeh-

hl`d ja ocjjh. Tltmjut exkeptlj` sl` kb``jt oe

pbrhjèh wltmjut tmbt sl` heot oel`d sbtlsfleh

tmrjudm Kmrlsts btjèie`t tmere ls `j jtmer

wby. Lt smjuch oe kcebr tme` tmbt tmere ls `j mjpeajr ie exkept ajr Kmrlst, ajr `j ocjjh out Mls ls

wjrtm eve` b sekj`h tmjudmt wme` lt kjies tj

btj`l`d ajr sl`.

Bi L tme` trustl`d l` Mli bcjè: Ls tme ocjjh

ja Mls btjèie`t trucy bppcleh tj iy sjuc: Bcc

pejpce bre j` b` equbc cevec l` tmelr eeh ja Mli.

@j ibtter mjw ijrbc, deèrjus, clgboce, jr pb-

trljtlk we iby oe, tmls trutm wlcc `jt oe bcterehtj ibge b` exkeptlj` ajr us. [l` wlcc èver ylech

tj b`ytml`d cess pjwerauc tmb` tme ocjjh ja Mli

wmji Djh mbs se`t tj oe jur prjpltlbtlj` tme

sbkrlflke tmbt sbtlsfles tme wrbtm ja Djh. Tmbt b

ocessl`d we mbve l` tmls, tme j`cy pbtm tj ajrdlve-

èss! Tmy smjuch we seeg b`jtmer wby:

ejpce wmj slipcy prbktlke tme rltubcs ja

recldlj` kb``jt u`herstb`h mjw oeclevers kb`

refjlke tmbt bcc jur sl`s bre ajrdlve` ajr Kmrlsts

sbge. \et tmelr wjrgs, prbyers, b`h kereij`les

dlve tmei very clttce kjiajrt b`h rldmtcy

sj ajr tmey bre ld`jrWl`dY sukm b drebt sbcvb-

tlj` (Meo. ?6;) tme jè drebt b`h true sbcvb-

tlj`. Xmey bre seegl`d ajrdlveèss wltmjut tme

smehhl`d ja ocjjh.

Hebr sjuc, slt hjw` b`h oemjch tme fustlke ja

Djh tmbt iust pu`lsm sl` b`h see tmbt pu`lsm-ie`t oel`d kbrrleh jut j` yjur Cjrh Fesus. Xme`

abcc oeajre Mli l` muilclty b`h fjy b`h glss tme

hebr aeet ja Mli wmjse ocjjh mbs btjèh ajr yjur

sl`.

Lt ls b vbl` exerklse tj fl`h kjiajrt l` aeec-

l`d sjrry ajr yjur sl` wme` yjur kj`skle`ke mbs

oee` prlkgeh, ajr tmls ls slipcy b mbolt we cebrèh

wme` we were l` oj`hbde l` Edypt. Xme j`cy

kure ajr b dulcty kj`skle`ke ls tj kbtkm sldmt ja

Fesus suaaerl`d j` tme krjss.

Xme Cevltlkbc cbw tebkmes, Xme clae ja every

krebture ls lts ocjjh (Cev. 24628). Iby we rest

bssureh lt ls bcsj tme ocjjh ja Kmrlst tmbt ls tme

clae ja abltm, fjy, b`h every jtmer dlat ja Djhs mjcy

drbke.

Jm! Mjw sweet tj vlew tme jwl`d

Ja iy [bvljrs prekljus ocjjh7

Tltm hlvlè bssurb`ke g`jwl`dMe mbs ibhe iy pebke wltm Djh.

_lkmbrh Cee, 24=>: 2=::


Te jate` spebg ja tme prekljus ocjjh ja

Kmrlst (2 êter 262


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Bs pejpce ja Djhs krebtlj` we bre bcc heotjrs

tj Mli, jwl`d Mli joehle`ke wltm jur e`tlre

ojhy, sjuc, b`h stre`dtm. B`h mbvl`d orjge` Mls

kjiib`hie`ts, bs ebkm ja us mbs, we bre bcsj

heotjrs tj Mls fustlke, tmereajre mbvl`d b vbst

heot we bre u`boce tj repby.

Ajr Kmrlstlb`s, mjwever, lt kb` oe sblh tmbtwe bre `jt heotjrs tj Djhs fustlke, ajr Kmrlst mbs

pblh tme heot Mls pejpce jweh. Ajr tmls rebsj`

oeclevers bre bcc tme ijre l`heoteh tj Mls cjve.

L bi b heotjr tj Djhs drbke b`h Mls ajrdlvl`d

ierky, out l` `j wby bi L b heotjr tj Mls fustlke,

ajr Me wlcc èver bkkuse ie ja b heot tmbt ls bc-

rebhy pblh.

Kmrlst sblh, Lt ls fl`lsmeh (Fjm` 2),

ieb`l`d tmbt wmbtever Mls pejpce jweh wbs ajr-

ever wlpeh bwby arji Mls ojjg ja reieiorb`ke.

Kmrlst mbs uttercy b`h kjipcetecy sbtlsfleh hlvlè

fustlke7 jur bkkju t ls settceh7 tme fl`bc rekelpt,

sldèh upj` Mls krjss, mbs oee` heclvereh. Xmere-

ajre we bre j cj`der heotjrs tj Djhs fustlke. \et,

ajr tme very rebsj` we bre `j cj`der heotjrs tj

jur Cjrhs fustlke, we bre te` tlies ijre l`heot-

eh tj Mli tmb` we wjuch mbve oee` jtmerwlse.

Hebr Kmrlstlb`, pbuse ajr b ijie`t tj pj`-

her wmbt b heotjr yju bre tj tme Hlvlè [jver-

eld`! Xml`g mjw iukm yju jwe tj Mls u`secflsm

cjve, ajr Me dbve Mls jw` [j` tj hle ajr yju. Kj`-

slher mjw iukm yju jwe tj Mls ajrdlvl`d drbke,

ajr eve` bater te` tmjusb`h jaae`ses Me cjves yju

bs l`fl`ltecy bs ever. Kj`slher wmbt yju jwe tj Mls

pjwer Me mbs rblseh yju arji yjur hebtm l`sl`, Me mbs preserveh yjur splrltubc clae, Me mbs

gept yju arji abccl`d, b`h bctmjudm b tmjusb`h

eèiles iby mbve krjsseh yjur pbtm, yju mbve

oee` eipjwereh tj kj`tlùe j` yjur wby. B`h fl-

`bccy, kj`slher wmbt yju jwe tj Mls u`kmb`deboce

`bture tmjudm yju mbve kmb`deh b tmjusb`h

tlies, Me mbs èver kmb`deh eve` j`ke.

\ju bre bs heepcy l` heot bs yju kjuch pjs-

slocy oe tj everybttrloute ja Djh. Xmereajre yju

jwe tme Cjrh bcc tmbt yju bre b`h bcc tmbt yju

mbve. Jaaer yjur ojhles bs clvl`d sbkrlflkes, mjcy

b`h pcebsl`d tj Djh tmls ls yjur splrltubc bkt

ja wjrsmlp (_ji. 2?62).


Te jwe everytml`d tj Kmrlst, ajr me ojudmt

us wltm mls jw` ocjjh (Bkts ?>6?=). Bs b resuct,

ib`y iby hekcbre bs êter j`ke hlh, L wlcc cby

hjw` iy clae ajr yju (Fjm` 2;6;4). Ja kjurse, me

sblh tmls fust oeajre me he`leh Fesus tmree tlies!

Xj oe ablr, êter ibhe tmls ojch kcbli oeajre tme

Mjcy [plrlt wbs dlve`.

\et lt ls stlcc ebsy tj sby, Li wlccl`d tj hle

ajr yju, Cjrh. Xme questlj` ls6 Mjw ib`y ja us

bre wlccl`d tj clveajr Mli: Bater bcc, ^buc sblh tj

jaaer yjur ojhles bs clvl`dsbkrlflkes. @jt hebhsbkrlflkes!

Ajr L tbge `j pcebsure l` tme hebtm ja b`yjè,

hekcbres tme [jvereld` CJ_H. _epe`t b`h clve!

(Ezeg. 2=6;?). Me ls `jt tme Djh ja tme hebh, out

ja tme clvl`d (Cuge ?>6;=). Ajr l` mli we clve

b`h ijve b`h mbve jur oel`d (Bkts 246?=).

Me hleh ajr bcc, tmbt tmjse wmj clve smjuch j

cj`der clve ajr tmeisecves out ajr mli wmj hlehajr tmei b`h wbs rblseh bdbl` (? Kjr. 5625).

Aeorubry ;

[j tme`, orjtmers, we bre heotjrs.

_jib`s =62? E[Q


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Hebr oeclever, cjjg obkg jver yjur clae expe-

rle`ke. Xml`g ja tme wby tme Cjrh yjur Djh mbs

ceh yju tmrjudm tme wlcherèss b`h mjw Me mbs

aeh b`h kcjtmeh yju every hby. Xml`g ja mjw Me

mbs put up wltm yjur obh ib`èrs, bcc yjur kji-

pcbl`ts, b`h yjur cj`dl`ds ajr tme pjts ja iebt

(Ex. 216;) obkg l` Edypt. Xml`g ja mjw Me mbsjpeèh tme rjkg tj suppcy yju wltm wbter b`h

mjw Me mbs aeh yju wltm ib``b tmbt kbie hjw`

arji mebve`. Xml`g ja mjw Mls drbke ls suafl-

kle`t ajr yju (? Kjr. 2?6


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Lt ls b prekljus tmjudmt tj tml`g tmbt Fesus

Kmrlst hlh `jt bppebr wltmjut Mls Abtmers per-

ilsslj`, butmjrlty, kj`se`t, b`h bsslstb`ke. Me

wbs se`t oy tme Abtmer tj oe tme [bvljr ja ib`-

gl`h, out we bre iukm tjj prjè tj ajrdet tmbt

abkt. B`h wmlce tmere bre hlstl`ktlj`s oetwee`

tme êrsj`s ja tme Xrl`lty, tmere bre `j hlstl`k-tlj`s bs tj tme mj`jr ebkm heserves.

Bcc tjj jate` we bskrloe mj`jr ajr jur sbcvbtlj`

ijre tj Fesus Kmrlst tmb` we hj tj tme Abtmer, bt

cebst l` teris ja tme heptm ja tme dlat ltseca. Xmls ls b

serljus ilstbge, ajr la Fesus kbie, hlh`t tme Abtmer

se`h Mli: La Me spjge wj`herauc wjrhs, hlh`t tme

Abtmer pjur drbke l`tj Mls ijutm sj Me wjuch oe

b kjipete`t il`lster ja tme ew kjve`b`t:[jiejè wmj trucy g`jws tme Abtmer, [j`,

b`h Mjcy [plrlt bs tmey smjuch oe g`jw` wlcc

èver set jè oeajre tme jtmer wme` lt kjies tj

cjve. L`stebh me sees tmei bt Oetmcemei, Detmse-

ibè, b`h Kbcvbry, wltm ebkm equbccy l`vjcveh l`

tme wjrg ja sbcvbtlj`.

Hebr Kmrlstlb`, mbve yju put yjur kj`flhe`ke

l` tme Ib` Fesus Kmrlst, sjcecy recyl`d upj` Mli:

Bre yju u`lteh wltm Mli: La sj, tme` yju smjuch

bcsj g`jw b`h oecleve yju bre u`lteh wltm tme

Djh ja mebve`. [l`ke tme Ib` Fesus Kmrlst ls

yjur orjtmer, wltm wmji yju smbre tme ijst l`tl-

ibte ja aeccjwsmlp, yju bre tmereoy fjlèh tj Djh

tme eter`bc tme B`kle`t ja Hbys (Hb`. 46).


L`heeh, we see tme wjrg ja tme Abtmer, [j`,

b`h Mjcy [plrlt tmrjudmjut Djhs pcb` ja re-

heiptlj`. Xme ajccjwl`d verses bre fust b sbi-

pcl`d ja tmls trutm6

Te jursecves, wmj mbve tme flrstarults ja

tme [plrlt, drjb` l`wbrhcy bs we wblt ebdercy

ajr jur bhjptlj` bs sj`s, tme reheiptlj`ja

jur ojhles._jib`s =6?;

Lt ls oekbuse ja WDjhY tmbt yju bre l`

Kmrlst Fesus, wmj mbs oekjie ajr us wlshji

arji Djh tmbt ls, jur rldmtejusèss, mjcl-

èss b`h reheiptlj`.

2 Kjrl`tmlb`s 26;>

Dlvl`d tmb`gs tj tme Abtmer, wmj mbs

qubclfleh yju tj smbre l` tme l`merltb`ke ja

tme sbl`ts l` tme gl`dhji ja cldmt. Ajr me mbs

reskueh us arji tme hjil`lj` ja hbrgèss

b`h orjudmt us l`tj tme gl`dhji ja tme [j`

me cjves, l` wmji we mbve reheiptlj`.

Kjcjsslb s 262? 28

Abtmer, tmb`g \ju ajr se`hl`d \jur [j tj

hle b`h ajr rblsl`d Mli tj clae bdbl` tmrjudm

tme pjwer ja \jur Mjcy [plrlt tmbt L iby e`-

ter \jur eter`bc gl`dhji ja cldmt. B`h iby L

oe b` bde`t ja \jur cldmt tj tme hbrg wjrch l`

wmlkm we clve tmbt jtmers iby e`ter \jur gl`d-

hji bs wecc.

Aeorubry 5

Xme Abtmer mbs se`t mls [j` tj oe tme [bvljr ja tme wjrch.

2 Fjm` 8628


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Tmbt b drebt ùioer ja prbyers we mbve ut-

tereh sl`ke tme flrst ijie`t we cebrèh tj prby.

Jur very flrst prbyer wbs jè ajr jursecves, bsg-

l`d Djh tj mbve ierky upj` us b`h tj ocjt jut

jur sl`. Ja kjurse Me mebrh tmbt prbyer, out j`ke

Me mbh ocjtteh jut jur sl`s clge b kcjuh, we mbh

ijre prbyers ajr jursecves.Te mbve prbyeh ajr sb`ktlayl`d drbke, ajr

tme drbke ja seca-kj`trjc, ajr b reèweh se`se

ja bssurb`ke ja abltm, ajr Djhs prjilses tj oe

bppcleh tj jur clves, ajr heclverb`ke l` tlies ja

teiptbtlj`, ajr pjwer hurl`d tlies ja splrltubc

wbrabre, b`h ajr mecp b`h reclea hurl`d tlies ja

trlbc. Te mbve oee` kjipecceh tj dj tj Djh bs

oeddbrs ajr jur sjucs èehs, kj`stb`tcy bsgl`dajr everytml`d.

Hebr kmlchre` ja Djh, testlay tj tme abkt tmbt

yju mbve èver oee` boce tj det b`ytml`d ajr yjur

sjucs exkept arji Mli. Bcc tme orebh yjur sjuc

mbs ebte` mbs kjie hjw` tj yju arji mebve`,

b`h bcc tme splrltubc wbter lt mbs e`fjyeh mbs

jweh arji tme clvl`d _jkg Kmrlst Fesus tme

Cjrh. \jur sjuc mbs èver drjw` rlkm oy ltseca out

mbs bcwbys oee` hepe`he`t upj` tme hblcy oju`-

ty ja Djh. Bs b resuct yjur prbyers mbve rlse` tj

mebve` ajr b rb`de ja splrltubc ocessl`ds tmbt ls

bcc out l`fl`lte.

\jur wb`ts were oeyj`h oel`d kju`teh, yet

Djhs suppcles bre l`fl`ltecy vbst. \jur prbyers

mbve oee` bs vbrleh bs Mls ocessl`ds mbve oee`

kju`tcess. Hj`t yju tme` mbve rebsj` tj sby, L

cjve tme Cjrh, ajr me mbs mebrh iy kry ajr ier-

ky (^s. ?=61), ajr bctmjudm yjur prbyers mbve

oee` ùierjus, sj mbve Djhs b`swers tj tmei

oee` drebt bs wecc: Me mbs mebrh yju l` tme hby

ja trjuoce (^s. 5>625) b`h Me mbs stre`dtmeèh

yju b`h mecpeh yju eve` wme` yju mbve hlsmj`-

jreh Mli oy treiocl`d b`h hjuotl`d oeajre Mls

ierky sebt (Ex. ?5624 GFQ).

_eieioer tmbt b`h cet lt flcc yjur mebrt wltm

drbtltuhe tj Djh, wmj mbs drbkljuscy mebrh yjur

pjjr, webg prbyers. ^rblse tme CJ_H, J iy sjuc,

b`h ajrdet `jt bcc mls oeèflts (^s. 2>;6?).


Jur Cjrh ls b deèrjus Djh l`heeh, èver

stl`dlcy hjcl`d jut Mls ocessl`d, clttce oy clttce, jr

wltmmjchl`d Mls drebtest ocessl`ds ajr cbter. @j,

Me cbvlsmes Mls ocessl`ds j` Mls kmlchre`! Kj`-

slher tme ib`y dlats cbvlsmeh j` us l` fust tme

twj ajccjwl`d verses6

L` mli we mbve reheiptlj` tmrjudmmls ocjjh, tme ajrdlveèss ja sl`s, l` bk-

kjrhb`ke wltm tme rlkmes ja Djhs drbke

tmbt me cbvlsmeh j` us wltm bcc wlshji b`h

u`herstb`hl`d.

Epmeslb`s 264 =

Mjw drebt ls tme cjve tme Abtmer mbs cbv-

lsmeh j` us, tmbt we smjuch oe kbcceh kmlc-

hre` ja Djh!2 Fjm` ;62

_eheiptlj`, ajrdlveèss, drbke, wlshji, u`-

herstb`hl`d, b`h cjve mbve bcc oee` cbvlsmeh j`

us!

Bater bcc, Me wmj hlh `jt spbre mls jw` [j`,

out dbve mli up ajr us bcc mjw wlcc me `jt bcsj,

bcj`d wltm mli, drbkljuscy dlve us bcc tml`ds:

(_ji. =6;?).

Cjrh, tmb`g \ju ajr \jur [j` b`h ajr bcc

tme ocessl`ds tmbt kjie arji oel`d l` Mli.

Iby iy mebrt oe flcceh wltm drbtltuhe bs L

kj`slher \jur deèrjslty.

Aeorubry 1

^rby . . . b`h bcwbys geep j` prbyl`d.

Epmeslb`s 162=


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Xme mjur ls bpprjbkml`d wme` tme iessbde

wlcc kjie tj us bs lt uctlibtecy kjies tj every-

jè Brlse b`h dj arji tme mjie l` wmlkm

yju `jw clve, b`h arji tme klty wmere yju mbve

wjrgeh, arji yjur abilcy, b`h arji yjur arle`hs.

Brlse b`h tbge yjur cbst fjurèy.

\et wmbt hj we g`jw ja tme fjurèy jr ja tmekju`try wmere we bre djl`d: Te mbve rebh b clttce

olt bojut tme auture b`h sjie bspekts mbve oee`

revebceh tj us oy tme Mjcy [plrlt, out mjw very

clttce we bktubccy g`jw ja tme kjil`d gl`dhji!

Te g`jw tmere ls b ajreojhl`d b`h stjriy rlver

tj krjss kbcceh Hebtm. Djh suiij`s us tj krjss

lt, prjilsl`d tj oe wltm us bcj`d tme wby, out

wmbt ajccjws hebtm:

Tmbt bibzl`d wjrch wlcc hbw` upj` jur bs-

tj`lsmeh eyes: Tmbt skeè ja dcjry wlcc uàjch

oeajre us: Bctmjudm `j jè mbs ever returèh

arji tmere, we hjg`jw e`judm ja tmbt mebve`cy

cb`h tj bkkept jur suiij`s arji tmere wltm fjy

b`h hecldmt. Xme fjurèy tmrjudm hebtm iby oe

hbrg, out we kb` abke lt aebrcesscy, g`jwl`d Djh ls

wltm us bs we wbcg tmrjudm tmbt vbccey ja dcjji.

Xmereajre we èeh aebr `j evlc (^s. ?;68).Te wlcc oe cebvl`d everytml`d we mbve g`jw`

b`h cjveh mere, out we wlcc oe djl`d tj jur Ab-

tmers mjuse wmere Fesus ls tj tmbt rjybc klty

wltm aju`hbtlj`s, wmjse brkmltekt b`h oulcher ls

Djh (Meo. 2262>). Xmls wlcc oe tme fl`bc tlie we

wlcc ever oe hlscjkbteh, ajr we wlcc hwecc wltm Mli

ajrever, l` tme ilhst ja Mls pejpce l` tme very

prese ke ja Djh.Hebr Kmrlstlb`, iehltbte jate` j` mebve`, ajr

lt wlcc mecp yju press j` b`h ajrdet tme tjlc ja tmls

clae. Xmls vbccey ja tebrs ls slipcy tme pbtmwby tj b

oetter pcbke. Xmls wjrch ja wje ls out b steppl`d-

stjè tj b wjrch ja ocessehèss.

^repbre us, Cjrh, oy drbke hlvlè,

Ajr \jur orldmt kjurts j` mldm7

Xme` olh jur splrlts rlse, b`h fjl`

Xme kmjrus ja tme sgy.

B`è [teece, 2424 244=


Xme CJ_H mbh sblh tj Borbi, Cebve yjur

kju`try, yjur pejpce b`h yjur abtmers mjusemjch

b`h dj tj tme cb`h L wlcc smjw yju. [j Borbi ceat,

bs tme CJ_Hmbh tjch mli (De`. 2?62, 8). Borbi,

cbter kbcceh Borbmbi, ls b plkture ja wmbt wbs tj

kjie. Me oekbie tme Abtmer ja Abltm oekbuse Oyabltm Borbmbi, wme` kbcceh tj dj tj b pcbke me

wjuch cbter rekelve bs mls l`merltb`ke, joeyeh

b`h we`t, eve` tmjudm me hlh `jt g`jw wmere me

wbs djl`d (Meo. 226=).

Borbmbi wbs mebheh tj b` ebrtmcy cb`h, out

me gèw wmere me wbs djl`d wbs `jt tme fl`bc

^rjilseh Cb`h. B`h fust bs we smjuch hj, me gept

mebve` l` mls eyes, ajr me wbs cjjgl`d ajrwbrhtjtme klty wltm aju`hbtlj`s, wmjse brkmltekt

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