PERSEVERING PRAYER.

Do not give up those prayers which God's Spirit has put into your hearts, for remember, the things you have asked for are worth waiting for. Besides, you are a beggar when you are in prayer, therefore you must not be a chooser as to the time when God shall hear you. If you had right ideas about yourself, you would say, " it is a wonder that He ever listens to me at all, so unworthy as I am. Does the Infinite indeed bow His ear to me? may I hope He will at last listen to me? Then I may well continue with my prayers."
And recollect, it is your only hope, there is no other Saviour. This or none, Christ's blood or else eternal wrath. None ever yet perished pleading for mercy, therefore keep on.
Besides, better men than you have had to wait. Kings, patriachs and prophets have waited, therefore you can afford to sit in the King's ante-chamber a little while. It is an honour to sit as Mordecai did at the gate. Pray on-wait on!
"Ah!" says one " that is just what I have been doing, a long time." Yes, yes, there are different kinds of waiting. A man says " I have been waiting," but he has his arms folded and is gone to sleep. You may wait in that way till you are lost. The waiting I mean is " getting all things ready " the waiting for the physician by the poor sufferer, who cries out in pain, " is the doctor coming?" I will be a surety for my Master when I say that none such as that will be sent away empty. He will never break His promise. TRY HIM, TRY HIM!

ALL THINGS WORKING FOR GOOD.

Christ is the arbiter of all events, in everything His sway is supreme, and He exercises His power for the good of His church. He spins the thread of events and acts from the distaff of destiny and does not suffer those threads to be woven otherwise than to the pattern of His loving wisdom. He will not allow the mysterious wheel to revolve in any way which shall not bring good unto His chosen. He makes their worse things blessings to them, and their best things He sanctifies. In times of plenty, He blesses their increase, in times of famine, He supplies all their needs.
As all things are working for His glory, so all things are working for their good.

A GRACIOUS VISITATION.

I am full of delight at what The Lord is doing among you in saving souls. But will any of you be missed by the gracious visitation? will the sacred rain leave some of you as dry as the mountains of Gilboa? is Jesus passing by and will you not cry out to Him? Is His grace felt by your brother, your sister and your mother, and not by you? Unhappy soul, which shall manage to elude the blessed influences of The Holy Spirit and desparately resolve to perish. What reason can be urged for such a course, what excuse for such suicide. Let those who are saved pray much for others who are hardened.
I am rejoiced that those of you who have found Jesus, are not ashamed to own Him. Why should you be? only make sure you are truly converted, do not be content with a sham conversion, seek the real thing, lay hold, not on a temporary hope, but on eternal life.
True faith always has repentance for it's twin brother, love for it's child, and holiness for it's crown.
If you have looked to Jesus for life be sure that you next look to Him for the pattern of life. So that you may walk as He walked.