Wait Patiently, Trust Humbly

November 18.

Hereby know we that we dwell in Him,
and He in us, because He hath
given us of His Spirit.

I JOHN 3, verse 13.


Within! within, oh turn
Thy spirit's eyes, and learn
Thy wandering senses gently to control;
Thy dearest Friend dwells deep within thy soul,
And asks thyself of thee,
That heart, and mind, and sense,
He may make whole
In perfect harmony.

GERHARDT TERSTEEGEN.


Wait patiently, trust humbly, depend
only upon, seek solely to a God of
Light and Love, of Mercy and Goodness,
of Glory and Majesty, ever dwelling in
the inmost depth and spirit of your soul.
There you have all the secret, hidden,
invisible Upholder of all the creation,
whose blessed operation will always
be found by a humble, faithful, loving,
calm, patient introversion of your heart
to Him, who has His hidden heaven
within you, and which will open itself to
you, as soon as your heart is left wholly
to His eternal, ever-speaking Word,
and ever-sanctifying Spirit within you.
Beware of all eagerness and activity
of your own natural spirit and temper.
Run not in any hasty ways of your own.
Be patient under the sense of your
own vanity and weakness; and
patiently wait for God to do His own work,
and in His own way.

WM. LAW.