Why Obedience and Devotion to God are Good

February 8.

He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me
in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.

PSALM 23, verses 2 and 3.


He leads me where the waters glide,
The waters soft and still,
And homeward He will gently guide
My wandering heart and will.

J. KEBLE.


Out of obedience and devotion arises an
habitual faith, which makes Him, though
unseen, a part of all our life. He will guide us
in a sure path, though it be a rough one:
though shadows hang upon it, yet He will be
with us. He will bring us home at last. Through
much trial it may be, and weariness, in much
fear and fainting of heart, in much sadness and
loneliness, in griefs that the world never knows,
and under burdens that the nearest never suspect.
Yet He will suffice for all. By His eye or by His voice
He will guide us, if we be docile and gentle; by His
staff and by His rod, if we wander or are wilful:
any how, and by all means, He will bring us to His rest.

H. E. MANNING.