By F.B. Meyer
It is when water stands that it becomes pellucid, and reveals the pebbly beach below. Be still, and know that God is within thee and around! In the hush of the soul the unseen becomes visible, and the eternal real. The eye dazzled by the sun cannot detect the beauties of its pavilion till it has had time to rid itself of the glare.
Sorrow opens our eyes, and bids us see visions within the vail, which cannot be described by those who have not wept.
If we are precisely where our heavenly Father would have us to be, we are perfectly sure that He will provide food and raiment, and everything beside.
If you do not know what you ought to do, stand still until you do.
Life must be centred in Christ if it is to be concentric with all the circles of heaven’s bliss.
Sorrow is a garden, the trees of which are laden with the peaceable fruits of righteousness; do not leave it without bringing them with you.
Sin can no more stand against the presence of the Holy Ghost than darkness can resist the gentle, all-pervasive beams of morning light.
God is pledged to give strength for all duties which He sets, but not for the burdens which we elect to take on as well.
Selfishness of every kind, in its activities or its introspection, is a hurtful thing, and shuts out the help and love of God.
If all the treasures of wisdom, knowledge, power, and grace reside in Jesus, and He is become the cherished and honored resident of our nature, it is clear that we also must be greatly enriched.
The pure in heart still see God, and to those who love Him, and do His commandments, He still manifests Himself as He does not to the world.
To feel that God is with us; that He never leads us through a place too narrow for Him to pass as well; that we can never be lonely again, never for a single moment; that we are beset by Him behind and before, and covered by His hand.
The strength of a man is in proportion to the feelings which he curbs and subdues, and not which subdue him.
Every crocus pushing through the dark mould; every firefly in the forest; every bird that springs up from its nest before your feet; everything that is--all are as full of God’s presence as the bush which burned with His fire.
Put the sun in its central throne, and all the motions of the planets assume a beautiful order. Put Jesus on the throne of the life, and all things fall into harmony and peace. Seek first the kingdom of God, and all things are yours. Consecration is the indispensable condition of blessedness.
When the soul keeps no burdens but hands them to the blessed Lord, the peace of God will fill the inner temple, while within the soul keeps an unbroken Sabbath.
God does not hold us responsible for what we feel, but for what we will. In His sight we are not what we feel, but what we will.
Care will break the rest of the soul as much as sin does.
Repentance is an act of the will—in its beginning there may be no sense of gladness or reconciliation with God.
We must not kick away the ladder by which we have climbed up.
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