Your choicest mercies!
(Letters of John Newton)
My dear friend,
I sympathize with you in all your trials.
But if the LORD is pleased to make
them subservient to the increase
of your sanctification, to wean you
more and more from this world, and
to draw you nearer to HIMSELF--
you will one day see cause to be
thankful for them, and to number
them among your choicest mercies!
(Letters of John Newton)
My dear friend,
I sympathize with you in all your trials.
But if the LORD is pleased to make
them subservient to the increase
of your sanctification, to wean you
more and more from this world, and
to draw you nearer to HIMSELF--
you will one day see cause to be
thankful for them, and to number
them among your choicest mercies!
A hundred years hence--
it will signify little to you, whether
you were sick or well the day
I wrote this letter.
I am truly and always, your affectionate friend,
John Newton
"No discipline seems pleasant at the time,
but painful. Later on, however, it produces
a harvest of righteousness and peace for
those who have been trained by it!"
Hebrews 12:11
but painful. Later on, however, it produces
a harvest of righteousness and peace for
those who have been trained by it!"
Hebrews 12:11
~ ~ ~ ~
No comments:
Post a Comment