Steep, craggy, and beset with foes!
(Newman Hall, 1816-1902)
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There are many variations in the Christian's path.
Sometimes it is smooth and flowery, with sunny
slopes, and sylvan shades, and prospects which
entrance the soul with loveliness.
There are seasons when no doubts perplex
the spirit, and when our circumstances in life
are in harmony with duty, so that the right
path is an easy path.
But this is the exception.
Often the road is steep, craggy,
and beset with foes! Sometimes
it is a "Hill Difficulty" throughout, and
Apollyon stretches himself across the way
aiming his fiery darts at the pilgrim.
Then some bypath attracts us by its
pleasantness, while satan whispers
that a thorny and painful road,
cannot be the true one.
But JESUS never promised to lead
us only in smooth places. It is not
necessary that we should always rejoice--
but it is necessary that we always follow.
Wherever HE goes, rough or smooth--
there we also must go.
"MY sheep hear MY voice, I know
them, and they follow ME. I give them
eternal life, and they will never perish--
ever! No one will snatch them out of
MY hand!" John 10:27-28
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