the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. Psalms 101:6, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised. Hebrews 10:23.
The faithful God desires faithful hearts. God has no pleasure in him who errs. He who has received grace must preserve it and follow its course. Those who are unfaithful, who do not keep faith and troth, and through thoughtlessness or love of the world disregard and throw away the treasure and jewel of God’s mercy which was bestowed upon them, will receive a punishment more terrible than they who had never known it. Let us in sacred fear of losing grace and becoming faithless, watch and pray the Lord, the faithful God, to preserve and to establish us in His grace. He who expects anything from himself and believes himself to possess a steadfast faithfulness unto the end, will surely become unfaithful. On the other hand, he who mistrusts his own vacillating heart, and clings ever closer to the Lord, daily asking Him for a faithful heart, will be preserved. Oh, seek often the eyes that look down from above for the faithful of the land; seek them! You will soon notice in those eyes whether they regard you as faithful. Only the faithful shall "dwell" with Him. What, then, of the unfaithful? They shall have part in "the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone" (Revelation 21:8).
O God, Thou faithful God,
Thou Fountain ever flowing,
Without whom nothing is,
All perfect gifts bestowing;
A pure and healthy frame,
O give me, and within
A conscience free from blame,
A soul unhurt by sin.
