the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
I would go through them, I would burn them together. Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. Isaiah 27:4-5. I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Genesis 15:1. He is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Psalms 18:30. Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications. Psalms 31:22.
The believing "nevertheless," has been the shield of all the prophets and apostles, of all cross-bearers and soldiers of the Lord, by which they have broken and turned aside all the darts of temptation that would make us weary and faint-hearted. Says David in Psalms 73:23, "Nevertheless I am continually with Thee, (O Lord);" and in Psalms 73:26, "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. " Thus also does Isaiah exclaim, "Though there be war everywhere, in me, without and within me, nevertheless He will bring me peace. " Though at every moment I seem to sink, nevertheless He will uphold me if I only trust in Him. The Lord Himself calls to us through all the prophets: Fear not in the terrible storms and dangers of life; "Fear thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness" (Isaiah 41:10). Oh, His hand will not let go of you, only hold it fast! There is no abyss so deep that it can not bring you out; there is no mountain so high that it can not lift it away or carry you across. When all the troubles of life are past. He will Himself be your "exceeding great reward," as now with His powerful arm He is your "buckler. "
Every human tie may perish,
Friend to friend unfaithful prove;
Mothers cease their own to cherish.
Heaven and earth at last remove:
But no changes
Can attend Jehovah’s love.
