The Twenty Eighth of April.DELIGHT THYSELF IN THE LORD --- Psalm 37:4."God be merciful to me a sinner." --- Luke 18:13. "Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." --- Psalm 37:4. If thou desirest to delight thyself only in the Lord, and art more solicitious for the increase of faith, love and holiness, than temporal happiness; and wouldst even part with some earthly goods, provided it would enlarge thy spiritual welfare - this comes not from nature, but is an infallible mark of grace and regeneration; and the Lord shall give thee also the desires of thine heart, and even more than thou desirest. Nothing can be more foolish than to harbour one or more secret lusts in our hearts, after we have been once awakened. We must certainly enjoy it with half the pleasure as before; our course is hindered, and our peace disturbed. How much more prudent and profitable, then, would it be to forsake all, and follow Christ straight, who only can satisfy the desires of our heart! Consider this, O my soul! act the wiser part; let thine eye be single, and cleave to him alone; while others, seeking to serve two masters, God and mammon, and be woefully disappointed at last: avoid thou this folly, and be wholly for Christ. Thus thou wilt be able to taste the kisses of his mouth, and the crystal streams of comfortable and heavenly love. Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be |