Thou Preparest a Table

"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies..." Ps. 23:5a

Ah! How often we seek for deliverance from trials and temptations, eagerly looking for Christ to remove them for us. Often we believe that we won't have perfect peace amid trials or temptations and we long to be delivered. Or we believe that we will be taught by passing thru trials, not abiding in them. But here we have promised a King's table--The King's Table--in the presence of our enemies. Let us look, not for deliverance, but for sustance; not for a new promise--one of deliverance--but for fulfillment of a promise already given. Let us look, not for healing, but for grace; not for deliverance from temptation, but for strength to resist. We are not in the furnace alone, nor solitary in the lions' den, nor lonely thru the wilderness, for there is always One preparing a table for us.

~Seek not deliverance, but The King's table~

Poem: What Wait I For?

What Wait I For?

What wait I for but more of Thee,
Thou blessed Lamb of Calvary?
Come and in Thy fullness dwell;
Fleshly desires fully quell.

I hope in Thee, Thou Blessed Son;
Of hope Thou art the only one.
Waiting only now for Thee,
Waiting now Thy way to see.

What wait I for, Lover Divine,
But just to be now wholly Thine?
Take my heart and mold my will.
My hopes and dreams Thou dost fulfill.
(7/20/08)

He's Everything I Need

He's everything I need--nay, more.
Of joy and peace He is my store.
Forgiveness and cleansing He giveth to me;
How beautiful life, with Him, proves to be.

He's everything I need--Before
I ask He always offers more,
And every need He so ably fills
My heart He so sweetly, fully doth thrill.
(3/27/09)

Another Quote

"The best way to get the most out of life is to be faithful in the small things" (Bro. Roloff)

A Favorite Quote

Your "believiour" ought to affect your behaviour. (Brother Roloff)