in the
Son of God, we see it in His apostle, we see it in every noble,
consecrated and truly successful life. Without it there may be a thousand
good things, but they lack the golden thread that binds them all into a
chain of power and permanence. They are like a lot of costly and beautiful
beads on a broken string, that fall into confusion, and are lost in the
end for want of the bond that alone could bind them into a life of
consistent and lasting power. O for the baptism of fire! O for "THE
EARNEST, THE SPIRIT!" O for lives that have but one thing to do or care
for! O for the depth and everlasting strength of the heart of Christ
within our breast, to love, to sacrifice, to realize, to persevere, to
live and die like Him!

We are going forth with a trust so sacred,
And a truth so divine and deep,
With a message clear and a work so glorious,
And a charge--such a charge--to keep.
Let it be your greatest joy, my brother,
That the Lord can count on you;
And if all besides should fail and falter,
To your trust be always true.

NOVEMBER 13.

"Delight thyself in the Lord" (Ps. xxxvii. 4).

Daniel's heart was filled with God's love for His work and kingdom and his
prayers were the mightiest forces of his time, through which God gave to
him the restoration of Israel to their own land, and the acknowledgment by
the rulers of the world of the God of whom he testified and for whom he
lived.

There is a beautiful promise in the thirty-seventh Psalm, "Delight thyself
in the Lord, and He will give thee the desires of thine heart," which it
is, perhaps, legitimate to translate, that not only does it mean the
fulfilment of our desires, but even the inspiration of our desires, the
inbreathing of His thoughts into us, so that our prayers shall be in
accord with His will and so shall bring back to us the unfailing answer of
His mighty providence.

Teach me Thy thoughts, O God!
Think Thou, Thyself, in me,
Then shall I only always think
Thine own thoughts after Thee.

Teach me Thy thoughts, O God!
Show me Thy plan divine:
Save me from all my plans and works,
And lead me into Thine.

NOVEMBER 14.

"The things which are seen are temporal" (II. Cor. iv. 18).

How strong is the snare of the things that are seen, and how necessary for
God to keep us in the things that are unseen! If Peter is to walk on the
water, he must walk; if he is going to swim, he must swim, but he cannot
do both. If