(“The Marvelous Riches of Savoring Christ,
The letters of Ruth Bryan” May 1845)
Dear friend,
I know not your present malady; but
I know that Christ is the remedy for it!
There is more in Christ for empty souls than
pen or tongue of men or angels can count!
May you have free access, and eat and drink,
and forget your poverty–being taken up with
His riches, fullness, and glory! The Lord comfort
you and establish your heart with grace. Adieu.
Yours affectionately, in our Beloved One,
Ruth (Bryan)
A great bundle of sticks far too large for us to lift!
(John Newton)
Sometimes I compare the troubles we have to undergo in the course of a year, to a great bundle of sticks far too large for us to lift. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. He mercifully unties the bundle, and gives us first one stick, which we are able to carry today; and then another, which we are able to carry tomorrow; and so on.
This we can easily manage–if we would only take the burden appointed for us each day. But we foolishly choose to increase our trouble, by carrying yesterday’s stick over again today–and adding tomorrow’s burden before we are required to bear it.
“As your days–so shall your strength be.” Deuteronomy 33:25
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