Hi all! I read some of "The Music of His Promises" by Elisabeth Elliott today in the hospital today(waiting for some tests). It was such a comfort to me, so I thought I'd share :-) ,The Music of His PromisesOn dark days when the only song we feel like singing is a dirge (funeral hymn), we can pray, "Let the music of thy promises be on my tongue". (Ps. 119:172). This is no tear-jerking ballad of "how I'm feeling". The promises of God will lift me right out of sad sentimentality and put music in my mouth if I will think steadily on them. Here's one to sing: "UNFAILING LOVE ENFOLDS HIM WHO TRUSTS IN THE LORD" (Ps. 32:10)Don't FEEL like that? When did the validity of the Eternal Word rest on the MOOD of one of His poor children? Let the promise be the song you sing. He will hear it and make it true for YOU.-------------------------We sometimes find ourselves looking at a "grave"- the end of all our hopes. We are helpless, defeated. Our faces are long, our shoulders drrop. What a difference it would make then if, by faith, we would lift up our eyes to see the bright angel and the risen Savior. We really have nothing to fear- He has risen, exactly as He said. What a defeat His crucifixion seemed. What a triumph His resurrection was- and is, forever.Don't look at the grave. LOOK UP. JESUS STANDS RISEN BESIDE YOU, alive forever! Then think of His comforting word: "And be assured, I am with you always, to the end of time." (Matt. 28:20)-------------------------Some stops of our wilderness saga seem very difficult and very lonely. We look in vain for any indication around us that the presence of the Lord is still there. Where has He gone? Did we miss the way? Has He forgotten to be gracious? There is no "pillar" for us. But oh yes, there is- it is His unbreakable Word. Hold onto that. Count on it. Believe it. That is our pillar of the proof of His presence: "Be assured, I am with you always, to the end of time". That promise, like the wonderful cloud with fire in it, is for every stage of our journey. That means TODAY.------(Elisabeth Elliott- The Music of His Promises)In His perfect, matchless love... Chanin
