A Roundabout Way II

Continuing the thought from a previous post, 

here are some more verses and an excerpt from another book.

"Then he led out his people like sheep 

and guided them in the wilderness like a flock." 

Psalm 78:52

"They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; 

he made water flow for them from the rock; 

he split the rock and the water gushed out." 

Isaiah 48:21

The wilderness of Sinai (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

"If we have indeed received the Lord Jesus Christ for our Lord and Master," said he, "we must be certain he is leading us in that road which will terminate in everlasting happiness, however rough some parts of it may appear to be.

"Why do we call ourselves his servants? Why do we profess to believe in his wisdom, his truth, his care, his love; and yet shrink from the very expressions of those towards ourselves? If we truly believed, we would lay ourselves in humility at his feet, and say, Lord we know that we cannot guide our own hearts and ways; we know that thou only canst sanctify and prepare us for thyself. Take our hearts, and in thy own wisdom mould them by what means thou wilt into thy glorious likeness; thou knowest all our temptations and weakness, order every circumstance in our lives, for our ultimate eternal happiness with thee - regard not our prayers but as they tend to those only valuable ends.

"Thus believing, we should look on every event as coming immediately from that wisdom which cannot err - from that love which is more deep - more tender than we can conceive. We should be ready to accept whatever he sent us, as best and kindest, though it should appear clothed in all that excites present anguish. Believing thus, we should experience his power to support, and even to enable us to rejoice in the most severe afflictions."

From Dunallan: or, Know What You Judge by Grace Kennedy