Psalms 17:15

REFLECTIONS

BLESSED Jesus! help me to be looking unto thee, and, under the trials my soul is exercised with, teach me, Lord, so to pray, and so to commit my cause unto thee, that in thy righteousness I may find confidence, and wait thy precious decision among all thy redeemed.

And do thou keep me, Lord, as the apple of thine eye; keep me from the world; keep me from the men of the world; keep me from the snares of the world, that neither its smiles nor its frowns may seduce my soul to sin. Keep me, Lord, in thyself, and by thyself, that I may rise above every difficulty, and be made more than conqueror, through thy grace helping me.

Be thou my portion, blessed Jesus, for he hath no need to glean in the fields of worldly men, who hath Jesus for his treasure. None but thou, and wholly thou, canst be a portion to live upon through time and to all eternity. Hence, dearest Lord, I would pray, that thou shouldst be my all in all. For thou art the bottom and only solid foundation of all that can be truly called blessed. And as thou art the foundation, so thou art the superstructure, to complete our blessedness. Thou cornprehendest all, sweetenest all, and suppliest all. Lord Jesus! be thou my daily portion now, and when I shall have done with time, and awake up after thy likeness in eternity, I shall be satisfied forever with thee.