iii. 26).
When the Holy Spirit is come, He brings to remembrance these
precious promises, and makes them living words; and, if we
believe, the whole heaven of our soul shall be lighted up with
abounding hope. Hallelujah! It is only through ignorance of God's
promises, or through weak and wavering faith, that hope is
dimmed. Oh, that we may heed the still small voice of the
Heavenly Comforter, and steadfastly, joyously believe!
"My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my Hope and Stay."
"HAVE YE RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST SINCE YE BELIEVED?"
XI.
THE HOLY SPIRIT'S SUBSTITUTE FOR GOSSIP AND EVIL-SPEAKING.
"Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you."
The other day I heard a man of God say: "We cannot bridle the
tongues of the people among whom we live: they will talk"; and by
talk he meant gossip and criticism and fault-finding.
"You never can tell when you send a word--
Like an arrow shot from a bow
By an archer blind--be it cruel or kind,
Just where it will chance to go.
It may pierce the breast of your dearest friend,
Tipped with its poison or balm:
To a stranger's heart in life's great mart
It may carry its pain or its calm."
The wise mother, when she finds her little boy playing with a
sharp knife, or the looking-glass, or some dainty dish, does not
snatch it away with a slap on his cheek or harsh words, but
quietly and gently substitutes a safer and more interesting toy,
and so avoids a storm.
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