HELP WANTED

 

HELP WANTED ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’ Matthew 20:7 Yes, even older people can still find work in Christ’s vineyard. It may be the last hour of the day, but He will still let us work. What grace this is! Surely every older person should jump at this opportunity! As people age, society tends to overlook them. They go from place to place, only to be rejected because of their gray hair. But Jesus welcomes the elderly into His service and promises them good wages. What mercy! Lord, help the elderly to join Your service without any hesitation. But will the Lord truly reward those who come to Him late in life? Don’t doubt it. He promises to give what is right to anyone willing to work in His field. He will give them grace now and glory later. He will provide comfort today and eternal rest tomorrow. He will give strength to match the day and a vision of glory when death comes. The Lord Jesus will give these gifts just as freely to the elderly convert as He does to someone who came to Him in their youth. Let me share this good news with an older man or woman who hasn’t yet believed, and pray that the Lord blesses them for Jesus’ sake. By Charles H. Spurgeon

 

ALL THAT THRILLS MY SOUL

 

ALL THAT THRILLS MY SOUL Author: Thoro Harris (1917) Who can cheer the heart like Jesus, By His presence all divine? True and tender, pure and precious, O how blest to call Him mine! REFRAIN: All that thrills my soul is Jesus, He is more than life to me; And the fairest of ten thousand In my blessed Lord I see. Love of Christ so freely given, Grace of God beyond degree, Mercy higher than the heavens, Deeper than the deepest sea. What a wonderful redemption! Never can a mortal know How my sin, tho’ red like crimson, Can be whiter than the snow. Every need his hand supplying, Every good in him I see; On his strength divine relying, He is all in all to me. By the crystal, flowing river With the ransomed I will sing, And forever and forever Praise and glorify the King

 

BETTER THAN MY BEST

 

BETTER THAN MY BEST I prayed for strength, and then I lost awhile All sense of nearness, human and divine; The love I leaned on failed and pierced my heart, The hands I clung to loosed themselves from mine; But while I swayed, weak, trembling, and alone, The everlasting arms upheld my own. I prayed for light; the sun went down in clouds, The moon was darkened by a misty doubt, The stars of heaven were dimmed by earthly fears, And all my little candle flames burned out; But while I sat in shadow, wrapped in night, The face of Christ made all the darkness bright. I prayed for peace, and dreamed of restful ease, A slumber drugged from pain, a hushed repose; Above my head the skies were black with storm, And fiercer grew the onslaught of my foes; But while the battle raged, and wild winds blew, I heard His voice and Perfect peace I knew. I thank Thee, Lord, who were too wise to heed My feeble prayers, and answer as I sought, Since these rich gifts Thy bounty has bestowed Have brought me more than all I asked or thought; Giver of good, so answer each request With Thine own giving, better than my best. By Annie Johnson Flint

 

THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS WHO PRAY

 

THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS WHO PRAY Monica of Hippo (332–387 AD) was the mother of St. Augustine, one of the most influential Christian leaders of the early Christian church. But Augustine didn't become a Christian until 387, shortly before his mother died. Monica had made it her life's work to pray for Augustine to be saved. She was devastated by her son’s early wayward lifestyle and his adherence to the Manichaean religion. Monica wept for her son and was encouraged by a bishop who told her that "a son of so many tears could not perish." When we think of the influence that St. Augustine has had on the Christian Church ever since, it is impossible to calculate what Monica's prayers have accomplished in this world. St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD) was a foundational theologian and philosopher, renowned for shaping Western Christianity through his writings on original sin, grace, and free will. As the Bishop of Hippo, he authored influential works like Confessions and The City of God.