,,morning ,,bells  ,or1 ,waking         
,thoughts for the ,little ,ones  ,by    
,,frances ,,ridley ,,havergal     ,to   
,the ,twin ,brothers1 ,willie and       
,ethelbert ,with ,aunt ,fanny's ,love4  
,contents4    ,morning ,bells   #a4 ,thy
 ,holy ,child ,jesus  #b4 ,even ,christ 
pleased not ,himself  #c4 ,hold ,thou me
 up1 and ,i shall be safe  #d4 ,bear ye 
one another's burdens  #e4 ,yield your  
members as instruments of righteousness 
unto ,god  #f4 ,then the people         
rejoiced1 for that they offered         
willingly  #g4 ,faithful over a few     
things  #h4 ,put that on mine account   
#i4 ,let thy garments be always white   
#aj4 ,let the beauty of the ,lord our   
,god be upon us #aa4 ,who giveth us     
richly all things to enjoy #ab4 ,the    
,lord is able to give thee much more    
than this #ac4 ,whatsoever the king did 
pleased all the people #ad4 ,a new heart
 also will ,i give you #ae4 ,i will put 
my ,spirit within you #af4 ,the ,lord   
shall fight for you #ag4 ,i will watch  

to see what ,he will say unto me #ah4   
,he careth for you #ai4 ,under ,his     
wings shall thou trust #bj4 ,i am with  
you alway #ba4 ,teach me to do ,thy will
 #bb4 ,ye have done it unto me2 ,ye did 
it not to me #bc4 ,thou hast given a    
banner to them that fear ,thee #bd4     
,chosen to be a soldier #be4 ,that he   
may please him who hath chosen him to be
 a soldier #bf4 ,whatsoever ,he saith   
unto you1 do it #bg4 ,whatsoever ye do1 
do it heartily1 as to the ,lord #bh4 ,as
 seeing ,him who is invisible #bi4 ,let 
us lay aside every weight #cj4 ,thou    
hast also given me the shield of ,thy   
salvation #ca4 ,i will love ,thee1 ,o   
,lord     ,morning ,bells4    ,most of  
the readers of this little book will    
have already read ,little ,pillows4     
,those were given you to go to sleep    
upon night after night2 sweet1 soothing 
texts1 that little hearts might rest    
upon4  ,but in the morning we want      
something to arouse us1 and to help us  
to go brightly and bravely through the  

day4 ,so here are ,morning ,bells to    
waken up the little hearts1 and to      
remind them that we must not only rest  
in ,jesus1 but walk in ,him4 ,if the    
motto of ,little ,pillows might be ,come
 to ,jesus1 the motto of ,morning ,bells
 might be ,follow ,jesus4  ,may ,he who 
loves the little ones bless this tiny   
effort to help them to follow ,him day  
by day4     #a4 ,first ,day4  ,christ's 
,childhood4      ,thy holy child        
,jesus4--,acts iv4 #cj4   ,if ,i asked1 
,how old are you8 you would give an     
exact answer4 ,eight and a half2 ,just  
turned ten2 ,eleven next month4 ,now you
 have thought of ,god's holy child      
,jesus as a little baby1 and as twelve  
years old in the temple1 but did you    
ever think of ,him as being exactly your
 own age8 that ,he was once really just 
as old as you are this very day8 ,he    
knows what it is to be eight1 and nine1 
and ten years old1 or whatever you may  
be4 ,god's word has only told us this   
one thing about those years1 that ,he   

was a holy child4  ,what is holy8 ,it is
 everything that is perfectly beautiful 
and good and lovable1 without anything  
to spoil it4 ,this is just what ,he was 
when ,he was your age4 ,he was gentle   
and brave1 and considerate and          
unselfish1 noble and truthful1 obedient 
and loving1 kind and                    
forgiving1--everything you can think of 
that you ever admired or loved in any   
one else was all found together in ,him1
 and all this not only outside1 but     
inside1 for ,he was holy4  ,why did ,he 
live all these holy child-years on earth
 instead of staying in heaven till it   
was time to come and die for you8 ,one  
reason was1 that ,he might leave you a  
beautiful example1 so that you might    
wish to be like ,him1 and ask for the   
,holy ,spirit to make you like ,him4    
,but the other was even more gracious   
and wonderful1 it was that we might be  
made the righteousness of ,god in ,him4 
,that is1 that all this goodness and    
holiness might be reckoned to you1      

because you had not any of your own1 and
 that ,god might smile on you for ,his  
sake1 just as if you had been perfectly 
obedient1 and truthful1 and unselfish1  
and good1 and give you ,jesus ,christ's 
reward1 which you never deserved at all1
 but which ,he deserved for you4  ,he   
took your sins and gives you ,his       
righteousness2 ,he took your punishment 
and gives you ,his reward2 it is just   
changed over1 if you will only accept   
the exchange6    ,i'm glad my blessed   
,saviour     ,was once a child like me1 
,to show how pure and holy     ,his     
little ones might be4   ,and if ,i try  
to follow     ,his footsteps here below1
   ,he never will forget me1            
,because ,he loves me so4     #b4       
,second ,day4  ,our ,great ,example     
,even ,christ pleased not               
,himself4--,rom4 xv4 #c4   ,do you      
really wish to follow the footsteps of  
the ,holy ,child ,jesus8 ,have you asked
 ,god to make you more like ,him8 ,are  
you ready to begin to-day8 ,then here is

 a motto for to-day1 ,even ,christ      
pleased not ,himself4 ,will you take it1
 and try to imitate ,him8 ,you are sure 
to have plenty of opportunities of      
acting upon it1 and thus proving not    
only to others1 but to your dear        
,saviour ,himself1 that you mean what   
you say1 and mean what you pray4        
,perhaps it seems a rather melancholy   
morning bell to you1 tolling instead of 
chiming6 ,but if you really wish to be  
like ,christ1 you will soon find that   
its music is as sweet as any1 and that  
its quiet chime will come to you again  
and again with a wonderful sweetness and
 power1 helping you over all sorts of   
difficulties1 and saving you from all   
sorts of sins and troubles4  ,you can   
not tell1 till you have fairly tried1   
how happy a little girl can feel1 who   
has cheerfully given up to another1 for 
,jesus' sake1 something which she would 
have liked for herself2 nor how happy a 
boy can be when of his own free will1   
and by ,god's grace1 he has chosen to do

 what his conscience tells him would    
please the ,lord ,jesus instead of what 
would have pleased himself4  ,if you    
have never tried it yet1 begin to-day1  
and you will find it is quite a new     
happiness4  ,ah1 what would have become 
of us if ,christ had only pleased       
,himself1 and had stayed in ,his own    
glorious home instead of coming down to 
save us6 ,think of that when you are    
tempted to please yourself instead of   
pleasing ,him1 and the remembrance that 
even ,he pleased not ,himself because   
,he so loved you1 will help you to try  
and please ,him1 and to please others   
for ,his sake4      ,if washed in       
,jesus' blood1       ,then bear ,his    
likeness too6     ,and as you onward    
press1       ,ask1 ',what would ,jesus  
do8'      ,give with a full1 free hand2 
,god freely gives to you6     ,and check
 each selfish thought       ,with1      
',what would ,jesus do8'     #c4 ,third 
,day4  ,upholding4      ,hold ,thou me  
up1 and ,i shall be safe4--,ps4 cxix4   

#aag4   ,the path is not easy4 ,there   
are rough stones over which we may      
stumble1 if we are not walking very     
carefully4 ,there are places which look 
quite smooth1 but they are more         
dangerous than the rough ones1 for they 
are slippery4 ,there are little holes   
hidden under flowers1 which may catch   
our feet and give us a bad fall4 ,there 
are muddy ditches1 into which we may    
slip and get sadly wet and dirty4  ,how 
are we to walk safely along such a path8
 ,we want a strong1 kind hand to hold us
 up1 and to hold us always2 a hand that 
will hold ours so tightly and lovingly1 
that it will be as the old ,scotchwoman 
said1 ,not my grip of ,christ1 but      
,christ's grip of me6 ,yes1 ,christ's   
loving hand is able to keep you from    
falling2 only let your hand be restfully
 in the hand of ,jesus1 and then shalt  
thou walk in thy way safely1 and thy    
foot shall not stumble4 ,but do not     
spoil the chime of this morning's bells 
by ringing only half a peal6 ,do not    

say1 ,hold ,thou me up1 and stop there1 
or add1 ,but1 all the same1 ,i shall    
stumble and fall6 ,finish the peal with 
,god's own music1 the bright words of   
faith that ,he puts into your mouth1    
,hold ,thou me up1 and ,i shall be safe6
 ,so you will if you do not distrust    
,him1 if you will but trust ,him to do  
just what you ask1 and let ,him hold you
 up4  ,it would be hard to find a prayer
 in the ,bible without a promise to     
match it2 so ,david says1 ,uphold me1   
according to ,thy word4  ,what has ,he  
said about it8 ,more than there is room 
for on this page4 ,i the ,lord thy ,god 
will hold thy right hand4 ,yea1 ,i will 
uphold thee4 ,he will not suffer thy    
foot to be moved4 ,when thou runnest    
thou shalt not stumble4 ,yea1 he shall  
be holden up4 ,he shall keep thy foot   
from being taken4 ,he will keep the feet
 of ,his saints4 ,seven promises in     
answer to your one little prayer6       
,i the ,lord am with thee1       ,be    
thou not afraid6     ,i will help and   

strengthen1       ,be thou not dismayed6
     ,yea1 ,i will uphold thee          
,with my own right hand2     ,thou art  
called and chosen       ,in my sight to 
stand6     #d4 ,fourth ,day4  ,what can 
,i do8      ,bear ye one another's      
burdens1 and so fulfill the law of      
,christ4--,gal4 vi4 #b4   ,perhaps you  
never thought that any one around you   
had any6 ,then if you want to fulfill   
this law of ,christ1 the first thing    
will be to find out who has any burdens1
 and which of them you could bear       
instead4 ,you will not have to watch    
long6 ,there are very few without any4  
,little backs can not bear great        
burdens1 but sometimes those who have   
great burdens have little ones too1 and 
it makes such a difference if some      
loving little hand will take one or two 
of these4 ,if your mother was carrying a
 great heavy parcel1 would it not help  
her if you took two or three little ones
 out of her hand and carried them for   
her8 ,so perhaps she has troubles that  

you do not even know about1 and you see 
she looks tired and anxious4 ,and it    
tires her a little more1 because a      
little brother or sister wants to be    
nursed or amused4 ,now if you put your  
own affairs by1 and call the little ones
 away1 and amuse them quietly so that   
mamma may not be disturbed1 this is     
bearing one of her burdens4 ,never mind 
if it is really a little burden to you  
too2 is it not worth it1 when it is     
fulfilling the law of ,christ8 ,if for a
 moment a burden that you have taken up 
does seem rather hard1 and you are      
tempted to drop it again1 think of what 
the ,lord ,jesus bore for you6 ,think   
how ,he took up the heaviest burden of  
all for you1 when ,he ,his own self bare
 our sins in ,his own body on the tree6 
,he did not drop that burden1 but bore  
it till ,he died under it4 ,think of    
that1 and it will be easy then to bear  
something for ,his sake4  ,now be on the
 watch all to-day for little burdens to 
bear for others4 ,see how many you can  

find out1 and pick up1 and carry away6  
,depend upon it1 you will not only make 
it a brighter day for others1 but for   
yourself too6      ,little deeds of     
kindness1       ,little words of love1  
,make our earth an ,eden1       ,like   
the heaven above4     #e4 ,fifth ,day4  
,instruments4      ,yield 4444 your     
members as instruments of righteousness 
unto    ,god4--,rom4 vi4 #ac4   ,this   
does not sound so easy and tuneful as   
most of your other morning bells1 you   
think6 ,but listen for a few minutes and
 you will hear the music4  ,what are    
your members8 ,hands1 feet1 lips1 eyes1 
ears1 and so on4 ,what are you to do    
with them8 ,yield them1 that is1 give   
them up altogether1 hand them over to   
,god4  ,what for8 ,that ,he may use them
 as instruments of righteousness4 ,that 
is1 just as we should take an instrument
 of music1 to make music with it1 so ,he
 may take your hands and feet and all   
your members1 and use them to do right  
and good things with4  ,if a little one 

gives himself or herself to ,god1 every 
part of that little body is to be ,god's
 little servant1 a little instrument for
 ,him to use4  ,the little hands will no
 longer serve ,satan by striking or     
pinching2 the little feet will not kick 
or stamp1 nor drag and dawdle1 when they
 ought to run briskly on some errand2   
the little lips will not pout2 the      
little tongue will not move to say a    
naughty thing4 ,all the little members  
will leave off serving ,satan1 and find 
something to do for ,god2 for if you    
yield them to ,god1 ,he will really take
 them and use them4  ,he will tell the  
hands to pick up what a tired mamma has 
dropped1 and to fetch her a footstool2  
and the fingers to sew patiently at a   
warm petticoat for a poor child1 or to  
make warm cuffs for a poor old man4 ,he 
will tell the feet to run on errands of 
kindness and help4 ,he will set the lips
 to sing happy hymns1 which will cheer  
and comfort somebody1 even if you never 
know of it4 ,he will use the eyes for   

reading to some poor sick or blind      
woman1 or to some fretful little one in 
your own home4 ,you will be quite       
surprised to find in how many ways ,he  
will really use even your little        
members1 if you give them and your whole
 self to ,him4 ,it will be so nice6 ,you
 will never be miserable again with     
nothing to do6      ,take my hands1 and 
let them move     ,at the impulse of    
,thy love4     ,take my feet1 and let   
them be     ,swift and beautiful' for   
,thee4     #f4 ,sixth ,day4  ,willing   
and ,glad4      ,then the people        
rejoiced1 for that they offered         
willingly4--,i ,chron4    xxix4 #i   ,we
 thought yesterday morning about giving 
our members up to ,god for ,him to use4 
,did you think you would like to give   
them up to ,him8 did you yield them to  
,him8 ,if you did1 you will understand  
this morning's text6 ,david the ,king   
asked his people to help in bringing    
offerings for ,god's house and service4 
,he said1 ,who then is willing to       

consecrate his service this day unto the
 ,lord8 ,and ,god made them all willing 
to bring what they could4 ,and what     
then8 ,then the people rejoiced1 for    
that they offered willingly1 because    
with perfect heart they offered         
willingly to the ,lord4 ,and did eat and
 drink on that day before the ,lord with
 great gladness4  ,see what came of     
offering willingly to the ,lord--they   
rejoiced1 and everything they did1 even 
eating and drinking1 was with great     
gladness4 ,never is any one so happy as 
those who offer their own selves        
willingly to the ,lord4 ,he gives them a
 thousandfold return for the worthless  
little self and weak little members     
which they have offered to ,him4 ,he    
gives them peace1 and gladness1 and     
blessing1 beyond what they ever expected
 to have4  ,but this was not all2 it was
 not only the people who had such a glad
 day1 but ,david the king also rejoiced 
with great joy4 ,those who loved their  
king1 and recollected how much sorrow he

 had gone through1 and how many battles 
he had fought for them1 must have been  
glad indeed to see ,him rejoicing       
because they had offered willingly4 ,and
 ,i think our ,king1 your ,king ,jesus1 
rejoices over us when ,he has made us   
able 7ver4 #ad7 to offer ourselves      
willingly to ,him4 ,is not this best of 
all8 ,jesus1 who suffered for us1 and   
who fought the great battle of our      
salvation for us1 ,he1 our own beloved  
,king1 will rejoice over thee with joy2 
,he will rest in ,his love2 ,he will joy
 over thee with singing4      ,in full  
and glad surrender ,i give myself to    
,thee1     ,thine utterly1 and only1 and
 evermore to be6     ,o ,son of ,god1   
who lovest me1 ,i will be ,thine alone2 
,and all ,i have1 and all ,i am1 shall  
henceforth be ,thine own4     #g4       
,seventh ,day4  ,faithfulness4          
,faithful over a few things4--,matt4    
xxv4 #ba1 #bc4   ,the servant who had   
only two talents to trade with1 but     
traded faithfully with them1 had just   

the same glorious words spoken to him as
 the servant who had five talents3 ,well
 done1 good and faithful servant3 thou  
hast been faithful over a few things 444
 enter thou into the joy of thy lord4   
,think what it would be to hear the     
,lord ,jesus saying that to you1 really 
to you6 ,oh how sweet6 how blessed6 how 
you would listen to that gracious voice 
saying those wonderfully gracious words 
to you6  ,but could ,he say them to you8
 ,are you faithful over a few things8   
,he has given every one1 even the       
youngest1 a few things to be faithful   
over1 and so ,he has to you4 ,your few  
things may be very few1 and very small  
things1 but ,he expects you to be       
faithful over them4  ,what is being     
faithful over them8 ,it means doing the 
very best you can with them2 doing as   
much for ,jesus as you can with your    
money1 even if you have very little2    
doing as much for ,him as you can with  
your time2 doing whatever duties ,he    
gives you as well as ever you can1--your

 lessons1 your work1 the little things  
that you are bidden or asked to do every
 day1 the little things that you have   
promised or undertaken to do for others4
 ,it means doing all these just the same
 whether others see you or know about it
 or not4  ,you sigh over all this2 you  
recollect many things in which you have 
not been quite faithful2 you know you do
 not deserve for ,him to call you good  
and faithful servant4 ,but come at once 
to your gracious ,lord1 and ask ,him to 
forgive all the unfaithfulness1 and to  
make you faithful to-day4 ,and then1    
even if it is only a matter of a ,french
 verb or a ,latin noun1 you will find it
 a help to recollect1 ,faithful over a  
few things6      ,only1 ,o ,lord1 in    
,thy dear love       ,fit us for perfect
 rest above2     ,and help us1 this and 
every day1       ,to live more nearly as
 we pray4     #h4 ,eighth ,day4  ,on    
mine ,account4      ,put that on mine   
account4--,philem4 #ah4   ,when ,st4    
,paul asked ,philemon1 in a most        

beautiful letter1 to take back          
,onesimus1 who had run away from him1 he
 said1 ,if he hath wronged thee1 or     
oweth thee ought1 put that on my        
account4 ,onesimus had been a bad       
servant to ,philemon2 and being willing 
to come back and do better1 would not   
pay for what he had wronged him in      
before1 and would not pay his old debts4
 ,and he evidently had nothing himself  
to pay them with4 ,but ,st4 ,paul       
offered to pay all1 so that ,onesimus   
might be received1 not now as a servant1
 but as a brother beloved4  ,this is an 
exquisite picture of what the ,lord     
,jesus ,christ does4 ,he not only       
intercedes for us with ,him from whom we
 have departed1 and against whom we have
 sinned2 but1 knowing to the full how   
much we have wronged ,god1 and how much 
we owe ,him1 ,he says1 ,put that on mine
 account4  ,and ,god has put it all on  
,his account and the account has been   
paid1 paid in blood4 ,when the ,lord    
laid on ,him the iniquity of us all1    

,jesus saw and knew all your sins2 and  
,he said1 ,put that on mine account4    
,oh1 what wonderful kindness and love of
 ,god our ,saviour6 ,let the remembrance
 of it be like a silver bell1 ringing   
softly and clearly whenever you are     
going to do1 or letting yourself feel or
 think1 something that is not right4    
,put that on mine account6 ,yes1 that   
sin that you were on the very edge of   
committing6 that angry word1 and the    
angry feeling that makes you want to say
 it2 that untrue word1 and the          
cowardliness which makes you afraid to  
speak the exact truth2 that proud look  
and the naughty pride of heart that made
 it come into your eyes2 ,jesus stands  
by and says1 patiently and lovingly1    
,put that on mine account6  ,can you    
bear that8 does it not make you wish1   
ten times more than ever1 to be kept    
from sinning against such a ,saviour8   
,jesus1 tender ,saviour1       ,hast    
,thou died for me8     ,make me very    
thankful       ,in my heart to ,thee2   

,when the sad1 sad story       ,of ,thy 
grief ,i read1     ,make me very sorry  
,for my sins indeed4     #i4 ,ninth     
,day4  ,white ,garments4      ,let thy  
garments be always white4--,eccles4 ix4 
#h4   ,always8 ,oh1 how can that be8    
,they are soiled again directly after   
they have been washed clean6 ,yet ,god  
says1 ,let them be always white2 and ,he
 would not tell you to do what was      
impossible4 ,then how are you to help   
soiling them8 ,only in one way4 ,last   
night's little pillow told you how      
,jesus washes us whiter than snow in    
,his own precious blood1 that cleanseth 
from all sin4 ,but will ,he only cleanse
 ,his little one just for the moment8 is
 that all ,he is able and willing to do 
for you8  ,no2 if you will only keep on 
trusting to that precious blood1 and not
 turn away from it1 ,he says that it    
cleanseth1 that is1 goes on cleansing4  
,you could not keep your garments white 
for five minutes2 careless thoughts     
would come like dust upon them1 and     

wrong words would make great dark stains
 and before long some naughty deed would
 be like a sad fall in the mud1 and you 
would feel sad and ashamed before the   
kind ,saviour who still stands ready to 
cleanse you again4 ,but why should all  
this happen over and over again1 till   
anybody but our own loving1             
long-suffering ,saviour would be tired  
of us1 and give up doing any more for   
us8 ,why should it be1 when ,his        
precious blood is meant to go on        
cleansing1 so that our garments may be  
always white8 ,perhaps you never thought
 of this2 ask ,him now this morning not 
only to wash you in the fountain of ,his
 precious blood1 but to keep you in it1 
to go on cleansing you all day long4    
,trust ,him to do this1 and see if it is
 not the happiest day you ever spent6   
,and ,he can do all this for me1        
,because in sorrow1 on the tree1        
,he once for sinners hung2     ,and1    
having washed their sin away1     ,he   
now rejoices1 day by day1       ,to     

cleanse ,his little one4     #aj4 ,tenth
 ,day4  ,made ,beautiful4      ,let the 
beauty of the ,lord our ,god be upon    
us4--,ps4 xc4 #ag4   ,how great is ,his 
beauty6 said ,zechariah4 ,how can ,his  
beauty be upon us8 ,in two ways2 try to 
understand them1 and then ask that in   
both ways the beauty of the ,lord our   
,god may be upon you4  ,one way is by   
,his covering you with the robe of      
,jesus ,christ's righteousness1 looking 
upon you not as you are in yourself1 all
 sinful and unholy1 but as if all the   
,saviour's beautiful and holy life were 
yours1 reckoning it to you for ,his     
sake4 ,in this way ,he can call us      
perfect through my comeliness which ,i  
had put upon thee4 ,the other way is by 
giving you the beauty of holiness1 for  
that is ,his own beauty2 and though we  
never can be quite like ,him till we see
 ,him as ,he is1 ,he can begin to make  
us like ,him even now4 ,look at a poor  
little colorless drop of water1 hanging 
weakly on a blade of grass4 ,it is not  

beautiful at all2 why should you stop to
 look at it8 ,stay till the sun has     
risen1 and now look4 ,it is sparkling   
like a diamond2 and if you look at it   
from another side1 it will be glowing   
like a ruby1 and presently gleaming like
 an emerald4 ,the poor little drop has  
become one of the brightest and         
loveliest things you ever saw4 ,but is  
it its own brightness and beauty8 ,no2  
if it slipped down to the ground out of 
the sunshine1 it would be only a poor   
little dirty drop of water4 ,so1 if the 
,sun of ,righteousness1 the glorious and
 lovely ,saviour1 shines upon you1 a    
little ray of ,his own brightness and   
beauty will be seen upon you4 ,sometimes
 we can see by the happy light on a face
 that the ,sun is shining there2 but if 
the ,sun is really shining1 there are   
sure to be some of the beautiful rays of
 holiness1 love1 joy1 peace1 gentleness1
 goodness1 faith1 meekness1 making the  
life even of a little child very lovely4
      ,jesus1 ,lord1 ,i come to ,thee1  

,thou hast said ,i may2     ,tell me    
what my life should be1       ,take my  
sins away4      ,jesus1 ,lord1 ,i learn 
of ,thee1       ,in ,thy word divine2   
,every promise there ,i see1       ,may 
,i call it mine6     #aa4 ,eleventh     
,day4  ,pleasant ,gifts4      ,who      
giveth us richly all things to          
enjoy4--,i ,tim4 vi4 #ag4   ,think a    
little this morning of ,god's great     
kindness to you4 ,how very good ,he is  
to you6 ,i know one of ,his dear        
children who looks up many1 many times a
 day1 and says1 ,good ,lord ,jesus6 or  
,kind ,lord ,jesus6 ,she does not set   
herself to say it1 but it seems as if   
she could not help saying it1 just      
because ,he is so good and kind4 ,and   
then it seems only natural to look up   
again and say1 ,dear ,lord ,jesus6 ,how 
can anybody go on all day long1 and     
never see how good ,he is1 and never    
look up and bless ,him8 ,most especially
 on bright pleasant days1 when ,he      
giveth us more even than usual to enjoy6

 ,he giveth4 ,not one single pleasant   
thing1 not one single bit of enjoyment  
comes to us but what ,he giveth4 ,we can
 not get it1 we do not earn it1 we do   
not deserve it2 but ,he giveth lovingly1
 and kindly1 and freely4 ,suppose ,he   
stopped giving1 what would become of us8
  ,richly4 ,so richly1 that if you tried
 to write down half ,his gifts to you1  
your hand would be tired long before you
 had done4 ,you might easily make a list
 of the presents given you on your      
birthday1 but you could not make a list 
of what ,god gives you every day of your
 life4  ,all things4 ,all the things you
 really need1 and a great many more     
besides4 ,all the things that will do   
you good1 a great many more than you    
would ever have thought of4 ,all the    
things that ,he can fill your little    
hands with1 and trust you to carry      
without stumbling and falling4 ,all     
things1 everything that you have at all6
  ,to enjoy4 ,now how kind this is6 not 
only to do us good1 but to enjoy4 ,so   

you see ,he means you to be happy with  
what ,he gives you1 to smile and laugh  
and be glad1 not to be dismal and       
melancholy4 ,if you do not enjoy what   
,he giveth1 that is your own fault1 for 
,he meant you to enjoy it4 ,look up to  
,him with a bright smile1 and thank ,him
 for having given you richly all things 
to enjoy6      ,my joys to ,thee ,i     
bring1       ,the joys ,thy love hath   
given1     ,that each may be a wing     
,to lift me nearer heaven4     ,i bring 
them1 ,saviour1 all to ,thee1     ,for  
,thou hast purchased all for me4        
#ab4 ,twelfth ,day4  ,much more than    
this4      ,the ,lord is able to give   
thee much more than this4--#b ,chron4   
xxv4 #i4   ,amaziah1 king of ,judah1 was
 going to war against the ,edomites4 ,he
 thought he would make sure of victory  
by hiring a hundred thousand soldiers   
from the ,king of ,israel1 and he paid  
them beforehand a hundred talents1 which
 was about #cd1bah4aes4 of our money4   
,but a man of ,god warned him not to let

 the army of ,israel go with him1 for   
,israel had forsaken the ,lord1 and so  
,he was not with them4 ,it seemed a     
great pity to waste all that money1 and 
so ,amaziah said1 ,but what shall we do 
for the hundred talents which ,i have   
given to the army of ,israel8 ,and the  
man of ,god answered1 ,the ,lord is able
 to give thee much more than this4 ,so  
,amaziah simply obeyed1 and sent the    
soldiers away1 and trusted ,god to help 
him to do without them4 ,was it any     
wonder that he gained a great victory   
over the ,edomites8  ,does not this     
teach us that we should simply do the   
right thing1 and trust ,god at any cost8
 ,when you do this1 you will find that1 
in hundreds of ways which you never     
thought of1 the ,lord is able to give   
thee much more4 ,the trial comes in many
 different ways4 ,one may be tempted to 
hurry over prayer and ,bible1 because   
there is something else that she very   
much wants to get done before breakfast1
 and she is afraid of not having time   

enough4 ,another shuts up her little    
purse when a call comes to give         
something for ,god's work1 because she  
is afraid she will not have enough left 
for another purpose4 ,another is tempted
 to look at a key1 or to glance over    
another's shoulder at a lesson1 because 
without it he would not get the marks he
 is trying for4 ,another is tempted not 
to tell the exact truth1 or to conceal  
something which he ought to tell1       
because he would lose something by it4  
,oh1 resist the devil1 and do what you  
know is right1 and trust ,god for all   
the rest6 ,for the ,lord is able to give
 thee much more than this1 whatever your
 this may be4 ,and ,his smile and ,his  
blessing will always be more than this1 
more than anything else6      ,be brave 
to do the right1       ,and scorn to be 
untrue2     ,when fear would whisper    
'yield6'       ,ask1 ',what would ,jesus
 do8'     #ac4 ,thirteenth ,day4  ,the  
,doings of the ,king4      ,whatsoever  
the king did pleased all the people4--#b

 ,sam4 iii4 #cf4   ,david had been      
giving a proof of his love for one who  
had long been his enemy1 but whom he had
 received into friendship2 and he had   
been giving a proof of his              
tender-heartedness and sympathy with the
 people1 by weeping with them at the    
grave of ,abner4 ,and all the people    
took notice of it1 and it pleased them3 
as whatsoever the king did pleased all  
the people4  ,this was because they     
loved their king4 ,they watched him1 not
 as the wicked ,pharisees watched the   
,lord ,jesus that they might find       
something against ,him2 but with the    
watching of admiration and love1 taking 
notice of the kind and gracious things  
he did and said4 ,do you thus take      
notice of what your ,king does8 ,does it
 please you to hear and read of what ,he
 has done and what ,he is doing8 ,it    
must be so if ,he really is your ,king4 
,but the whatsoever is a little harder2 
and yet1 if it is once really learnt1 it
 makes everything easy4 ,for if we learn

 to be pleased with whatsoever our ,king
 ,jesus does1 nothing can come wrong to 
us4  ,suppose something comes to-day    
which is not quite what you would have  
liked2 heavy rain1 for instance1 when   
you wanted to go out1--recollect that   
your ,king ,jesus has done it1 and that 
will hush the little murmur1 and make   
you quite content4 ,ask ,him this       
morning to make you so loving and loyal 
to ,him1 that whatsoever ,he does1 all  
day long1 may please you1 because it has
 pleased ,him to do it4 ,i think ,he    
loves us so much1 that ,he always gives 
us as much happiness as ,he can possibly
 trust us with1 and does what is        
pleasantest for ,his dear children      
whenever ,he sees it will not hurt them2
 so1 when ,he does something which at   
first does not seem so pleasant1 we may 
still trust our beloved ,king1 and learn
 by ,his grace to be pleased with       
whatsoever ,he does4      ,i hear a     
sweet voice ringing clear1              
',all is well6'     ,it is my ,father's 

voice ,i hear1                          
,all is well6     ,where'er ,i walk that
 voice is heard1     ,it is my ,god1 my 
,father's word--     ',fear not1 but    
trust2 ,i am the ,lord1                 
,all is well6'     #ad4 ,fourteenth     
,day4  ,the ,new ,heart4      ,a new    
heart also will ,i give you4--,ezek4    
xxxvi4 #bf4   ,why does ,god promise    
this8 ,because our old hearts are so    
evil that they can not be made any      
better2 and so nothing will do any good 
but giving us a quite new heart4        
,because we can not make a new heart for
 ourselves2 the more we try1 the more we
 shall find we can not do it2 so ,god1  
in ,his great pity and kindness1 says   
,he will give it us4  ,because unless we
 have a new heart we can not enter the  
kingdom of ,god1 we can not even see it6
 ,without this gift we must be left     
outside in the terrible darkness when   
the door is shut4  ,what is the         
difference8 ,the old heart likes to be  
naughty in some way or other2 either it 

likes to be idle1 or it likes to let out
 sharp words1 or to go on being sulky or
 fretful instead of clearing up and     
saying1 ,i am sorry6 ,the new heart     
wants to be good2 and is grieved when a 
temptation comes1 and does not wish to  
yield to it2 and would like to be always
 pleasing the ,saviour4  ,the old heart 
is afraid of ,god1 and does not love    
,him1 and would much rather ,he were not
 always seeing us4 ,and it does not care
 to hear about ,jesus1 but would rather 
be just let alone4 ,the new heart loves 
,god and trusts what ,he says1 and likes
 to know that ,he is always watching it4
 ,and it is glad to hear about ,jesus1  
and wants to come closer to ,him4  ,the 
old heart is a little slave of ,satan1  
taking his orders1 and doing what he    
wishes4 ,the new heart is a happy little
 servant of ,christ1 listening to ,his  
orders1 and doing what ,he wishes4  ,oh 
how happy and blessed to have this new  
heart6 ,all ,god's own children receive 
it1 for ,he has said1 ,i will give them 

one heart2 that is1 all the same new    
heart4 ,do you not want to have it too8 
,then ask1 and you shall receive2 for   
,he hath said1 ,a new heart also will ,i
 give you6      ,oh for a heart to      
praise my ,god1       ,a heart from sin 
set free6     ,a heart that always feels
 ,thy blood1       ,so freely shed for  
me4      ,a heart resigned1 submissive1 
meek1       ,my dear ,redeemer's throne2
     ,where only ,christ is heard to    
speak1       ,where ,jesus reigns alone4
     #ae4 ,fifteenth ,day4  ,the ,gift  
of the ,holy ,spirit4      ,i will put  
my ,spirit within you4--,ezek4 xxxvi4   
#bg4   ,many years ago a good clergyman 
wrote a tiny prayer1 so short that no   
one could help remembering it if they   
once heard it4 ,god seemed to set that  
little prayer upon wheels1 so that it   
might run everywhere4 ,it was printed on
 large cards and hung up1 and it was    
printed on small ones and kept in       
,bibles and pocket-books4 ,it was taught
 to classes and schools and whole       

congregations1 and now thousands upon   
thousands pray it constantly4 ,it is a  
prayer which must be heard1 because it  
asks for what ,god has promised to give2
 and it asks for this through ,him whom 
the ,father heareth always4 ,it is this3
 ,o ,god1 give me ,thy ,holy ,spirit1   
for ,jesus ,christ's sake4 ,amen4 ,will 
you not pray it too8 ,begin this        
morning1 and go on1 not just saying it1 
but praying it1 till you get a full     
answer4 ,for you are quite sure to get  
it2 here is ,god's own promise1 ,i will 
put my ,spirit within you2 and ,he has  
promised it over and over again in other
 places4 ,perhaps you will not know at  
first when the answer comes4 ,can you   
see the dew fall8 ,no one ever saw a    
single drop come down1 and yet as soon  
as the sun rises1 you see that it has   
come1 and is sparkling all over the     
fields4 ,it came long before you saw it1
 falling sweetly and silently in the    
twilight and in the dark4 ,so do not    
fancy ,god is not hearing you because   

you have not felt anything very sudden  
and wonderful4 ,he is hearing and       
answering all the time4 ,you would not  
go on asking unless the dew of ,his     
,spirit were already falling upon your  
heart1 and teaching you to pray4 ,the   
more ,he gives you of ,his blessed      
,spirit1 the more you will ask for2 and 
the more you ask1 the more ,he will     
give4      ,thou gift of ,jesus1 now    
descend1     ,and be my ,comforter and  
,friend2     ,o ,holy ,spirit1 fill my  
heart1     ,that ,i from ,christ may    
ne'er depart6      ,show me my soul all 
black within1     ,and cleanse and keep 
me pure within2     ,oh1 show me ,jesus6
 let me rest     ,my heart upon ,his    
loving breast6     #af4 ,sixteenth ,day4
  ,how to ,conquer4      ,the ,lord     
shall fight for you4--,ex4 xiv4 #ad4    
,how glad the children of ,israel must  
have been when ,moses said these words  
to them on the shores of the ,red ,sea6 
,for when they lifted up their eyes1    
behold1 the ,egyptians marched after    

them2 and they were sore afraid4  ,the  
,egyptians had been cruel masters to    
them2 and they had horses and chariots  
to pursue them with2 and there was the  
sea close before them1 and no boats6    
,perhaps some of the ,israelites thought
 it was no use trying to escape1 they   
would only be overtaken and conquered   
and be worse off than before4  ,and so1 
left to themselves1 they would have     
been2 but ,god fought for them in a way 
they never thought of4 ,for the ,lord   
saved ,israel that day out of the hand  
of the ,egyptians1 and ,israel saw the  
,egyptians dead upon the sea-shore4     
,what about your ,egyptians8--the angry 
tempers or sulky looks1 the impatient   
words1 the vain and foolish thoughts1   
the besetting sins that master you so   
often4 ,have you tried so often to fight
 against them1 and failed1 that it seems
 almost no use1 and you do not see how  
to conquer them or to escape them8 ,are 
you very tired of fighting1 and sore    
afraid of being always overcome just the

 same as ever8 ,now hear ,god's true1   
strong promise to you4 ,the ,lord shall 
fight for you6 ,will ,he really8 ,yes1  
really1 and ,he will conquer for you    
too1 if you will only believe ,his ,word
 and trust the battle to ,him1 and let  
,him fight for you4  ,how8 ,first1      
watch6 and then the very instant you see
 the enemy coming1 look up and say1     
,come1 ,lord1 and fight for me2 and keep
 on looking up and expecting ,him to    
fight for you4 ,and you will find that  
,he does fight for you and gives you the
 victory2 and you too will be saved that
 day1 and will see the ,egyptians dead  
upon the sea-shore4 ,try ,him1 and trust
 ,him2 and you1 even you1 will be more  
than conqueror through ,him that loved  
you4      ,so1 when you meet with       
trials1       ,and know not what to do2 
,just cast the care on ,jesus1          
,and ,he will fight for you4     ,gird  
on the heavenly armor       ,of faith1  
and hope1 and love2     ,and when the   
conflict's ended1       ,you'll reign   

with ,him above4     #ag4 ,seventeenth  
,day4  ,the ,master's ,voice4      ,i   
will watch to see what ,he will say unto
 me4--,hab4 ii4 #a4   ,when the ,lord   
,jesus said to ,simon the ,pharisee1    
,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say unto    
thee2 he answered1 ,master1 say on6     
,when ,god was going to speak to        
,samuel1 he said1 ,speak1 ,lord1 for    
,thy servant heareth4 ,has the ,lord    
,jesus said anything like this for us8  
,he says1 ,i have yet many things to say
 unto you4 ,what things8 ,they will be  
strong1 helpful1 life-giving words1 for 
,he says1 ,the words that ,i speak unto 
you1 they are spirit and they are life4 
,they will be very loving words1 for ,he
 says1 ,i will speak comfortably to her 
7margin1 ,i will speak to her heart74   
,and they will be very kind and tender  
words1 and spoken just at the right     
moment1 for ,he says that ,he knows how 
to speak a word in season to him that is
 weary4 ,will ,he really speak to me8   
says the little heart4 ,yes1 really1 if 

you will only watch to see what ,he will
 say to you4 ,for it will be a still1   
small voice1 and you will not hear it at
 all if you do not listen for it4 ,how  
will ,he speak to me8 ,if ,i had        
something very nice to tell you1 and    
instead of saying it out loud1 ,i wrote 
it down on a piece of paper1 and gave it
 you to look at1 would not that be      
exactly the same as if ,i had told it   
you with my lips8 ,and you would take   
the paper eagerly to see what it was    
that ,i had to say to you4 ,so to-day1  
when you read your ,bible1 either alone 
or at your ,bible-lesson1 watch to see  
what ,jesus will say to you in it4 ,you 
will never really watch in vain4 ,you   
will see some word that seems to come   
home to you1 and that you never noticed 
so much before4 ,oh1 listen lovingly to 
it1 for that is what ,he says to you6   
,or if you are really watching and      
wishing for a word from ,him1 some sweet
 text will come into your mind1 and you 
wonder what made you think of it6 ,that 

is the voice of ,jesus speaking to your 
heart4 ,listen to it1 and treasure it   
up1 and follow it2 and then watch to see
 what else ,he will say to you4 ,say to 
,him1 ,master1 say on6      ,master1    
speak6 and make me ready1       ,when   
,thy voice is truly heard1     ,with    
obedience glad and steady1       ,still 
to follow every word4     ,i am         
listening1 ,lord1 for ,thee2            
,master1 speak1 oh1 speak to me6        
#ah4 ,eighteenth ,day  ,who will take   
care of me8      ,he careth for you4--,i
 ,pet4 v4 #g4   ,it is so pleasant to be
 cared for2 to have kind relations and  
friends who show that they love you by  
their care of you1 and their care for   
you4 ,what would you do if no one cared 
for you1 like the poor little children  
in ,london who are turned out to do for 
themselves before they are as old as you
 are8 ,what would you do if there was no
 one to get anything for you to eat1 or 
to see to your clothes1 or to keep a    
home for you to live in8 ,no one to take

 any notice if you hurt yourself ever so
 badly1 or if you were ever so ill8 ,you
 would feel then what a difference being
 cared for makes to your life4 ,but all 
the earthly care for you comes because  
,he careth for you4 ,he planned and     
arranged everything1 without your having
 anything to do with it1 so that you    
shall be cared for4 ,and ,he did not    
arrange it once for all1 and then leave 
things to go on as might happen4 ,no6   
,every day1 every moment1 ,he careth1   
goes on caring1 for you4 ,not only      
thinking of you and watching you1 but   
working for you2 making things come     
right1 so that everything should be just
 the best that could happen to you4 ,not
 managing the great things1 and leaving 
the little things to arrange themselves2
 but giving loving care to the least1   
the very least things that concern you4 
,even in some tiny little trouble which 
no one else seems to care about1 ,he    
careth2 or when every one else is too   
much taken up with other things to      

attend to you1 ,he careth for you4  ,you
 can never get beyond ,god's care1 for  
it always reaches you2 you can never be 
outside of it1 for it is always         
enfolding you4      ',who will take care
 of me8' darling1 you say1              
,lovingly1 tenderly watched as you are8 
,listen6 ,i give you the answer to-day1 
,one who is never forgetful or far4     
,he will take care of you6 ,all through 
the year       ,crowning each day with  
,his kindness and love1     ,sending you
 blessings and shielding from fear1     
,leading you on to ,his bright home     
above4     #ai4 ,nineteenth ,day4       
,under ,his ,wings4      ,under ,his    
wings shall thou trust4--,ps4 xci4 #d4  
,that means to-day1 not some other time6
 ,under ,his wings1 the shadowing wings 
of the ,most ,high1 you1 poor little    
helpless one1 are to trust to-day4      
,when the little eaglets1 that have not 
yet a feather to fly with1 are under the
 great wings of the parent eagle1 how   
safe they are6 ,who would dare touch    

them8 ,if a bold climber put his hand   
into the nest then1 those powerful wings
 would beat him in a minute from his    
hold1 and he would fall down the rocks  
and be dashed to pieces4 ,so safe shall 
you be under ,his wings1 nothing shall  
by any means hurt you there4  ,when the 
wild snow-storms rage round the eyrie1  
and the mountain cold is felt1 that is  
death to an unprotected sleeper1 how    
warm the little eaglets are kept6 ,not  
an arrow of the keen blast reaches them1
 poor little featherless things1 not a  
snowflake touches them4 ,so warm shall  
you be kept under ,his wings1 when any  
cold and dark day of trouble comes1 or  
even any sudden little blast of         
unkindness or loneliness4  ,under ,his  
wings shall thou trust6 ,not shall thou 
see6 ,if one of the eaglets wanted to   
see for itself what was going on1 and   
thought it could take care of itself for
 a little while1 and hopped from under  
the shadow of the wings1 it would be    
neither safe nor warm4 ,the sharp wind  

would chill it1 and the cruel hand might
 seize it then4 ,so you are to trust1   
rest quietly and peacefully1 under ,his 
wings2 stay there1 not be peeping out   
and wondering whether ,god really is    
taking care of you6 ,you may be always  
safe and happy there4 ,safe1 for in the 
shadow of ,thy wings will ,i make my    
refuge4 ,happy1 for in the shadow of    
,thy wings will ,i rejoice4  ,remember1 
too1 that it is a command as well as a  
promise2 it is what you are to do       
to-day1 all day long3 ,under ,his wings 
shalt thou trust6      ,i am trusting   
,thee1 ,lord ,jesus1       ,trusting    
only ,thee6     ,trusting ,thee for full
 salvation1       ,great and free4      
,i am trusting ,thee to guide me1       
,thou alone shalt lead6     ,every day  
and hour supplying       ,all my need4  
#bj4 ,twentieth ,day  ,always ,near4    
,i am with you alway4--,matt4 xxvlii4   
#bj4   ,how nice it would be if we could
 always have the one we loved best in   
all the world with us2 never away from  

us night or day1 and no fear that they  
ever possibly would or could leave us2  
never a good-bye even for ever such a   
little while1 and never1 never the long 
farewell of death6  ,can this ever be   
for you8 ,yes1 for you2 for to every one
 who is a disciple of the ,lord ,jesus  
7that is1 who learns of ,him and owns   
,him as ,master71 ,he says1 ,i am with  
you alway4 ,he does not even say1 ,i    
will be with you2 so that you might be  
wondering when ,he meant to come1 when  
,he would begin to be with you2 but ,he 
says1 ,i am with you4 ,yes1 even now1   
though perhaps your eyes are holden1    
like those of the two who walked to     
,emmaus when ,jesus was beside them and 
they did not know it4 ,your feeling or  
not feeling that ,he is there has       
nothing at all to do with it1 because   
,his word must be true and is true1 and 
,he has said1 ,i am with you alway4 ,all
 you have to do is to be happy in       
believing it to be true4 ,and if you go 
on believing it1 you will soon begin to 

realize it2 that is1 to find that it is 
a real thing1 and that ,jesus really is 
with you4  ,how long will ,he be with   
you8 ,always1 all the days6 ,he hath    
said1 ,i will never leave thee4 ,never  
means really never1 not for one moment4 
,you can not get beyond never4 ,it goes 
on all through your life1 and all       
through ,god's great forever4 ,and      
always means really always1 every single
 moment of all your life1 so that you   
need never ask again1 ,is ,jesus with me
 now8 ,of course ,he is6 the answer will
 always be yes1 because ,he hath said1  
,i am with you alway4 ,how safe1 how    
sweet1 how blessed6      ,o ,jesus1 make
 ,thyself to me     ,a living1 bright   
reality6     ,more present to faith's   
vision keen     ,than any outward object
 seen2     ,more dear1 more intimately  
nigh1     ,than even the sweetest       
earthly tie4     #ba4 ,twenty-first     
,day4  ,doing ,god's ,will4      ,teach 
me to do ,thy will4--,ps4 cxliii4 #aj4  
,when you see some one doing with very  

great delight some beautiful and        
pleasant piece of work1 have you not    
thought1 ,i should like to be able to do
 that6 and perhaps you have said1       
,please1 teach me how to do it4  ,can   
you think of anything pleasanter to do  
than what the very angels are full of   
delight in doing8 ,can you think of     
anything more beautiful to do than what 
is done in the pleasant land1 the       
beautiful home above8 ,can you fancy    
anything more interesting to do than    
what the dwellers there will never get  
tired of doing for thousands of millions
 of years8 ,would you not like to be    
taught to do it too8--to begin the      
pleasant and beautiful and most         
interesting work now1 instead of waiting
 till you are grown up1 and then perhaps
 never learning it at all1 because it   
was put off now8 ,then pray this little 
prayer this morning with all your heart1
 ,teach me to do ,thy will4 ,for it is  
,his will that is the happiest work     
above1 and the very happiest thing to do

 here below4  ,what is ,his will8 ,the  
,prayer-,book version of this ,psalm    
tells you very simply and sweetly4 ,it  
says1 ,teach me to do the thing that    
pleaseth ,thee4 ,so doing ,god's will is
 just doing the things1 one by one1 that
 please ,him4  ,why did ,david ask this8
 ,he goes on to say why--,for ,thou art 
my ,god4 ,if ,god is really our ,god1 we
 too shall wish to do the thing that    
pleaseth ,him4 ,david did not think he  
could do it of himself1 for he says     
next1 ,let ,thy loving ,spirit lead me4 
,that loving ,spirit will lead you too1 
dear child1 and show you how beautiful  
and grand ,god's will is1 and make you  
long to do it always1 and teach you to  
do it4 ,so that even on earth you may   
begin to do what the angels are doing in
 heaven6      ,it is but very little    
,for ,him that ,i can do1     ,then let 
me seek to serve ,him1       ,my earthly
 journey through2     ,and1 without sigh
 or murmur1       ,to do ,his holy will2
     ,and in my daily duties       ,his 

wise commands fulfill4     #bb4         
,twenty-second ,day4  ,working for      
,jesus4      ,ye have done it unto me4  
,ye did it not to me4--,matt4 xxv41 xl41
 and    xlv4   ,our ,lord ,jesus ,christ
 has given us opportunities of showing  
whether we love ,him or not4 ,he tells  
us that what we try to do for any one   
who is poor1 or hungry1 or sick1 or a   
lonely stranger1 is just the same as    
doing it to ,him4 ,and when the ,king   
says1 ,come1 ye blessed1 ,he will       
remember these little things1 and will  
say1 ,ye have done it unto me4 ,but ,he 
tells us that if we do nothing for them1
 it is just the same as if ,he were     
standing there and we would do nothing  
for ,him4 ,and ,he will say1 ,ye did it 
not to me4  ,one of these two words will
 be spoken to you in the great day when 
you see the ,king on the throne of ,his 
glory4 ,which shall it be8 ,what are you
 doing for ,jesus8 ,are you doing       
anything at all for ,him8 ,perhaps you  
say1 ,i have no opportunity4 ,did you   

ever try to find one8 ,did you ever ask 
,him to give you opportunities of doing 
something for ,him8 ,or is it only that 
you have never yet cared or tried to do 
anything for ,him8 ,be honest about it4 
,he knows4 ,and ,he will forgive4  ,but 
now1 what is to be done8 ,begin by      
asking ,him to show you4 ,and then keep 
a bright1 sharp look-out1 and see if you
 can not find an opportunity very soon  
7and perhaps many7 of doing something   
kind for ,his sake to some poor or sick 
or lonely one4 ,set to work to think    
what you could do6  ,it seems to me so  
very kind of the ,lord ,jesus to have   
told us this4 ,for ,he knew that those  
who really love ,him would want to do   
something for ,him1 and what could we do
 for the ,king of glory in ,his glorious
 heaven8 ,so it was wonderfully         
thoughtful of ,him to give us ,his poor 
people to care for1 and to say1 if we   
have only been kind to a sick old woman 
or hungry little child1 ,ye have done it
 unto me6      ,i love my precious      

,saviour       ,because ,he died for me2
     ,and if ,i did not serve ,him1     
,how sinful ,i should be6     ,god help 
me to be useful       ,in all ,i do or  
say6     ,i mean to work for ,jesus1    
,the ,bible says ,i may6     #bc4       
,twenty-third ,day4  ,standard-,bearers4
      ,thou hast given a banner to them 
that fear ,thee4--,ps4 lx4 #d4   ,then  
what is your banner1 and what are you   
doing with it8 ,for if you are among    
them that fear ,god1 ,he has given you a
 banner that it may be displayed4 ,is   
yours furled up and put away in a       
corner1 so that nobody sees it or knows 
of it8 ,or are you trying to be a brave 
little standard-bearer of ,jesus        
,christ1 carrying ,his flag1 so that the
 sweet breezes of ,his ,spirit may lift 
its bright folds1 and show its golden   
motto8 ,that motto1 ,i think1 is ,love4 
,for we are told that ,his banner over  
us is love4 ,are you displaying it1     
showing your love to ,him by your love  
to others8 showing the power of ,his    

love over you by your sweet1 happy      
temper1 and by trying to please ,him    
always8  ,carrying a banner means       
something4 ,first1 it means that you    
belong to or have to do with those whose
 banner you carry1 and that you are not 
ashamed of them4 ,at great              
,sunday-school festivals we know to     
which school a boy belongs by the flag  
that he carries4 ,you would like to     
carry the flag of ,england or the       
,queen's royal flag1 because you are    
,english and loyal4 ,so let us carry the
 banner of ,jesus ,christ because we are
 loyal to ,him1 and are not ashamed to  
own ,him as our ,king4 ,secondly1 it    
means that we are ready to fight1 and   
ready to encourage others to fight under
 the same banner4 ,when you are tempted 
to do something wrong remember whose    
banner you carry1 and do not disgrace   
it4 ,if one does right1 it makes it     
easier for the other to do right too4   
,thirdly1 it means rejoicing4 ,you know 
how flags are hung out on grand days1   

and carried in triumphal processions4   
,the little hand that carries ,christ's 
banner through ,his war1 will carry it  
also in ,his triumph2 the little hand   
that tries to unfurl it bravely now1    
will wave it when ,his glorious reign   
begins and ,his blessed kingdom is come4
 ,then1 in the name of our ,god we will 
set up our banners now6      ,the       
,master hath called us1 the children who
 fear ,him1       ,who march 'neath     
,christ's banner1 ,his own little band2 
,we love ,him1 and seek ,him2 we long to
 be near ,him1       ,and rest in the   
light of ,his beautiful land4     #bd4  
,twenty-fourth ,day4  ,soldiers4        
,chosen to be a soldier4--#b ,tim4 ii4  
#d4   ,are you a soldier8 ,you ought to 
be1 for you have been chosen to be a    
soldier in the glorious army of ,jesus  
,christ4  ,you ought to be1 for you have
 been received into the congregation of 
,christ's flock at your baptism1 and    
engaged manfully to fight under ,his    
banner against sin1 the world1 and the  

devil1 and to continue ,christ's        
faithful soldier and servant unto your  
life's end4 ,you can never undo that1   
even if you are a deserter1 and found in
 the enemy's ranks4 ,the ,captain of our
 salvation will not undo it1 for ,he is 
ready to receive you1 if you will but   
come and enlist now4 ,now1 this very    
morning1 come and enlist6 ,this very    
morning ask ,him to receive you into    
,his noble army1 and to give you first  
the shield of ,his salvation1 and then  
the whole armor of ,god1 and to teach   
your hands to war and your fingers to   
fight1 and to give you victories every  
day even now1 and to let you share ,his 
grand triumphs hereafter4  ,perhaps you 
know that you have enlisted already1 you
 know and love your ,captain1 and ,he is
 enabling you1 even if very feebly1 yet 
really1 to fight the good fight of      
faith8 ,how came you to enlist8 ,was it 
any credit to you8 ,oh no6 it was all   
,his doing4 ,it was ,he who chose you to
 be a soldier1 not you who chose ,him to

 be a ,captain4 ,and then ,he sent not  
some dreadful cannon roar1 but the sweet
 bugle-call of ,his love to win you to  
join ,his ranks4 ,and now ,he fights not
 only with you1 but for you4 ,in ,his   
war nothing shall by any means hurt you1
 for ,he was wounded for you4 ,your life
 is safe with ,him1 for ,he laid down   
,his own for you4 ,by ,his side you can 
never be vanquished1 because ,he goes   
forth always conquering and to conquer4 
,stand up1 stand up for ,jesus6         
,ye soldiers of the cross2     ,lift    
high ,his royal banner1       ,it must  
not suffer loss4      ,from victory to  
victory       ,his army shall be led1   
,till every foe is vanquished1          
,and ,christ is ,lord indeed4           
,stand up1 stand up for ,jesus6         
,the trumpet call obey2     ,forth to   
the mighty conflict1       ,in this ,his
 glorious day6     #be4 ,twenty-fifth   
,day4  ,a ,loyal ,aim4      ,that he may
 please him who hath chosen him to be a 
soldier4--#b ,tim4    ii4 #d4   ,here is

 something worth aiming at1 worth trying
 for6 ,the ,lord ,jesus1 the ,captain of
 our salvation1 is ,he who hath chosen  
us to be ,his soldiers and now1 does ,he
 only tell us that we may do our        
duty1--serve1 obey1 and fight8 ,no2 ,he 
tells us something more1 gives us a hope
 and an aim so bright and pleasant1 that
 it is like sunshine upon everything4   
,he says1 we may please ,him4  ,only one
 who knows what it is to mourn for      
having grieved the dear ,saviour1 can   
quite understand what a happy word this 
is6 ,that we1 who have been cold1 and   
careless1 and sinful1 grieving ,his love
 over and over again1 should be told    
after all that we may please ,him6 ,oh1 
if we love ,him1 our hearts will just   
leap at the hope of it6 ,perhaps we     
thought this could not be till we       
reached heaven2 but you see ,his own    
word says1 we may please ,him now1 while
 we are soldiers in the very midst of   
the fighting4 ,st4 ,paul tells us one   
thing in which you may please ,him3     

,children1 obey your parents in all     
things1 for this is well-pleasing unto  
the ,lord4 ,but he prays too that the   
,colossians might walk worthy of the    
,lord unto all pleasing4  ,shall this be
 your aim and your hope to-day8 ,will   
you look up to the ,lord ,jesus now1 and
 ask ,him first to give you the faith   
without which it is impossible to please
 ,him1 and then to show you how you     
ought to walk and to please ,god1 and so
 to help you to do those things that are
 pleasing in ,his sight2 that all your  
ways1 even every little step of your    
ways1 may really and truly please the   
,lord 7,prov4 xvi4 #g74                 
,true-hearted1 whole-hearted1 faithful1 
and loyal1       ,king of our lives1 by 
,thy grace we will be2     ,under ,thy  
standard1 exalted and royal1            
,strong in ,thy strength1 we will battle
 for ,thee4      ,true-hearted1         
whole-hearted6 ,fullest allegiance      
,yielding henceforth to our glorious    
,king1     ,valiant endeavor and loving 

obedience1       ,freely and joyously   
now we would bring4     #bf4            
,twenty-sixth ,day4  ,obedience to      
,christ4      ,whatsoever ,he saith unto
 you1 do it4--,john ii4 #e4   ,how are  
you to know what ,he says to you8 ,ah1  
it is so easy to know if we are really  
willing to know1 and willing to obey    
when we do know6 ,he has spoken so      
plainly to us in ,his word6 ,in that ,he
 tells us1 tells even little children1  
exactly what to do4 ,it is most         
wonderful how ,he has said everything   
there for us1 told us everything we     
ought to do4 ,when you read a chapter or
 hear one read1 listen and watch to see 
what ,he saith unto you in it4 ,there is
 another way in which ,he tells us what 
to do4 ,do you not hear a little voice  
inside that always tells you to do the  
right thing1 and not to do the wrong    
thing8 ,that is conscience and ,he      
speaks to you by it4  ,another way is by
 those whom ,he has set over you4 ,he   
has told you once for all to obey your  

parents1 and to obey them that have the 
rule over you4 ,so1 when they tell you  
to do something1 it is the ,lord ,jesus 
,himself that you have to obey in       
obeying them4  ,now whatsoever ,he saith
 unto you1 do it6 ,yes1 whatsoever1 dear
 little one1 whether easy or hard1 do it
 because ,he tells you2 do it for love  
of ,him1 and it will be a thousand times
 better and happier to obey your ,king  
than to please yourself4 ,and ,he       
,himself will help you to do it2 only   
look up to ,him for grace to obey1 and  
,he will give it4  ,whatsoever ,he saith
 unto you1 do it4 ,do not just think    
about doing it1 or talk about doing it1 
but do it6 ,do it6 ,do the exact thing  
,he would have you do1 not something a  
little bit different1 or something which
 you think will be very nearly the same1
 but do it4  ,and do it at once4 ,it is 
so true1 that the very first moment is  
the easiest for obedience4 ,every minute
 that you put off doing the right thing 
makes it harder4 ,do not let your ,king 

have to speak twice to you4 ,whatsoever 
,he saith unto you1 do it cheerfully1   
exactly1 and instantly4      ,jesus1    
help me1 ,i am weak2       ,let me put  
my trust in ,thee2     ,teach me how and
 what to speak2       ,loving ,saviour1 
care for me4     ,dear ,saviour1 hear   
me1       ,hear a little child to-day2  
,hear1 oh hear me2       ,hear me when  
,i pray4     #bg4 ,twenty-seventh ,day4 
,do it ,heartily      ,whatsoever ye do1
 do it heartily1 as to the ,lord4--,col4
 in4 #bc4   ,in #b ,chron4 xxxi4 #ba1 we
 read of ,hezekiah1 that in every work  
that he began1 he did it with all his   
heart1 and prospered4 ,and this         
morning's bell rings a ,new ,testament  
echo1 ,do it heartily6 ,sing it now1    
like a little peal of bells6  ,music3   
,do it hear-ti-ly6  ,see if that does   
not ring in your ears all day1 and      
remind you that it is not merely much   
pleasanter to be bright and brisk about 
everything1 but that it is actually one 
of ,god's commands written in ,his own  

word4  ,i know this is easier to some   
than to others4 ,perhaps it comes       
natural to you to do everything         
heartily4 ,that is very nice1 but it is 
not enough4 ,what else8 ,whatsoever ye  
do1 do it heartily1 as unto the ,lord1  
and not unto men4 ,he knows whether the 
industrious energetic boy or girl is    
wishing to please ,him1 and looking up  
to ,him for ,his smile2 or whether ,he  
is forgotten all the while1 and only the
 smile of others and the pleasure of    
being quick and busy is thought of4 ,but
 perhaps it is hard to you to do things 
heartily4 ,you like better to take your 
time1 and so you dawdle1 and do things  
in an idle way1 especially what you do  
not much like doing4 ,is this right8 ,is
 it a little sin1 when ,god's word says1
 ,whatsoever ye do1 do it heartily6 ,is 
it not just as much disobeying ,god as  
breaking any other command8 ,are you not
 guilty before ,him8 ,very likely you   
never thought of it in this way1 but    
there the words stand1 and neither you  

nor ,i can alter them4 ,first ask ,him  
to forgive you all the past idleness and
 idle ways1 for ,christ's sake1 and then
 ask ,him to give you strength          
henceforth to obey this word of ,his4   
,and then listen to the little chime1   
,do it heartily6 do it heartily6 ,and   
then the last word of the verse about   
,hezekiah will be true of you           
too--,prospered6      ',up and doing1   
little ,christian6       ,up and doing1 
while 'tis day6     ,do the work the    
,master gives you4       ,do not loiter 
by the way4     ,for we all have work   
before us1       ,you1 dear child1 as   
well as ,i2     ,let us learn to seek   
our duty1       ,and to 'do it          
heartily4'     #bh4 ,twenty-eighth ,day4
  ,the ,sight of ,faith4      ,as seeing
 ,him who is invisible4--,heb4 xi4 #bg4 
,if we were always doing everything just
 as if we saw ,him1 whom having not seen
 we love1 how different our lives would 
be6 ,how much happier too6 ,how brave1  
and bright1 and patient we should be1 if

 all the time we could really see ,jesus
 as ,stephen saw ,him6 ,and by faith1   
the precious faith which ,god is ready  
to give to all who ask1 we may go on our
 way with this light upon it1 as seeing 
,him who is invisible4  ,these words    
were said of ,moses2 and this seeing    
,him by faith had three effects4 ,first1
 he forsook ,egypt2 it made him ready to
 give up anything for his ,god1 and     
,god's people4 ,it made him true and    
loyal to ,god's cause4 ,what did ,he    
care for anything else1 so long as he   
saw ,him who is invisible8 ,secondly1 it
 took away all his fear4 ,what was the  
wrath of the king to him1 when ,jehovah 
was by his side8 ,of what should he be  
afraid8 ,thirdly1 it enabled him to     
endure1 to wait patiently for forty     
years in the desert1 and then to work   
patiently for forty years in the        
wilderness2 and only think how          
strength-giving that sight of faith must
 be which enabled him to endure         
everything for eighty years6  ,try for  

yourself to-day what was such great and 
long help to ,moses4 ,ask ,god1 before  
you go down-stairs1 for faith1 the eye  
of the soul1 so that you may walk all   
day long as seeing ,him who is          
invisible4 ,when you are tempted to     
indulge in something wrong1--idleness or
 carelessness1 or selfishness1--this    
will help you to give it up at once1 and
 forsake it2 for how can you give way to
 it when your eye meets ,his8 ,when     
something makes you afraid1 this will   
make you brave and peaceful2 for how can
 you fear anything when your ,god is so 
near8 ,when lessons1 or work1 or even   
having to be quiet with nothing to do1  
seem very tiresome1 and you are tempted 
to be impatient1 and perhaps cross1 this
 will help you to endure and not only   
so1 but to feel patient2 for how can you
 be impatient when you are looking up to
 ,him1 and ,he is looking down on you   
all the time6      ,god will not leave  
me all alone1     ,he never will forsake
 ,his own2     ,when not another friend 

,i see1     ,the ,lord is looking down  
on me4     #bi4 ,twenty-,ninth ,day4    
,no ,weights4      ,let us lay aside    
every weight4--,heb4 xii4 #a4   ,if you 
were going to run a race1 you would     
first put down all the parcels you might
 have been carrying4 ,and if you had a  
heavy little parcel in your pocket1 you 
would take that out1 and lay it down    
too1 because it would hinder you in     
running4 ,you would know better than to 
say1 ,i will put down the parcels which 
,i have in my hands1 but nobody can see 
the one in my pocket1 so that one won't 
matter6 ,you would lay aside every      
weight4  ,you have a race to run to-day1
 a little piece of the great race that  
is set before you4 ,god has set a       
splendid prize before you1 the prize of 
the high calling of ,god in ,christ     
,jesus1 a crown that is incorruptible4  
,now what are you going to do about the 
weights1 the things that hinder you from
 running this race8 ,you know some      
things do seem to hinder you2 will you  

keep them or lay them aside8 ,will you  
only lay aside something that every one 
can see is hindering you1 so that you   
will get a little credit for putting it 
down1 and keep something that your own  
little conscience knows is a real       
hindrance1 though no one else knows     
anything at all about it8 ,oh1 take ,st4
 ,paul's wise and holy advice1 and make 
up your mind to lay aside every weight4 
,different persons have different       
weights2 we must find out what ours are1
 and give them up4 ,one finds that if   
she does not get up directly she is     
called1 the time slips by1 and there is 
not enough left for quiet prayer and    
,bible-reading4 ,then here is a little  
weight that must be laid aside4 ,another
 is at school1 and finds that he gets no
 good1 but a little harm1 when he goes  
much with a certain boy4 ,then he must  
lay that weight aside4 ,another takes a 
story-book up to bed1 and reads it while
 nurse is brushing her hair1 and up to  
the last minute1 and then her head is so

 full of the story that she only says   
words when she kneels down1 and can not 
really pray at all4 ,can she doubt that 
this is a weight which must be laid     
aside8  ,it may seem hard to lay our pet
 weight down2 but oh1 if you only knew  
how light we feel when it is laid down1 
and how much easier it is to run the    
race which ,god has set before us6      
#cj4 ,thirtieth ,day4  ,the ,shield of  
,salvation4      ,thou hast also given  
me the shield of ,thy salvation4--#b    
,sam4 xxii4    #cf4   ,this beautiful   
little text teaches us a very precious  
truth4 ,it shows us that the salvation  
which the ,lord ,jesus came to bring is 
not only salvation at last1 just        
escaping hell1 but that it is salvation 
now1 and salvation in everything        
,salvation does not only mean victory at
 last1 but it is like a broad1 shining  
shield1 given to us in the midst of the 
battle1 coming between us and the       
poisoned arrows and sharp sword-thrusts 
of the enemy4 ,it is a shield not only  

to keep us from death1 but to keep us   
from being hurt and wounded4 ,it is the 
shield which the ,captain has given us  
to use now1 as well as the crown which  
,he will give when the warfare is ended4
  ,how are you to use this shield8 what 
does it really mean for you8 ,it means1 
that if you have come to the ,lord      
,jesus to be saved1 ,he does not merely 
say ,he will save you1 but that you are 
saved1 that ,he saves you now4 ,and this
 is how you are to use it--believe it1  
and be sure of it1 because you have ,his
 word for it2 and then1 when a          
temptation comes1 tell the enemy that he
 has nothing to do with you1 for you are
 saved2 that you belong to ,jesus1 and  
not to him1--look up and say1 ,jesus    
saves me6 ,will ,he fail you8 ,did ,he  
ever let any find themselves deceived   
and mistaken who looked up in faith and 
confidence to ,him1 trusting in ,his    
great salvation8 ,never6 and never will 
you find this shield of ,his salvation  
fail to cover you completely4 ,satan    

himself can not touch you when you are  
behind this shield6 ,lift it up when you
 see him coming1 even ever so far off1  
and you will be safe4      ,jesus saves 
me every day1       ,jesus saves me     
every night2     ,jesus saves me all the
 way1       ,through the darkness1      
through the light4     #ca4             
,thirty-first ,day4  ,i will love ,thee 
,i will love ,thee1 ,o ,lord4--,ps4     
xviii4 #a4   ,yes1 even if ,i have never
 loved ,thee before1 ,i will love ,thee1
 ,o ,lord1 now6  ,i will love ,thee1    
,lord ,jesus1 because ,thou hast loved  
me1 and because ,thou art loving me now1
 and wilt love me to the end4 ,oh1      
forgive me for not having loved ,thee6  
,how could ,i have helped loving ,thee1 
when ,thou wast waiting all the time for
 me1 waiting so patiently while ,i did  
not care about ,thee6 ,oh1 forgive me6  
and now ,i will love ,thee always2 for  
,thou wilt take my love1 and fix it on  
,thyself1 and keep it for ,thyself4  ,i 
will love ,thee1 ,o ,lord ,jesus2 ,i    

will not listen to ,satan1 who tries to 
keep me from loving ,thee2 ,i will not  
ask myself anything about it1 lest ,i   
should begin to get puzzled about       
whether ,i do love ,thee or not4 ,thou  
knowest that ,i do want to love ,thee2  
and now1 dear ,lord ,jesus1 hear me say 
that ,i will love ,thee1 and that ,i    
will trust ,thee to make me love ,thee  
more and more1 always more and more4  ,i
 have said it1 dear ,lord ,jesus1 and   
,thou hast heard me say it4 ,and ,i am  
so glad ,i have said it4 ,i do not want 
ever to take it back1 and ,thou wilt not
 let me take it back4 ,i am to love     
,thee always now2 and ,thou wilt give me
 ,thy ,holy ,spirit to shed abroad ,thy 
love in my heart1 so that it may be     
filled with love4 ,fill me so full of   
,thy love that it may run over into     
everything ,i do1 and that ,i may love  
everybody because ,i love ,thee4  ,yes1 
,i will love ,thee1 dear ,lord ,jesus6  
,my ,saviour1 ,i love ,thee1 ,i know    
,thou art mine6     ,for ,thee all the  

follies of sin ,i resign2     ,my       
gracious ,redeemer1 my ,saviour art     
,thou2     ,if ever ,i loved ,thee1 my  
,saviour1 'tis now6      ,i love ,thee1 
because ,thou hast first loved me1      
,and purchased my pardon on ,calvary's  
tree2     ,i love ,thee for wearing the 
thorns on ,thy brow2     ,if ever ,i    
loved ,thee1 my ,saviour1 'tis now6     
,i will love ,thee in life1 ,i will love
 ,thee in death1     ,and praise ,thee  
as long as ,thou lendest me breath3     
,and say1 when the death-dew lies cold  
on my brow1     ,if ever ,i loved ,thee1
 my ,saviour1 'tis now6