Through Good Report and Evil, Lord - A Poem by Horatius Bonar

Through Good Report and Evil, Lord

Through good report and evil, Lord,

Still guided by Thy faithful Word,

Our staff, our buckler and our sword,

We follow Thee.

In silence of the lonely night,

In the full glow of day's clear light,

Through life's strange windings, dark or bright,

We follow Thee.

Strengthened by Thee we forward go,

'Mid smile or scoff of friend or foe,

Through pain or ease, through joy or woe,

We follow Thee.

With enemies on every side,

We lean on Thee, the Crucified;

Forsaking all on earth beside,

We follow Thee.

O Master, point Thou out the way,

Nor suffer Thou our steps to stray;

Then in the path that leads to day

We follow Thee.

Thou hast passed on before our face;

Thy footsteps on the way we trace;

O keep us, aid us by Thy grace;

We follow Thee.

Whom have we in the heaven above,

Whom on this earth, save Thee, to love?

Still in Thy light we onward move;

We follow Thee.

- Horatius Bonar

Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 

2 Corinthians 4:7-10 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 

Evening Song - 'Tis So Sweet to Trust In Jesus

Psalm 31:1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

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The Thousand Word Project - Hope for Spring

Psalm 85:10-12 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. 

FREE Vintage Graphic - And A Reminder about International Correspondence Writing Month

Here is another vintage graphic that I edited. I got the original graphic somewhere online. I made some changes and added the message. You can save the image from here, but it will not be very high quality. You can get it in higher quality if you go over and download it here. (Use the download button on the left.) I think you can order prints from my SmugMug page, but know that I do not earn anything from that since I do not have a professional account. Also the sizing may not fit well on a typical sized photo print.

If you wish to use this online, please do not link to the graphic from either of my locations. Save it to your own computer and then upload it to the place where you store graphics online for you own use. Thank you. 

I also wanted to put out a reminder that February has been made International Correspondence Writing Month - InCoWiMo. If you're up for a challenge in February, click on over to the post I wrote last year here: Letter Writing Challenge for February. This is a good way to be a blessing to someone this month. 

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Letters to My Friend - Using Others to Avoid Your Duty

Excerpts from letter:

Are you using someone else as your enabler to avoid doing your biblical duty or what you know to be right? Do you seek relationships that provide you with support in doing your duty and following through in right things, or relationships that provide you with protection from the right things you don't want to do?...

...The truth is that duty isn't always inspiring, rewarding or enjoyable, but it is still something we have to do. When it's a biblical command this is even more essential. Making excuses and justifying our failure to do our duty by pushing someone else forward as our enabler is not only extremely tacky, it's harmful to that relationship. It often isn't fair to the enabler and it's really despicable when we take advantage of their enabling.

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Evening Song - I'll Trust In Thee

Psalm 141:8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. 

Psalm 143:8-10 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 

John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 

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The Thousand Word Project - Cheerful Colors