[Songs in the Night - May 9]
Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people. I Kings 8:56
WHILE the whole creation groans under its load
of sin and sorrow, the saintly few may sing, may rejoice,
even in the midst of all the sorrows of life and
even though they share the results of sin as fully or
even more fully than do others.
The secret of their
joy is twofold: (1) They have experienced reconciliation
to God. (2) They have submitted their wills to
his will.
They obtained this new relationship by the
way of faith in the Redeemer—faith in his blood of
atonement.
They entered by the "strait gate" and
"narrow way" of consecration to God—surrendering
their own will and covenanting to do the divine will to
the best of their ability. Z'11-381 R4892:5 (Hymn 186)