I have set my sails. All winds that blow shall drive me forward.
anonymous
Traveling Toward Sunrise by Mrs. Charles Cowman (1870-1960) P. 27
Daybreak Books / Zondervan Publishing House
The Great Day Of The Lord
The great day of the Lord is near— near and coming quickly.
Listen! The cry on the day of the Lord will be bitter,
the shouting of the warrior there.
That day will be a day of wrath,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of trouble and ruin,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness,
a day of trumpet and battle cry
against the fortified cities and against the corner towers.
I will bring distress on the people and they will walk
like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord…
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.
In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed,
for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth.
Zephaniah 1:14-18
For To Us
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
– Psalms 100:5
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign:
The Virgin will be with child and give birth to
a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
I Have Hope
See, O Lord, how distressed I am!
I am in torment within, and in my heart I am
disturbed, for I have been most rebellious.
Lamentations 1:20a
I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall. I well remember
them, and my soul is downcast within me.
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have
hope:
Because of the Lord’s great love we
are not consumed, for his compassion’s never
fail.
Lamentations 3:19-22
Sings Through His Tears
“Any man can sing by day; but only he whose heart
has been tuned by the gracious hand of Jehovah can
sing in the darkness. The things of earth may
satisfy for the hours of prosperity; but only the
peace of God can give gladness in the darkness of
adversity.
God gives joy in sorrow; and when the
sad one sings through his tears, then the Lord comes
out to him with new and more tender assurances, so that
by his very hymn he is made more gladsome. That which is born
of trust rises in rapture.” – Wm. M. Taylor.
From Streams In The Desert, Mrs. Charles E. Cowman December 2 1966 Cowman Publishing Company, Inc.