the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
Delight thyself in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalms 37:4 .
If thou desirest to delight thyself only in the Lord, and art more solicitous for the increase of faith, love, and holiness, than temporal happiness and wouldst even loose the latter, provided there was an addition to the former; this comes not from nature, but is an infallible mark of grace and regeneration; and the Lord shall give thee also the desires of thine heart, and even more than thou desirest.
Nothing can be more foolish, than to harbour one or more secret lusts in our hearts, after we have been once awakened. We must certainly suffer for it; our conscience will check us for it. We cannot enjoy it with half the pleasure as before. Our course is hindered, and our peace disturbed. How much more prudent and profitable then would it be, to forsake all and follow Christ straight, who can only satisfy the desires of our heart!
Consider this, O my soul! act the wiser part; let thy eye be single; cleave to him alone, when others cleaving to the creatures, pretend to serve two masters. Thus thou wilt be able to taste the kisses of his mouth, and the crystal streams of his comfortable and heavenly love.
Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be
My soul’s eternal food:
And grace command my heart away
From all created good.
