April 12

I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage.—JOSH. i, 5, 6.

Blest proofs of power and grace divine,

That meet us in His word!

May every deep-felt care of mine

Be trusted with the Lord.

Wait for His seasonable aid,

And though it tarry, wait;

The promise may be long delay'd,

But cannot come too late.

WILLIAM COWPER.

Hast thou ever found that God hath dealt unfaithfully with thee? or didst thou ever hear that He hath dealt unfaithfully with any other? There is no want of power in Him that He should not be as big as His word; there is no want of love in Him that He should not be as good as His word. We are fleeting and mutable, off and on; to-day not the same as yesterday, and to-morrow, perhaps, like neither of the days; yet He continueth yesterday, to-day, and the same forevermore.

BISHOP SANDERSON.