The Valley of Vision
That which I know not, teach thou me, Keep me a humble disciple in the school of Christ, learning daily there what I am in myself, a fallen sinful creature, justly deserving everlasting destruction;O let me never lose sight of my need of a Saviour, or forget that apart from him I am nothing, and can do Read more…
My heart melts at the love of Jesus, my brother, bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh, married to me, dead for me, risen for me;He is mine and I am his, given to me as well as for me;I am never so much mine as when I am his, or so much Read more…
If I oppose the Word I oppose my Lord when he is most near;If I receive the Word I receive my Lord wherein he is nigh.O thou who hast the hearts of all men in thine hand, form my heart according to the Word, according to the image of thy Son,So shall Christ the Word, Read more…
‘Father, I have sinned’;Yet still I live, and fly repenting to thy oustretched arms; thou wilt not cast me off, for Jesus brings me near, thou wilt not condemn me, for he died in my stead, thou wilt not mark my mountains of sin, for he levelled all, and his beauty covers my deformities.O my God, I Read more…
O Father, I thank thee that in fullness of grace thou hast given me to Jesus, to be his sheep, jewel, portion;O Jesus, I thank thee that in fullness of grace thou hast accepted, espoused, bound me;O Holy Spirit, I thank thee that in fullness of grace thou hast exhibited Jesus as my salvation, implanted faith Read more…
Thou hast made summer and winter, day and night; each of these revolutions serves our welfare and is full of thy care and kindness.Thy bounty is seen in the relations that train us, the laws that defend us, the homes that shelter us, the food that builds us, the raiment that comforts us, the continuance of our health, members, senses, Read more…
Preserve me from the falls by which others stumble, that thy name may not be blasphemed or wounded, that thy people may not be grieved, that thine enemies may not be hardened, that my peace may not be injured.Give me a heart full of love to thyself and to others.Let me discover in this Read more…
Another week has gone and I have been preserved in my going out, in my coming in.Thine has been the vigilance that has turned threatened evils aside;Thine the supplies that have nourished me;Thine the comforts that have indulged me;Thine the relations and friends that have delighted me;Thine the means of grace which have edified me;Thine Read more…
When thou art absent all sorrows are here,When thou art present all blessings are mine. https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/victory/ This is an extract from Valley of Vision. The Valley of Vision is a collection of Puritan prayers, poems and devotionals. It is a modern spiritual classic. It was authored by Arthur Bennett and published by The Banner Read more…
Thy main plan, and the end of thy will is to make Christ glorious and beloved in heaven where he is now ascended, where one day all the elect will behold his glory and love and glorify him for ever.Though here I love him but little, may this be my portion at last. https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/christ-alone-2/ This is Read more…