verse of the day
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Sin blows quite away. ( 2 Samuel 11 )
George Herbert was a minister, but he was no different than any other Christian, as one writer puts it, he was not immune from the average struggles of a Christian,and so he wrote the following poem. Lord, with what care hast thou begirt us around Parents first season us; then schoolmasters, Deliver us to laws; they send us bound To rules of reason, holy messengers, Pulpits and Sundays,sorrow dogging sin, Afflictions sorted,anguish of all sizes, Fine nets and stratagems to catch us in, Bibles laid open, millions of surprises, Blessings beforehand ,ties of gratefulness, The sound of glory ringing in our ears; With out, our shame, within, our consciences; Angels and grace, eternal hopes and fears. Yet all these fences and their whole array One cunning bosom - sin blows quite away. Stay close to God or else.
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