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Recently, I had the privilege of obtaining many books from an older friend of mine, one of which is a book by the title "Wings and Sky". I was intrigued by its title and its cover. It is a small book of poems written by a lady named Martha Snell Nicholson. I am not familiar with this lady or much of her life but the Preface of the book is written by her husband in which he describes that she endured much ailments in her life and as a result wrote these poems hoping to love and encourage others and exalt her Lord even during her tough times. The book was published in 1938. I thought I might share with you some of her poems each Monday. Often times we long for more but refuse to deal with our sins, so I choose this week "Deal With Me, Lord".
Deal With Me, LORD
Deal with me, Lord!
If I am left alone
I walk such foolish ways
Till I am all undone.
Deal with me, Lord!
Thou knowest all my need,
My blindness, wilfulness,
My careless word and deed.
Deal with me, Lord!
Unto Thy surgeon's blade
I bare my secret heart,
Nor shrink, nor am afraid.
Deal with me, Lord!
Ah, tenderness divine,
That cares to shape a soul
From this poor life of mine!
Deal with me, Lord,
Till some day, face to face
At last with Thee, I'll find
My chastening was Thy grace!
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2 comments:
Man, this is powerful. I wish that I could beg for God's chastening like this. Unfortunately, my flesh too often blips along hoping to slip under God's radar all the while promising Him that I will do better if he will let me get by "this time."
Thanks for posting this.
Thanks. I hear you man. That post was more for me than anyone. I thought I should share it first to maybe encourage others. If we seek to glorify and serve Him we first have to deal with ourselves, and that's usually not fun. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Take care bro.
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