Mary Wilder Tileston

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The Spirit of Christ
      Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. ROMANS 8:9 WHAT profits it that He is risen, If dead in sins thou yet dost lie? If yet thou cleavest to thy prison, What profit that He dwells on high? His triumph will avail thee nought, If thou hast ne'er the battle fought. LYRA GERMANICA MANY, who often hear ...read

The Strongest Power
      Behold, I give unto you power to tread on ser.pents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. --LUKE 10:19 SHED down on me Thy mighty power, To strengthen for each coming hour; And then, through flood, through fire and sword, I'll follow Thee, my Lord, my Lord! --JOHANN RAMBACH WH ...read

The Strongest Power
      Behold, I give unto you power to tread on ser.pents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. --LUKE 10:19 SHED down on me Thy mighty power, To strengthen for each coming hour; And then, through flood, through fire and sword, I'll follow Thee, my Lord, my Lord! --JOHANN RAMBACH WH ...read

The Test of Love
      Thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways. DEUTERONOMY 8:6 And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. LUKE 17:14 GOD calls us to duty, and the only right answer is obedience. If it can be glad and willing and loving obedience, happy are we; but, in any case, whether we ourselves get enjo ...read

The Transfiguration
      And was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light. --MATTHEW 17:2 Master, it is good for us to be here. --MARK 9:5 MASTER, it is good to be Entranced, enwrapt, alone with Thee; Watching the glistering raiment glow, Whiter than Hermon's whitest snow; The human lineament ...read

Those Who Have Gone Before
      Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. REVELATION 7:15 So many worlds, so much to do, So little done, such things to be, How know I what had need of thee, For thou wert strong as thou wert true? ALFRED TENNYSON THEY who have gone ...read

Thoughts That Disturb
      In the multitude of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul. PSALMS 94:19 OH, listen then, Most Pitifull To Thy poor creature's heart; It blesses Thee that Thou art God, That Thou art what Thou art! FREDERICK W. FABER WHAT the particular thoughts or temptations are that disquiet you, I know not; but, whatsoever they are, ...read

Thy Burden
      Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. PSALMS 55:22 To Thee I bring my care, The care I cannot flee; Thou wilt not only share, But bear it all for me. O loving Saviour, now to Thee I bring the load that wearies me. FRANCES R. HAVERGAL CAST thy burden upon the Lord, ...read

Thy Will Be Done
      O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done. --MATTHEW 26:42 To do or not to do,--to have, Or not to have I leave to Thee; To be or not to be, I leave,-- Thy only will be done to me: All my requests are lost in one, Father, Thy only will be done! --C. WESLEY DEAR Lord, in all our lonelie ...read

To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required
      Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required. LUKE 12:48 GOD is ever seeking an entrance, and the avenue to the heart is closed against Him; He enters in, and is rudely thronged, or jostled, or civilly put off, or promised an audience at a more convenient season, if He is not, by deadly sin, cast out. How many calls by God's ...read

Too Busy for Others
      Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. MARK 10:49 --As we meet and touch, each day, The many travellers on our way, Let every such brief contact be A glorious, helpful ministry; The contact of the soil and seed, Each giving to the other's need, Each helping on the other's best, And blessing, each, as well as bles ...read

Toward Christ and Away From Sin
      Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. ROMANS 8:37 LORD, in this awful fight with Sin I would not just prevail; Against each lust so strong within I would not almost fail. Full, gladsome, glorious victory Should crown the Holy War; Lord! I would triumph well--would be-- A more than conqueror. ...read

Training Below For Service Above, Part 1
       So shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:17 They shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. REVELATION 3:4 WE are taught to believe of the Blessed, that they "serve Him day and night in His temple," that "His servants shall serve Him." And this must be with powers and endowments developed in harmony with higher wo ...read

Training Below For Service Above, Part 2
       The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him; and they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. REVELATION 12:3,4 AND doubtless unto thee is given A life that bears immortal fruit In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven. ALFRED TENNYSON IF we are ...read

Trials not Evils
      So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. --LUKE 12:21 IT seems as if God gathered into His storehouse, from each of our lives, fruit in which He delights. And the daily cross-bearings and self-denials, the bright word spoken when head and heart are weary, the meek endurance of misunderstanding, the steady goi ...read

Tribulation With Joy
      And He said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. LUKE 9:23 WE pray Thee, grant us strength to take Our daily cross, whate'er it be, And gladly for Thine own dear sake In paths of pain to follow Thee. W. W. HOW THE more you accept daily crosses as daily bread, in ...read

Trust is the Answer
      Who is among you that walketh in darkness and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. ISAIAH 1:10 THE heart that yet can hope and trust, And cry to Thee, though from the dust, Is all unconquered still. PAUL GERHARDT PRESS this upon thy soul, for there is not such another charm for all its fears an ...read

Trust the Creator
      I have made the earth, and created man upon it; I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways. ISAIAH 45:12,13 HE who suns and worlds upholdeth Lends us His upholding hand; He the ages who unfoldeth Doth our times and ways command. ...read

Trusting in God
      The God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power unto His people. Blessed be God. --PSALMS 68:35 I WILL meet distress and pain, I will greet e'en Death's dark reign, I will lay me in the grave With a heart still glad and brave; Whom the Strongest doth defend, Whom the Highest counts His friend, Cannot perish in the end. - ...read