All true love to God is preceded in the heart by these two things—a sense of sin, and an assurance of pardon. There is no love possible—real, deep, genuine, worthy of being called love of God—which does not start with the belief of my own transgression, and with the thankful reception of forgiveness in Christ.
The disciple whom Jesus loved leaned on His bosom. Dear friend, where are you?
Her heart was a passion-flower, bearing within it the crown of thorns and the cross of Christ.
Dear Saviour! we are Thine,
By everlasting bands;
Our hearts, our souls, we would resign
Entirely to Thy hands.
Love Christ, and then the eternity in the heart will not be a great aching void, but will be filled with the everlasting life which Christ gives and is.
Give me a baptism of glowing love,
Thy power and presence wheresoe'er I rove;
And my last prayer, all other prayers above
Oh, give to me
More of Thyself, Lord Jesus: more of Thee!
Lord, thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee!
