The Lord has just removed my dear lovely boy

(John Fawcett, 1740-1817)

How fit is it that He who is infinitely wise and immeasurably kind, should choose our path for us! And how does it befit us to acquiesce entirely in His appointment!

Good when He gives, supremely good,
Nor less when He denies;
Afflictions from His sovereign hand,
Are blessings in disguise!

The Lord has just removed my dear lovely boy, perhaps, to teach me that He Himself has the highest right and truest claim to my heart. Amen, even so Lord Jesus!

"The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised." Job 1:21

"He is the LORD; let Him do what is good in His eyes." 1 Samuel 3:18

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Something to ponder
John Fawcett:  "Love to Jesus is maintained and continued in its warmth and fervor-by frequent meditation on His adorable person, His dying love, and His infinite excellence and preciousness. If we lose sight of Him as the spring of all our happiness, and of His ineffable glories-the fervency of our love for Him will be abated."