Following the stranger of Galilee

“...A vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work” (2 Tim 2:21) John Wesley, classical scholar gifted with a virile mind, gave himself fully to God and consecrated all his powers to His service. Although possessed of a scholar’s love for books, he spent most of his life in the saddle and in the active duties of a most strenuous life. With a passionate love for art, especially for music and architecture, he turned away from their charms to blow the gospel trumpet with all his might. With a more-than-ordinary longing for the sweets and comforts of human love, he arose above disappointments which would have crushed ordinary men, forgot his “inly-bleeding heart” (his own expression), and gave himself unreservedly to the work of binding up the brokenhearted. Visiting the beautiful grounds of an Eng­lish nobleman, he said, “I, too, have a ravish for these things—but there is another world!” John Wesley followed a Homeless Stranger —the Stranger of Galilee. If Thou dost need a hand today To clasp another hand on life’s rough way; Take mine, dear Lord, take mine. If Thou art needing feet to tread In paths where sin to woe is wed; Use mine, dear Lord, use mine. If thou art needing lips today For words that help and heal, to say; Fill mine, dear Lord, fill mine. If Thou art needing eyes to see When souls begin to stray from Thee; Fit mine, dear Lord, fit mine. But cleanse, dear Lord, and purify, And then each talent sanctify; Of mine, dear Lord, of mine. —M.E.K. “The placing of the Cross on Simeon’s shoulders glorified his whole career.” — F.N.B. Previous article Next article Verwandte Artikel Du stehst vor einem Arbeitsplatzwechsel!Sie sind unzufrieden damit, nur zu arbeiten, um Geld zu verdienen. Sie stellen den Sinn einer Arbeitsstelle infrage, die kaum Bedeutung für die Ewigkeit hat. Was sollten Sie tun? Are You Advancing In The World?What was the goal of Christ`s earthly career? Was it an elevated, influential position in this world? By no means. What then? ... Bekehrt, und dann?Wenn sich ein Mensch bekehrt, jubeln wir zu Recht. Aber leider unterläuft uns gedanklich leicht ein wesentlicher Fehler... Auf der ReiseIn den zwei Gleichnissen, aus denen die obigen Verse stammen, sehen wir den Herrn Jesus, wie Er sich – im Bild gesprochen – auf der Reise befand...