A Bible Enigma for June

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Because by faith the saints appear
From sin and condemnation clear,
Approved before God’s face,
Twelve letters spell, to sinful men
A blessed fact, beyond the ken
Of all not taught by grace.
Whom did Jesus find, and call?
Where two mourners found their all.
Far from it the waters stood.
Find the land that God called “good.”
Love to Christ nigh cost his life.
What to bind with sought his wife?
As she died, his name she spoke.
At His word the maid awoke.
To what dew is love compared?
They through wiles from death were spared.
Israel smote the giant king.
Longed he for the dove’s swift wing.
UNCLE R.
A prayerless soul is a Christless soul, and a Christless soul is a hopeless soul.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself: God I thank Thee that I am not as other men...The publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. . . I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other.
WHEN the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David! they were sore displeased, and said unto Him, Hearest Thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise?