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A collection of short articles and poems that will be a comfort to many that are in sorrow and need.
Excerpt: Once upon a time there was a great king who employed his people to weave for him. The silk, and woof, and patterns were all given by the king, and he looked for diligent work-people. He was very indulgent, and told them when any difficulty arose to send to him, and he would help them, and never to fear troubling him, but to ask for help and instruction.
Among many men and women busy at their looms was one little child whom the king did not think too young to work. Often alone at her work, cheerfully and patiently she labored. One day, when the men and women were distressed at the sight of their failures, the silks were tangled and the weaving unlike the pattern, they gathered round the child and said:
"Tell us how it is that you are so happy in your work. We are always in difficulties."
"Then why do you not send to the king?" said the little weaver; " he told us that we might do so."
"So we do, night and morning."
"Ah," said the child, "but I send directly I find I have a little tangle."
We all have "little tangles" in our lives, and are discouraged because we cannot make them straight; so, instead of singing at our work, we are heavy-hearted and complaining. But is there really so easy a remedy always at hand? May we send directly to the King? Let us hear what He says about it Himself, for if it is true, why should we go on carrying all our burdens, and keeping all our sorrows pent up within?
" Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee." (Psa. 55:22).
" Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you." (1 Peter 5:7).
" Be careful for nothing; but in EVERYTHING, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God." (Phil. 4:6).
Every word of the Bible means what it says: "All" "In everything"—mean just what they say. Then there is not a single thing shut out, from the smallest every-day care that worries to the greatest sorrow that nearly breaks the heart. Nor is the King, like earthly ones, difficult of access: " His ears are open to their cry."
Though by seraph hosts adored, He to earth's lowest cares is still awake. And not only so, but He comes to us in our need, the call of a thought will bring Him close to our side.
Take, then, ye toiling and troubled ones, the comfort offered you; food is no use to the hungry, if they look at it, and do not eat; so you will be no happier or stronger if you only read the words of promised help; act upon them daily, hourly; go to the King directly you have a little tangle, " in everything," " all your care." Only take Him at His word, and you will find Him true to His word: " The crooked places will be made straight, and the rough places plain," " and the peace of God... shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Table of Contents
1. And Is It So
2. Be Still!
3. Bright Prospect, A
4. Bringing Into Captivity Every Thought
5. Burden Bearer, The
6. Burden of Prayer, The
7. But He Giveth More Grace
8. Cleave to the Lord
9. Comfort in Sorrow
10. Comforted of God
11. Commonplace Life, A
12. Counting on God for Everything
13. Desert Way, The
14. Everlasting Love
15. Extracts
16. Father's Care, The
17. Fragment
18. Garment of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness, The
19. Glory of That Light, The
20. God Is Better Than Our Faith
21. God Knows Best
22. God the Great Deliverer
23. Good Answer, A
24. He Knoweth Them That Trust in Him
25. His Appointment
26. I Know Not!
27. In the Hand of God
28. In Time of Trouble
29. Jesus Christ the Same Yesterday, and Today, and Forever
30. Lean and Pray
31. Letter, A
32. Letter to One Bereaved, A
33. Light That Failed, The
34. Little Tangles
35. Look Up
36. Lord of Hosts and the God of Jacob, The
37. Meditate Upon These Things
38. My Cup Runneth Over
39. Not Now
40. Nothing to Do With Tomorrow
41. Now and Hereafter
42. Numbers 6:24
43. Oil and Wine
44. On Prayer
45. Paul Gerhardt Alone With God
46. Peace
47. Peacock's Feathers, The
48. Peerless Worth
49. Perfect Through Suffering*
50. Permanent and the Passing Away, The
51. Pilgrim, The
52. Preface
53. Psalm 23
54. Psalm of Silence, A
55. Rest at Noon
56. Rutherford's Dying Testimony
57. Settled Peace
58. Simply Clinging
59. Sometime, Somewhere
60. Step by Step
61. Stray Thoughts
62. Strength in Looking Up
63. Stripped but Blessed
64. Take Heed Unto Thyself
65. Take … No Thought for the Morrow
66. Thou Knowest
67. Three Needles
68. Thy Faithfulness Reacheth Unto the Clouds
69. Thy Savior Loves Thee
70. Touch of Jesus, The
71. Truest Comfort in Sorrow, The
72. Unveiled Mysteries
73. Way Home, The
74. What Will It Be?
75. Who Shall Roll Away the Stone?
76. Word to Doubters, A