Post by Brother Ben on Nov 15, 2005 7:53:35 GMT -5
I beheld, then, that they all went on till they came to the foot
of the Hill Difficulty; at the bottom of which was a spring.
There were also in the same place two other ways besides that
which came straight from the gate; one turned to the left hand,
and the other to the right, at the bottom of the hill;
but the narrow way lay right up the hill, and the name of the going up
the side of the hill is called Difficulty. Christian now went
to the spring, and drank thereof, to refresh himself [Isa. 49:10],
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
and then began to go up the hill, saying--
"The hill, though high, I covet to ascend,
The difficulty will not me offend;
For I perceive the way to life lies here.
Come, pluck up heart, let's neither faint nor fear;
Better, though difficult, the right way to go,
Than wrong, though easy, where the end is woe."
Climb on today, my brethren. There are easy ways and there is the Lord's way. In His way we have the promise that His grace is sufficient and His burden is light. Though many around you scoff at the rigorous hill you choose to climb, be encouraged for One climbed a difficult Hill for us one day; is the servent greater than his Master? Climb on!
of the Hill Difficulty; at the bottom of which was a spring.
There were also in the same place two other ways besides that
which came straight from the gate; one turned to the left hand,
and the other to the right, at the bottom of the hill;
but the narrow way lay right up the hill, and the name of the going up
the side of the hill is called Difficulty. Christian now went
to the spring, and drank thereof, to refresh himself [Isa. 49:10],
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
and then began to go up the hill, saying--
"The hill, though high, I covet to ascend,
The difficulty will not me offend;
For I perceive the way to life lies here.
Come, pluck up heart, let's neither faint nor fear;
Better, though difficult, the right way to go,
Than wrong, though easy, where the end is woe."
Climb on today, my brethren. There are easy ways and there is the Lord's way. In His way we have the promise that His grace is sufficient and His burden is light. Though many around you scoff at the rigorous hill you choose to climb, be encouraged for One climbed a difficult Hill for us one day; is the servent greater than his Master? Climb on!
Thank you Bro. Ben for your words of encouragement...Sister Debbie
