![]() ![]() ![]() Morning and evening: Daily readings (Complete and unabridged New modern edition.). His vessel has reached the haven, and so shall ours. He is ever in the centre of the weather-beaten company: let us rejoice in him. A fairway channel for deep-draft vessels, with a least depth. Winds and waves will not spare us, but they all obey him and, therefore, whatever squalls may occur without, faith shall feel a blessed calm within. 192, Sailing Directions (Enroute) for the North Sea. By faith we will slip our cable for another day’s cruise, and sail forth with Jesus into a sea of tribulation. be used as a means of anticipation for sailing out of safe waters. Not one ship in the convoy shall suffer wreck the great Commodore will steer every barque in safety to the desired haven. Taking a compass bearing on this oil rig with a steering compass provides us with a. He himself is the great attraction let us follow ever in his wake, mark his signals, steer by his chart, and never fear while he is within hail. His Church is the Admiral’s flagship, let us attend her movements, and cheer her officers with our presence. May our hearts make Jesus their anchor, their rudder, their lighthouse, their life-boat, and their harbour. Jesus is the star of the sea and though there be sorrow upon the sea, when Jesus is on it there is joy too. When all creature help was useless, the slumbering Saviour arose, and with a word, transformed the riot of the tempest into the deep quiet of a calm then were the little vessels at rest as well as that which carried the Lord. When the storm swept over Galilee’s dark lake all faces gathered blackness, and all hearts dreaded shipwreck. It is by tempest and tossing that we shall come to land, as he did before us. If we go with Jesus we must be content to fare as he fares and when the waves are rough to him, they will be rough to us. When we sail in Christ’s company, we may not make sure of fair weather, for great storms may toss the vessel which carries the Lord himself, and we must not expect to find the sea less boisterous around our little boat. It is well to sail with Jesus, even though it be in a little ship. Jesus was the Lord High Admiral of the sea that night, and his presence preserved the whole convoy. “There were also with him other little ships.” ![]()
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