"FOR I HAVE SOUGHT THY PRECEPTS." We profess to be the Lord's. We are not our own. We belong not to the world. We are no longer the servants of sin. We are solely and entirely the Lord's, having willingly given up ourselves into His hands, to be saved by His grace, devoted to His service, and employed for His glory. We are His children by grace and adoption; His servants by voluntary engagement; His soldiers by public profession; and His spouse by affectionate union. Being the Lord's, we may expect His working on our behalf, and we should call on Him and plead with Him in all straits and situations. He will save us. He will deliver us. Let us therefore lay our case before Him, and ardently expect Him to glorify His grace in us. Let us walk worthy of God as beloved children and live under the impression that He will make all grace to abound towards us, so that we having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work. His mercy is great unto the heavens and His faithfulness unto the clouds; and He never said to the seed of Jacob, "Seek ye me" in vain. But He says, "Seek ye me, and ye shall live."

For Meditation:
I am Thine, O Lord -
I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.