Himself

By Mrs. Charles E. Cowman        "He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me; because he delighted in me" (Ps. 18:19).  And what is this "large place"? What can it be but God Himself, that infinite Being in whom all other beings and all other streams of life terminate? God is a large place indeed. And it was through humiliation, through abasement, through nothingness that David was brought into it.--Madame Guyon       "I bare you on eagle's wings, and brought you unto myself" (Exod. 19:4).       Fearing to launch on "full surrender's" tide,       I asked the Lord where would its waters glide       My little bark, "To troubled seas I dread?"       "Unto Myself," He said.       Weeping beside an open grave I stood,       In bitterness of soul I cried to God:       "Where leads this path of sorrow that I tread?"       "Unto Myself," He said.       Striving for souls, I loved the work too well;       Then disappointments came; I could not tell       The reason, till He said, "I am thine all;       Unto Myself I call."       Watching my heroes--those I loved the best--       I saw them fail; they could not stand the test,       Even by this the Lord, through tears not few,       Unto Himself me drew.       Unto Himself! No earthly tongue can tell       The bliss I find, since in His heart I dwell;       The things that charmed me once seem all as naught;       Unto Himself I'm brought.       --selected