{"id":1549,"date":"2011-09-19T08:48:10","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T15:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:36:08","slug":"vov-sunwillalwaysshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/2011\/09\/19\/vov-sunwillalwaysshine\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the Sun Will Always Shine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1553\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/09\/091911_Sun_tVoV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/09\/091911_Sun_tVoV.jpg 545w, https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/09\/091911_Sun_tVoV-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/09\/091911_Sun_tVoV-500x266.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>A prayer:<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cMost High God,<\/p>\n<p>The universe with all its myriad creatures<br \/>\nis Thine,<br \/>\nmade by Thy word,<br \/>\nupheld by Thy power,<br \/>\ngoverned by Thy will.<\/p>\n<p>But Thou art also the Father of mercies,<br \/>\nthe God of all grace,<br \/>\nthe bestower of all comfort,<br \/>\nthe protector of the saved.<br \/>\nThou hast been mindful of us,<br \/>\nhast visited us, preserved us,<br \/>\ngiven us a goodly heritage \u2013<br \/>\nthe Holy Scriptures,<br \/>\nthe joyful gospel,<br \/>\nthe Saviour of souls,<\/p>\n<p>We come to Thee in Jesus\u2019 name,<br \/>\nmake mention of His righteousness only,<br \/>\nplead His obedience and sufferings<br \/>\nwho magnified the law both in its precepts<br \/>\nand penalty, and made it honourable.<br \/>\nMay we be justified by His blood,<br \/>\nsaved by His life,<br \/>\njoined to His Spirit.<br \/>\nLet us take up His cross and follow Him.<br \/>\nMay the agency of Thy grace prepare us<br \/>\nfor Thy dispensations.<\/p>\n<p>Make us willing that Thou shouldest<br \/>\nchoose our inheritance and<br \/>\ndetermine what we shall retain or lose,<br \/>\nsuffer or enjoy;<br \/>\nIf blessed with prosperity may we be free<br \/>\nfrom its snares,<br \/>\nand use, not abuse, its advantages;<br \/>\nMay we patiently and cheerfully submit<br \/>\nto those afflictions which are necessary.<br \/>\nWhen we are tempted to wander,<br \/>\nhedge up our way,<br \/>\nexcite in us abhorrence of sin,<br \/>\nwean us from the present evil world,<br \/>\nAssure us that we shall at last enter<br \/>\nImmanuel\u2019s land<br \/>\nwhere none is ever sick,<br \/>\nand the sun will always shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014from \u201cThird Day Morning: God Creator and Controller,\u201d <em>The Valley of Vision<\/em>,\u00a0(Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1975,2002).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prayer: \u201cMost High God, The universe with all its myriad creatures is Thine, made by Thy word, upheld by Thy power, governed by Thy will. But Thou art also the Father of mercies, the God of all grace, the bestower of all comfort, the protector of the saved. 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