- O Master, let me walk with Thee,
In lowly paths of service free;
Tell me Thy secret; help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care. - Help me the slow of heart to move
By some clear, winning word of love;
Teach me the wayward feet to stay,
And guide them in the homeward way. - Teach me Thy patience; still with Thee
In closer, dearer, company,
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
In trust that triumphs over wrong. - In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the future’s broad’ning way,
In peace that only Thou canst give,
With Thee, O Master, let me live.
O MASTER LET ME WALK WITH THEE has been one of those blessed hymn that inspired me.
O MASTER, let me walk with Thee
Enoch’s faith stood out because Enoch was with God. At the age of 65 Enoch started walking with God till the age of 365. For 300 long years Enoch walked with God. One evening as Enoch was walking with God and the conversation and friendship grew so deep that God said to Enoch, “Don’t need to go home today. Come Up to My Home!” And God took Enoch to heaven without seeing death.
GOD’s Word says, “ And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. (Genesis 3:8)
In the beginning of creation God literally walked on earth with men. Till men turned from God in sin and ceased to walk with God. But the most blessed life is lived in communion, fellowship & walking with God.
“In lowly paths of service free;”
After May 1st 1988 after having resigned from KL JSM I have served God with “free service” God is a far better paymaster.
- Tell me Thy secret; help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care.”
God is a revealer of secret. God revealed to Joseph the 7 good years of plenteous harvest followed by 7 years of very severe famine in Egypt. God also reveal;ed the secret of King Nebuchadnezzar dream to Daniel in Babylon describing the 4 World Empires yet future.
Today the secret of the LORD is still with those who fear God and walk with God.
King James Version (Amos 3:7)
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Knowing God’s plan & secret purpose does not mean an easy or life without burden or responsibily
Read again
- Tell me Thy secret; help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care.”
Help me bear the strain of toil. Help me bear the fret of care
In toil or labour we strain under physical weight. In care and responsibility we fret emotionally.
See how Enoch endured in his days
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage. (Jude 1:14 -16)
We need both physical & emotional strength to do God’s will in a world filled with evil men.
- Help me the slow of heart to move
By some clear, winning word of love;
Hearts that are hardened and minds that are closed need lots of patience if we want to win fallen men over to God’s side.
- Teach me Thy patience; still with Thee
In closer, dearer, company,
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
In trust that triumphs over wrong.
We need even more patience to walk closer and nearer with God as the world turns more and more evil.
We are witnessing the same proliferation of evil in homosexual perversion just like the days of Lot.
We must do God’s bidding to keep our faith sweet & strong. Our trust in the unfailing God will triumph over all wrong
In the world we will face trials & tribulation but in walking & staying close to God we have strong sweet faith
- In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the future’s broad’ning way,
In peace that only Thou canst give,
With Thee, O Master, let me live.
The final stanza is my favourite
“In hope that sends a shining ray”
In lowly paths of service free. Then it proceeds to “In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,”
Then “In trust that triumphs over wrong.”
Now “In hope that sends a shining ray”
HOPE IS FUTURE
The dictionary describe hope as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen”.
IT IS HOPE THAT SENDS INTO THE FUTURE A SHINING RAY
HOPE BEARS US ON ITS WINGS THE EXPECTATION OF A BETTER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE YET AHEAD!!
THIS SPURS US ON THROUGH GOOD AND BAD TIMES. THROUGH THICK AND THIN!! THROUGH IT ALL TO EMERGE VICTORIOUS EVENTUALLY!! AMEN!
Those early days were misty and not clear. BUT HOPE PIERCES THROUGH THE VEIL TO THE EXPECTATION THAT THE FUTURE WILL BE BRIGHT.
“THE FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS THE PROMISES OF GOD”
The verse continues
Far down the future’s broad’ning way,
FAR = FUTURE IS FAR IN TIME! BUT WE WILL ARRIVE THERE ONE DAY. MORE THAN 40 YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE I FIRST GOT TO KNOW THIS BLESSED HYMN
FAR DOWN THE FUTURE’S B-R-O-A-D-E-N-I-N-G…… WAY
SEE HOW FUTURE EXPANDS!!
HOPE MOVES WITH GREAT EXPECTATION INTO A FUTURE WITH ALL ITS BROAD AND VAST POSSIBILITIES!!
IN THE EIGHTEEN CENTURY JOHN G. PATON ARRIVED ON TANNA ISLAND AS A PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY TO THE NEW HEBRIDES (VANUATU)
On arrival his wife died and then his son died. To keep their bodies from being dug out and eaten by savage cannibals he had to guard their bodies even at night. His own life was in danger many time if not for the timely deliverance God intervened. Today after more than 100 years VANUATU is a Christian Nation. And the largest denomination is Presbyterian.
The future for John G. Paton shows God fulfilled His Words faithfully
In the early 20th Century James O. Fraser left for China to evangelize the Lisu minority tribe of Yunnan, China. For many years he had not a single convert. Yet he help on to hope & faith.
Today the LIsu are mostly Christians. China has designated Christianity as the Official Religion of the LISU
For me I can humbly say
“GOD IS GOOD THUS FAR”
With Isaac Watts I can only say
O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
OUR HOPE FOR YEARS TO COME
Amen & Amen!
PLEASE NOTE:
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
It is better to do any work with less pay and have sweet strong faith than to have work with good or excellent pay with vexation of spirit
So seek a career or calling that help you stay strong in your walk with Almighty God
Remember, God with us and for us is our Top Priority in Life