*HAND CRAFTED**By M. Stanford*

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*HAND CRAFTED*
*By M. Stanford*

"Thou art my God. My times are in Thy hand" (Ps. 31:14,15).
The environment necessary for one's growth, and the ennoblement
necessary for one's service, are both in the hands of one's Creator. "So
He fed them according to the integrity of His heart, and guided them by
the skillfulness of His hands" (Ps. 78:72).
"What we have all to do is to walk closely and quietly with the Lord
Jesus, and the blessing will come when He has established His work.
There is a sifting government of God as well as a perfect redemption,
and He is full of patience. His purpose is glory; His ways are the
wilderness."
"There are various ways in which as saints we are tried, but through all
circumstances God is threading our way, occupying Himself with us, our
particular characters, etc., to instruct and develop us. What we want is
to realize that our Father loves us so much that He has taken such pains
to make us 'partakers of His holiness' (Heb. 12:10). We are apt not to
believe the activity of His love. Some trouble comes on us; our Father
has been watching us individually for weeks, months, years; watching us
to bring this trouble which He sees is needed." -H.H.S.
"How varied are the ways in which our Father bringeth down and lifteth
up! We have to learn the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ in the bright
day as well as in the sorrowful day. If He is everything to me in my
brightest day there is no fear but He will be my chief joy in the day of
sorrow."
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may
exalt you in due time" (1 Pet. 5:6).
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2Co 12:9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My
power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore I will rather
glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may overshadow me.