Everyman’s Hut

Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 148, 13 November 1942, Page 4

Everyman’s Hut

When thou passest through the Waters.' — - 43:2 - Is there any heart discouraged as it journeys on its way? Does there seem to be more darkness than there is of sunny day? Oh! it’s hard to learn the lesson, as we pass beneath the rod, , That the sunshine and the shadow serve alike the will of God! But there comes a word of promise, like the promise in the bow— That however deep the waters, they shall never overflow. When the flesh is worn and weary, and the spirit is depressed, And temptations sweep upon it like a storm on, ocean’s breast, There’s a haven ever open for the tempest-driven bird, There’s a shelter for the tempted in the promise of the word; For the standard of the spirit shall be raised against the foe - And however deep the waters, they shall never overflow. When a sorrow comes upon you that no other soul can share, And the burden seems too heavy for the human heart to bear, There is One whose grace can com7 fort if you’ll give Him an abode; There’s a Burden-Bearer ready if you’ll trust Him with your load; For the precious promise reaches-to the depths of human woe, That however deep the water, they shall never overflow. When the sands of life are ebbing, and I near the Jordan’s shore, When I see its waters rising, and I hear - its billows roar, I will reach my hand to Jesus, in His bosom I shall hide, And ’twill. only be a moment till I reach the other side. It is then the fullest meaning of the promise I shall know — When thou passest through the waters, they shall never overflow. —Author unknown.

To many there comes a time of sorrow which must be suffered alone, when even the closest friend must be shut out. It may be the loss of one most dear, or the shattering of .an ideal, or the loss of faith in a loved one. But whatever the cause, sorrow falls like a thick blackness upon the soul, shutting out all who would comfort, and shutting in the heart to its own bitterness. Hope seems to be lostlife itself to be swallowed up. Darkness, loneliness, hopelessness, sorrow—can life ever again give light or joy? Yes, God’s promise is true to those who love Him. We may be shut in with the waters of sorrow rising high all round us; but. they shall' not overflow. ALL the ’ waves of ’ sorrow, ALL the . billows of anguish rolled over His Son when He died for us, and none are left to overwhelm us. They may rise high on every side, but they shall NEVER OVERFLOW.