{"id":1524,"date":"2010-10-29T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:10:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:10:34","slug":"come-thou-fount-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/come-thou-fount-2\/","title":{"rendered":"COME THOU FOUNT!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Proverbs 14:26-27<\/strong><\/p>\n

“He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Watch<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Robinson who lived from 1735 to 1790, was saved while attending a service conducted by the famous evangelist George Whitefield. Following his conversion he entered the Christian ministry, but like so many, he would lose his fervor for God.<\/p>\n

The words of the hymn Come Thou Fount<\/em> were written to express his own need for a closer walk with the Lord. His prayer is that his heart may be re-tuned to be in perfect harmony with the will of God.<\/p>\n

In stanza two he speaks of his conversion. The word “Ebenezer” refers to a time and place when he actually received the Lord into his life as personal Savior and Lord. He goes on to remind himself and others that it is necessary to daily remind ourselves what a debt we owe to the Lord for our salvation at His expense.<\/p>\n

“<\/strong><\/em>Come Thou Fount<\/strong><\/em><\/a>“<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
\ntune my heart to sing Thy grace;
\nStreams of mercy, never ceasing,
\ncall for songs of loudest praise.
\nTeach me some melodious sonnet,
\nsung by flaming tongues above;
\nPraise the mount-I’m fixed upon it
\n-mount of Thy redeeming love.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Here I raise mine Ebenezer;
\nhither by Thy help I’m come;
\nAnd I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
\nsafely to arrive at home.
\nJesus sought me when a stranger,
\nwand’ring from the fold of God;
\nHe, to rescue me from danger,
\ninterposed His precious blood. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

O to grace how great a debtor
\ndaily I’m constrained to be!
\nLet Thy goodness, like a fetter,
\nbind my wand’ring heart to Thee;
\nProne to wander, Lord I feel it,
\nProne to leave the God I love;
\nHere’s my heart, O take and seal it;
\nseal it for Thy courts above.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To access Come Thou Fount<\/em><\/strong>, this week’s inspirational video from GloryScapes™<\/em> Christian Music Videos<\/a>, please go to: http:\/\/www.gloryscapes.com\/comethoufount<\/a> in your browser or click on the image below.<\/p>\n

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Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

– – – Pastor Cecil<\/p>\n

360-570-0074
\nPastorCecil@Daily-E-Votional.com<\/a><\/p>\n

P.S. – You can find previous E-Votionals covering a variety of Scriptures and topics to help you in your walk with the Lord at www.Daily-E-Votional.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"100<\/a>P.P.S. – I have completed my first book, 100 of Pastor Cecil’s Select Illustrations<\/a>.<\/em> The cost is $12.95 plus shipping. You can now order it online by going to https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/book-by-pastor-cecil<\/a> . . . You may want to consider this book as a thoughtful gift idea for those who do not have Internet access or as helpful sermon illustrations for your Pastor.<\/p>\n

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