Taking Hold of the Strength of the Lord.
“LET him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.”—[Isa. 27:5. “I think,” says one, “I can convey the meaning of this passage, so that every one may understand it, by what took place in my own family within these few days. One of my little children had committed a fault, for which I thought it my duty to chastise him. I called him to me, explained to him the evil of what he had done, and told him how grieved I was that I must punish him for it. He heard me in silence, and then rushed into my arms, and burst into tears. I could sooner have cut off my arm than have then struck him for his fault: he had taken hold of my strength, also he had made peace with me.” What encouragement has the offending yet repenting believer to take hold upon the strength of his Lord and his God!