The next time you sing “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” recall the following story. The
hymn’s composer, Robert Robinson, was converted under the mighty preaching of George
White- field, but later drifted from the Lord. Greatly used as a pastor, Robinson nevertheless
neglected spiritual things.
In an attempt to find peace, he began to travel. During one of his journeys, he met a young
woman who handed him a hymnbook and asked, “What do you think of this hymn I have been
reading?”
It was his own hymn! He tried to avoid her question, but knew the Lord was speaking to him.
Finally, he broke down and confessed who he was and how he had been living away from the
Lord.“But these ‘streams of mercy’ are still flowing,” the spiritually sensitive woman assured
him. Through her encouragement, Robinson was restored to fellowship with the Lord.
Do you need to be restored to fellowship with the Lord?
Verse for today: “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do,
you will save both yourself and your hearers” (1 Timothy 4:16, NIV).
Consider: Matthew 21:28-32; 2 Chronicles 29:8-11; 1 Corinthians 11:29-32.
Action assignment: Write down three bits of advice that you have given or thought about giving
in the last week. Have you followed your own advice? Ask God to help you obey the wisdom He
has already given you.
WARREN W. WIERSBE
www.backtothebible.in