Kept For the Masters Use, Frances Ridley Havergal
Kept For the Masters Use, Frances Ridley Havergal
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Kept For the Master's Use

Author: Frances Ridley Havergal

Narrator: Anita Wright

Unabridged: 3 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/28/2015


Synopsis

Kept for the Master’s Use’ is based on Frances Ridley Havergal’s famous own hymn ‘Take My Life and Let It Be, Consecrated, Lord to Thee’. It consists of sepa¬rate chapters on each couplet of that well-known hymn.Frances Ridley Havergal encourages us to take very single aspect of our life and consecrate it for the Lord's use, and we are shown very clearly that  ‘He who is able and willing to take unto Himself is no less able and willing to keep for Himself’.Havergal encourages us to choose this day whom we will serve with real, thoroughgoing, wholehearted service, ‘and the Lord will receive you; and you will find, as we have found, that He is such a good Master that you are satisfied with His goodness, and that you will never want to go out free’.A word about the author: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) was an English poet and hymn writer and is well known throughout the Christian world.  Her hymns, poems and books have been sung and read by millions.This audio edition is published with the prayerful desire that the Blessed Spirit of God may be pleased to use it for Christ’s Glory and for the comfort, encouragement and edification of God’s people.This book is part of the Words by the Wayside ‘Classics Series’ and is beautifully read by Anita Wright. Words by the Wayside, 2015.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary

A commentary on Ms Havergal’s hymn Take My Life. I love the idea of the book, that we should give thought to how we can give ourselves completely and joyfully to God. Sadly the age of the book keeps many of her examples from being relevant. (A whole chapter on choosing Christian songs for the evenin......more

“Now ye have consecrated yourself unto the Lord, come near” (2 Chron. xxiv. 31) “‘FOR THEE!’ That is the beginning and the end of the whole matter of consecration...Out of the realized ‘for me’ grows the practical ‘for Thee’! If the former is a living root, the latter will be its living fruit...Conse......more

Goodreads review by Gloria

So simple in such a perfect way of encouragement. The language and the examples are of her time, but the truth remains timeless and the beauty of her cry for surrender rings true through the ages. Frances Ridley Havergal takes her timeless hymn “Take My Life” and expands on every line until my heart......more