"Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased" (Psalm 4:7). Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain" (Proverbs 25:14). "These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest.... They speak great swelling words of vanity.... While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption" (2 Peter 2:17-19).
Wells without water: how well this portrays
The great swelling promises, hollow and vain,
That this age so proudly and loudly displays,
Like clouds that are empty and wind without rain.
Wells without water: how unlike my Lord,
Whose promises always are faithful and true!
His riches in glory will always afford
The bountiful blessings He promised to you.
Wells without water can never bestow
The joy of the Lord and His wonderful peace.
Wellsprings of gladness from Christ overflow
More than from all of this world's increase.
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