{"id":7194,"date":"2026-08-19T10:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=7194"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:56:56","slug":"lord-i-am-a-poor-blind-child-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=7194","title":{"rendered":"Lord, I am a poor, blind child!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lord, I am a poor, blind child!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Octavius Winslow

\u201cHe shall feed his flock like a shepherd:
he shall gather the lambs with his arm,
and carry them<\/em> in his bosom,
and<\/em> shall gently lead those that are with young.\u201d   Isaiah 40:11<\/strong>

Jesus leads those who are burdened, and need a skilful, sure and gentle shepherd.

Our journey to Heaven is across a waste howling wilderness, through an enemy\u2019s country\u2014all armed and combined to resist, dispute, and oppose our every step.

It is a road, also, all untraveled and unknown. Over the entrance of every new path is written, \u201cYou have not passed this way before!\u201d<\/em> A new bend in our life transpires, a new path in our pilgrimage is presented\u2014involving new duties and responsibilities, new cares and trials. And with fear and trembling we gird ourselves for the new cloud-veiled pilgrimage which God in His goodness has appointed us.

But why thesedoubts, these tremblings, these fears? <\/em>Jesus is our Leader!
He knows all the way we take\u2014has mapped every road, and has appointed every path.

As a Teacher, He leads us into all truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Captain, He leads us from victory to victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Shepherd, He leads us into green pastures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Guide, He leads us along our difficult path\u2014skilfully, gently, and safely.

How does Jesus lead us?<\/strong> He leads us graciously. He leads us along all the stages, and through all the exercises of our Christian experience\u2014not leaving us when our frames are low, and our faith is assailed, and darkness, often thick darkness, covers our soul.

Who could skilfully, patiently, and faithfully lead us along all the mazes<\/em>, intricacies<\/em>, and perils<\/em> of our Christian course, safely to glory\u2014but Christ our Leader? 

Commit yourself, O my soul, confidently to the Lord\u2019s leading.
The way may appear all wrong to you, but it is the right way.
Mystery<\/em> may enshroud it,
  trials<\/em> may pave it,
    sorrows<\/em> may darken it,
      tears<\/em> may bedew it\u2014
nevertheless He is leading you by the right<\/em> way home.

\u201cAnd I will bring the blind by a way that<\/em> they knew not;
I will lead them in paths that<\/em> they have not known:
I will make darkness light before them,
and crooked things straight.
These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.\u201d Isaiah 42:16<\/strong>

\u201cLord, I am a poor, blind child<\/strong>\u2014not knowing my way. And when I do see it, I am often so burdened that I cannot walk. Take me by the hand, and gently, skilfully lead me until traveling days are over, and I am at home with You forever! You have promised gently to lead the burdened and feeble who cannot keep up with the flock. Lord, lead ME!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lord, I am a poor, blind child! By Octavius Winslow \u201cHe shall feed his flock like a shepherd:he shall gather the lambs with his arm,and carry them in his bosom,and shall gently lead those that are with young.\u201d   Isaiah 40:11 Jesus leads those who are burdened, and need a skilful, sure and gentle shepherd. Our journey to Heaven is across […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-octavius-winslow","category-total-depravity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7195,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194\/revisions\/7195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}