# “The Fountain of life and comfort” by John Newton

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“The Lord Jesus, like the sun, is in all places at once. Go where we will, we are
not far from Him, if we have but eyes to see Him, and hearts to perceive Him.

My dear child, when you look at the sun, I wish it may lead your thoughts to Him
who made it, and who placed it in the firmament, not only to give us light, but 
to be the brightest, noblest emblem of Himself.

There is but one sun, and there needs not another: so there is but one Saviour; 
but He is complete and all-sufficient, the Sun of Righteousness, the Fountain of
life and comfort; His beams, wherever they reach, bring healing, strength, peace,
and joy to the soul.

Pray to Him, my dear, to shine forth, and reveal Himself to you. Oh, how different
is He from all that you have ever seen with your bodily eyes! He is the Sun of the
soul, and He can make you as sensible of His presence as you are of the sunshine
at noonday.

And, when once you obtain a clear sight of Him, a thousand little things, which 
have hitherto engaged your attention, will in a manner disappear.

I entreat, I charge you, to ask Him every day to show Himself to you. Think of Him
as being always with you; about your path by day, about your bed by night, nearer
to you than any object you can see, though you see Him not; whether you are sitting
or walking, in company or alone.

People often consider God as if He saw them from a great distance: but this is wrong;
for, though He be in heaven, the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him; He is as 
much with us as with the angels.

In Him we live, and move, and have our being; as we live in the air which surrounds
us, and is within us, so that it cannot be separated from us a moment.

And whatever thoughts you can obtain of God from the Scripture, as great, holy, 
wise, and good, endeavour to apply them all to Jesus Christ, who once died upon 
the cross, for He is the true God, and eternal life, with whom you have to do.

And, though He be the King of kings, and Lord of lords, and rules over all, He is
so condescending and compassionate, that He will hear and answer the prayer of a
child.

Seek Him, and you shall find Him. Whatever else you seek, you may be disappointed,
but He is never sought in vain.”

–John Newton, **[_The Works of John Newton_](https://heritagebooks.org/products/the-works-of-john-newton-4-vols.html),
[_Volume 6_](https://heritagebooks.org/products/the-works-of-john-newton-4-vols.html)**(
Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1820/1988), 6: 289-290.

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