Pillars of Our Faith
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God is going to carry the noble ship which bears the people of God
safely into port.
When I voyaged from Portland, Maine, to Boston, many years ago,
a storm came upon us, and the great waves dashed us to and fro. The
chandeliers fell, and the trunks were rolled from side to side, like balls.
The passengers were frightened, and many were screaming, waiting in
expectation of death.
After awhile the pilot came on board. The captain stood near the
pilot as he took the wheel, and expressed fear about the course in
which the ship was directed. “Will you take the wheel?” asked the
pilot. The captain was not ready to do that, for he knew that he lacked
experience.
Then some of the passengers grew uneasy, and said they feared
the pilot would dash them upon the rocks. “Will you take the wheel?”
asked the pilot; but they knew that they could not manage the wheel.
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When you think that the work is in danger, pray, “Lord, stand at
the wheel. Carry us through the perplexity. Bring us safely into port.”
Have we not reason to believe that the Lord will bring us through
triumphantly?
There are before me many who are old hands in the cause. I have
known some of you for the last thirty years. Brethren, have we not seen
crisis after crisis come upon the work, and has not the Lord carried us
through, and wrought for the glory of His name? Can you not believe
in Him? Can you not commit the cause to Him? You cannot with your
finite minds understand the working of all the providences of God. Let
God take care of His own work.—
The Review and Herald, September
20, 1892
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“My Hand is on the Wheel”
The coming of the Lord is nearer than when we first believed.
What a wonderful thought it is that the great controversy is nearing
its end! In the closing work we shall meet with perils that we know
not how to deal with; but let us not forget that the three great powers
of heaven are working, that a divine hand is on the wheel, and that
God will bring His purposes to pass. He will gather from the world a
people who will serve Him in righteousness.