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He is Ever Before Us, We Shall Not Be Moved, January
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I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right
hand, I shall not be moved.
Psalm 16:8
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Amid the perplexities that will press upon the soul, there is only One
who can help us out of all our difficulties, and relieve all our disquietude.
We are to cast all our care upon Jesus, and bear in mind that He is present,
and is directing us to commune with Him. We are to keep our minds
stayed upon God; and in our weakness, He will be our strength; in our
ignorance, He will be our wisdom; in our frailty, He will be our enduring
might.
We may be assured that we need not go into the heavens to bring Jesus
down to us, neither into the deep to bring Him up; for He is at our right
hand, and His eye is ever upon us. We should ever seek to realize that the
Lord is very near us, to be our counselor and guide. This is the only way
in which we may have confidence toward God.
We need to educate and train the mind so that we shall have an in-
telligent faith, and have an understanding friendship with Jesus. Unless
we continually cherish friendship between God and our souls, we shall
separate from Him, and walk apart from Him. We shall make friends of
those around us, and place our trust in humanity, and our affections will be
diverted from the true object of worship. We must not allow coldness to
chill our love for our Redeemer. If we have fellowship with Him, we must
ever set the Lord before us, and treat Him as an honored Friend, giving
Him the first place in our affections. We should speak of His matchless
charms, and constantly cultivate the desire to have a better knowledge of
Jesus Christ. Then His Spirit will have a controlling power upon life and
character.... If ever there was a time when men needed the presence of
Christ at their right hand, it is now.... We need the Captain of our salvation
continually by our side
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The Youth’s Instructor, July 19, 1894
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