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Just Rest in the Lord, October 31
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalm 37:25
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I am much grieved because you are sick and suffering. But cling to Him
whom you have loved and served these many years. He gave His own life
for the world, and He loves every one who trusts in Him. He sympathizes
with those who suffer under the depression of disease. He feels every pang
of anguish that His loved ones feel. Just rest in His arms, and know that He
is your Saviour, and your very best Friend, and that He will never leave nor
forsake you. He has been your dependence for many years, and your soul
may rest in hope.
You will come forth with other faithful ones who have believed in Him,
to praise Him with a voice of triumph. All you are expected to do is to rest in
His love. Do not worry. Jesus loves you, and now when you are weak and
suffering, He holds you in His arms, just as a loving father holds a little child.
Trust in Him in whom you have believed. Has He not loved and cared for
you all through your lifetime? Just rest in the precious promises given you.
The great plan of mercy from the beginning of time is to have every
afflicted soul trust in His love. Your safety at the present time, when your
mind is tortured with doubt, is not to trust in feeling, but in the living God.
All He asks of you is to put your trust in Him, acknowledging Him as your
faithful Saviour, who loves you, and has forgiven you all your mistakes and
errors....
I am instructed to say to you, He has pardoned all your sins, and put upon
you the white robe of His righteousness. All He requires of you now is to rest
in His love. He has you in His keeping. You have fought the battles of the
Lord Jesus Christ, you have kept the faith, and henceforth there is laid up for
you a crown of life, to be your reward in that day when life and immortality
shall be given to all who have kept the faith and have not denied the Saviour’s
name.
That your mind is clouded is no evidence that Christ is not your precious
Saviour. Now that the childhood of age has come upon you, He regards you
as no less His child.... Rest in Christ’s love, my sister.... Trust the One who
has helped you in the past to hold fast to the faith.—
Letter 299, October 31,
1904
, to “My Dear Aged Sister” (Hare).
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